Edinburgh Harry Potter Character and Story Tour

How did JK Rowling craft such brilliant, memorable characters & how did she build such a spell-binding world? Why are Britain’s most beloved novels so dark & troubled? What is Rowling & Harry’s relationship to Edinburgh?
➽ Enter the dim, forbidden section of Madam Pince’s library, break open a stiff dusty book & CRACK! The Portkey will transport you to Edinburgh, where a red-robed wizard will meet you for a winding journey through their cobbled fairy-tale Old Town, festooned with glittering stone palaces & mushroomed with soaring wizard towers; you'll shine a light into JK’s gilded brain.

➽ Long private tours curtail expensive quarantines & banish hassle. 5½ hours gives us the freedom to cover more ground, more Potter inspirations & enter Rowling’s mindsets in rich detail. If you care about Harry Potter I’d love to show you around.

① Ticket reserves a tour for ≤ 8 Potterheads & squibs.
Combine this tour with a shop on Edinburgh’s ‘Diagon’ & tea in Mcgonagall’s & it’s a rich day ϟ

Meeting Point

Monument to Wellington

Wellington, Edinburgh EH1 3YY, UK

Default meeting point: Statue of the Duke of Wellington on his horse. On the end of Princes Street, opposite the Balmoral Hotel with its clock tower, besides the Apple store, outside:
HM General Register House, 2 Princes St, Edinburgh EH1 3YY

Waverley Railway Station

Waverley Railway Station, Edinburgh EH1 1BB, UK

I can pick you up at the railway station if you’re just coming in for the day, I’ll be wearing red robes and if you wear Spectrespecs you’ll likely see Nargyles buzzing around me. Pests.

Viewcraig Street

Viewcraig St, Edinburgh EH8, UK

City centre parking for THOSE WITH A CAR: I have a permit which reduces the cost from £27 to £10 for 24 hrs. You could have breakfast in JK’s ‘Levels’ across the road (opens: 08:30 AM). If this is your plan PLEASE MESSAGE ME after booking.

What's included:

• To book this tour, or my private 8hr 'Complete Potterhead', please contact Potter Tour
• Under 16s admission to Edinburgh Castle included. Age 16+ cost £20 per person ☞ NOT included
• Flexible start: want to start later than 10:10? Cool! Message me after booking
• Old Parliament Hall
• All day parking, please contact me
• Gives an overall introduction to the Old Town so should be done on your first day.
• Flexibility: message me who’s coming, why the books are important to them, your preferred duration
• National Museum of Scotland

Not included:

• Age 16 plus Castle admission, cost £20 per person ☞ NOT included ☜
• Breakfast. We can pause for sandwiches to be eaten during the tour, but BREAKFAST IS KING
• Parties where no-one has read the books. Book my 4¼ hour tour or Potter Trail
• Age 16+ Castle admission, cost £20 per person ☞ NOT included ☜

What to expect:

Duration: 6 hours

Duke of Wellington

Waterloo Place, Edinburgh

My preferred start point, is opposite the Balmoral Hotel, with its big clock tower, betwixt the Apple store & the statue of the Duke of Wellington on his beloved horse Copenhagen

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Edinburgh Old Town

Edinburgh, EH1

JK Rowling said Edinburgh surely rubbed off on Harry Potter. We'll drink in the scenes & atmospheres that propelled a new world.

5 hours, 5 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Edinburgh Castle

Castlehill, Edinburgh, EH1 2NG

A 30-minute tour of Edinburgh Castle. Admission for under 16s is included. £20 per person for everyone else.

35 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included