Edinburgh Harry Potter Walking Tour
About this activity
Highlights
- Visit the Elephant House café, birthplace of Harry Potter
- Explore Greyfriars Kirkyard, inspiration for character names
- See Victoria Street, inspiration for Diagon Alley
- Discover the Balmoral Hotel, where J.K. Rowling completed the series
- Learn about Edinburgh's influence on the wizarding world
Full description
Included / Excluded
- Guided walking tour of Edinburgh's Harry Potter locations
- Visit to the Elephant House café, birthplace of Harry Potter
- Exploration of Greyfriars Kirkyard, inspiration for character names
- Meals and beverages
Meeting point
Start Location
William Chambers Monument, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, UK
Important information
Know before you book
- The tour is conducted in English
- Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult
- The tour operates rain or shine; please dress appropriately
Know before you go
- Wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather
- Bring a camera to capture the magical locations
- Arrive at the meeting point 10 minutes before the tour starts
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Accessibility
- Service Animals Allowed
- Easy Public Transport
Good to know
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- There is approximately 1.5 miles walking, at an easy pace
- The tour is wheelchair accessible, although there are many hills
- Your interactive tickets, games and concierge live in your SYC Passport: go to app.seeyour.city, enter your Viator booking reference and the surname on the booking.
Traveler reviews
Hufflepuff Frank
Frank was amazing. His knowledge of JK Rowling was astonishing. His story telling was impressive and convincing. I will definitely be doing this Harry Potter tour again. A wonderful experience. Thank you Frank :-)
Wonderful tour with a brilliant guide
What a gem of a tour and an amazing guide. Robbie engaged the whole group, organising us into houses so that we’d compete on trivia questions. He brought the books to life brilliantly, and inscribed the city with wonderful stories of Blackfriars Bobby and the poet MacGonagle. Learned so much and had immense fun with my daughter doing it. Excellent
Fabulous and informative tour!
We had a wonderful time competing on trivia against other houses. Our guide’s knowledge was fabulous and the information shared was great. We truly enjoyed this themed tour.
Phenomenal and so engaging!
Kieran was a fabulous Harry Potter tour guide. He was funny, knowledgeable, professional, and extremely helpful. He took an interest in each of his tour participants as best he could and entertained us with excellent Happy Potter trivia from both the books and the films. Best of all, at the start of the tour we were each placed into a house at random, and throughout the tour, the trivia questions we answered correctly counted toward points awarded to our houses. It was the best!!
Harrison was an excellent...
Harrison was an excellent tour guide !! Very knowledgeable with some humor and made the tour fun and entertaining!!