The Potter Trail Private Tour: Immerse Yourself in the Magic of Edinburgh and Harry Potter
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Edinburgh
Embark on a private Harry Potter tour in Edinburgh with the original and highly-rated tour company. Immerse yourself in the magic, ask questions, and customize the experience. Book now!
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Greyfriars Kirkyard - 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.

  • Potterrow - An area of the city named after Harry Potter? Surely not! See the place where she wrote much of the first book from here.
  • National Museum of Scotland - Some small connections here to Harry Potter but also a good location to talk about the Balmoral Hotel where JK Rowling finished the series.
  • The Elephant House - A cafe that promotes itself as the “Birthplace” of Harry Potter. We will explain why those inverted commas are very important…
  • Victoria Street - One of Edinburgh’s most iconic streets, considered to be the real life Diagon Alley.
What's Included
  • Experienced guide
What's Not Included
  • Please bring something that you can use as a wand. This can be anything roughly wand shaped - a pen or umbrella will work well!
Additional Information

Established in 2012, we are the inaugural Edinburgh Harry Potter tour service. Our guides have accumulated the most knowledge of any tour service in Edinburgh and consistently receive the highest ratings by visitors on all review platforms.

Scheduling a private tour with us guarantees an unparalleled experience for Harry Potter enthusiasts, as it gives you the freedom to dictate the pace of the tour and ask unlimited questions.

All our guides are trained comedic performers equipped to both captivate and entertain as well as impress with their comprehensive knowledge.

We are also open to tailoring tours to meet your specific needs! We have an extensive track record catering tours for hen parties and school groups, with our guides skilled at adjusting tour content to match any demographic.

As Edinburgh is as enchanting to us as it is to JK Rowling, we hope our passion inspires you too!

  • Is the tour suitable for children under 7 years old?
Location
Greyfriars Bobby's grave
All of our guides can be distinguished by our black cloaks!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Kristenh1257
Jun 20, 2024
Awesome Tour!!! - Roison was great! Very charming and entertaining. We loved the tour! Great for our children that love Harry Potter. Also, a beautiful tour of the cemetery and Victoria St!
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Ryanneg2024
Jun 20, 2024
Great tour for Harry Potter fans - We had a lovely time on the potter trail. Our guide, Colin, made it such a fun and interactive experience! We walked away with some new fun facts and great memories.
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Dream12079972219
Jun 20, 2024
A magical evening - Christine was amazing, very knowledgeable, fun and even had us performing magic. You'll hit all the Potter hotspots..
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Tanyape9918jw
Jun 18, 2024
A wonderful tour of JK Rowling's Edinburgh. - Great tour! Our guide Colin was informative, engaging and humorous. Our favourite part was the time spent in the graveyard. A tour well worth taking!
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Q8711yllukes
Jun 17, 2024
Good experience! - Had a lot of fun! The guide was funny, engaging, and very knowledgable of the area, not just the route we went, but other parts of the city. Recommend to Harry Potter fans, adults and children!
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Stephaniejb5166hm
Jun 16, 2024
Great tour! - This was a great tour. You learn a lot about Rowling's inspiration for setting and characters. We had a lot of fun. We also had out Harry Potter knowledge challenged!
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Davidla8010yy
Jun 15, 2024
Aparecium - Being tourists from the states this was one of the funniest and amazing experiences of my holiday in Scotland. Even though I embarrassed myself and not knowing the first trivia Potter question, I still manages to score more points than my partner in the end. for the price we paid it was a bargain. Recommend to any fans of the Potter world and partners.
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196lotteh
Jun 15, 2024
Great trail for potterheads - I was a great tour. We enjoyed it very much. De host was very enthusiastic and made is very interactive. We competed for the housecup.
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24jennae
Jun 14, 2024
Wonderful tour with passionate tour guide Charlie - This is a must do as a Harry Potter fan. I learnt so much about Rowling’s inspiration for the book and our tour guide Charlie was fabulous and so engaging. You could really feel his passion for the books coming through. Wonderful tour!
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531ashlingt
Jun 13, 2024
Amazing! - An amazing time on the Potter Trail with Charlie! He was extremely engaging and myself and all my friends agreed that we loved the historical aspect alongside the obvious Harry Potter aspects of the tour. All round extremely informative and engaging, loved it!
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