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The Potter Trail Private Tour

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Founded in 2012, we are the original Harry Potter tour in Edinburgh. Our guides have the most experience of any tour company in Edinburgh and we are consistently rated most highly by visitors across all platforms. Booking a private tour with us will ensure the ultimate experience for Harry Potter fans as you'll be able to take the tour at your own pace and ask as many questions as you like! All of guides are trained comic performers so we can guarantee they will captivate and entertain you as well as impress with their extensive knowledge. We are also happy to customise this tour to suit you! We take on lots of bookings for hen parties and school groups and our guides are skilled at catering the tour content for any audience. Edinburgh is as magical to us as it is to JK Rowling and we hope this passion will inspire you too!
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  • Please bring something that you can use as a wand. This can be anything roughly wand shaped - a pen or umbrella will work well!
Departure Point

Edinburgh Old Town, Edinburgh EH1 2QQ, UK All of our guides can be distinguished by our black cloaks!

Return Details

Victoria St, Edinburgh EH1 2EX, UK We end on Victoria Street, a 2 minute walk from our starting location.

  • Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    We begin our tour in the city's historic Greyfriars Kirkyard where JK Rowling spent a lot of time while writing the books. Here we'll see several names on gravestones that inspired characters in the series including William McGonagall and Thomas Riddell. From here we will also see two potential inspirations for Hogwarts in the form of George Heriot's School and Edinburgh Castle.
    45 minutes
  • Potterrow, Edinburgh, UK
    An area of the city named after Harry Potter? Surely not! See the place where she wrote much of the first book from here.
    10 minutes
  • National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    Some small connections here to Harry Potter but also a good location to talk about the Balmoral Hotel where JK Rowling finished the series.
    5 minutes
  • 21 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EN, UK
    A cafe that promotes itself as the "Birthplace" of Harry Potter. We will explain why those inverted commas are very important...
    5 minutes
  • Victoria St, Edinburgh EH1, UK
    One of Edinburgh's most iconic streets, considered to be the real life Diagon Alley.
    5 minutes
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Is the tour suitable for children under 7 years old?
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
dramageddon
12 Sep 2023
Alistair was an awesome guide and we had such fun learning all about the amazing places that inspired JK Rowling to write Harry Potter. It was a magical time!
ellar554
10 Sep 2023
This tour was wonderful and super insightful for all Harry Potter fans! Sam did an amazing job at keeping us all engaged and excited throughout the tour. We booked onto this the day of and are so glad we did. Super organised and easy to find. Learned loads of new facts and had great fun immersing ourselves in the history of Harry Potter in Edinburgh.
happyharry03
10 Sep 2023
Ryan who took our magical tour was spectacular, we meet next to grave friers Bobby and Ryan was dressed in green cape and universe leggings aided with his trusty umbrella, with his understated outfit he outshone with his personality. The most amazing free not free , is what it is tour …… spellbinding Please come equipped with a wand like object We took wooden spoons Thanks Ryan you are truly wonderful
This tour in Scotland is organized by The Potter Trail

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