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JK Rowling’s Edinburgh & the Writing of Harry Potter 4½hrs
(214) Reviews
Scotland
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Many children have enjoyed the tour, however it’s based on Rowling’s rags to riches story & so is dark. The more difficulties a person has overcome, the more you can learn from them. This tour has darker stories from Rowling’s instructive biography, which I hope will inspire those ready to achieve more
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The tour is also based on the books, the books have some adult themes which I give credit too, because 'they're just children's books' annoys me. People who have just seen the movies may not be aware of these darker themes
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5 km+ of up and down walking through Edinburgh’s hilly old town
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4½ HOURS is a long time so BREAKFAST. Think everybody’s favourite Gameskeeper: if your feet haven’t swollen to baby Dolphins - keep shovelling!
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This tour is also available as a private tour, along with a more JKR-comprehensive 5¾ hour private tour & 8hr Potter Cornucopia with lunch. Please contact Potter Tour
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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◘ Learn the entire genesis of Potter, from lightning striking on a Manchester train to becoming a pillar of British culture & shaping generations. ◘ Reviewers say it’s a good introduction to our Hogwartian old town, discover fabulous gothic scenes off the Muggle track, the stonework of Rowling's imagination. ◘ There’s magic, I never got...
Highlights
4 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Resurrection stone. To revive the magic
Escort back to Edinburgh’s ‘Harry Potter’ street at the end if you wish
4½ HOURS of Edinburgh’s world heritage site, the Hogwartian half, the Old Town
Spoilers, it explores JK’s themes so is terrible for whetting appetites
A peek inside JK Rowling’s head. It’s fairly big but leave only footprints
Discounted all day parking cost £10, please contact me
Genocide: We’re a local company compliant with Scottish law
Tips: Help!
Potter guides & aspiring guides: please look elsewhere, I love you but I have too many "tributes"
French. If your English is weak I am able to appoint a French guide, please contact me
Flexibility: due to the start point it’s difficult to cut the tour short SEEK my 8hr Potterhead tour
Breakfast. We can pause for sandwiches to be eaten during the tour, but BREAKFAST IS KING
Kids who have not read the books. Buy them the books already. Meantime try potter trail instead
This is a tour for those who've read & love the books. Squibs are there for true fan’s ride
Meeting Points
Departure
Monument to Wellington
ENDS AT: City Chambers, 253 High St, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ
MEETING POINT: Outside General Register House, beside the statue of the Duke of Wellington on his rearing horse, adjacent to the Apple store.
Opposite the Balmoral Hotel with its big clock tower.
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JK Rowling’s Edinburgh & the Writing of Harry Potter 4½hrs
(214) Reviews
Scotland
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JK Rowling... she’s sold a few books - what?!
✒ On this tour, we dive deep into her history. Learn to use failure as a springboard, be inspired, stay committed & conquer the world. Discover the events that moved her & the cafes which fueled her. Experience how, through a caffeine-charged imagination, a penniless single mother put a dent in the Muggle-verse.
◘ Learn the entire genesis of Potter, from lightning striking on a Manchester train to becoming a pillar of British culture & shaping generations. ◘ Reviewers say it’s a good introduction to our Hogwartian old town, discover fabulous gothic scenes off the Muggle track, the stonework of Rowling's imagination. ◘ There’s magic, I never got...
Highlights
4 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Resurrection stone. To revive the magic
Escort back to Edinburgh’s ‘Harry Potter’ street at the end if you wish
4½ HOURS of Edinburgh’s world heritage site, the Hogwartian half, the Old Town
Spoilers, it explores JK’s themes so is terrible for whetting appetites
A peek inside JK Rowling’s head. It’s fairly big but leave only footprints
Discounted all day parking cost £10, please contact me
Genocide: We’re a local company compliant with Scottish law
Tips: Help!
Potter guides & aspiring guides: please look elsewhere, I love you but I have too many "tributes"
French. If your English is weak I am able to appoint a French guide, please contact me
Flexibility: due to the start point it’s difficult to cut the tour short SEEK my 8hr Potterhead tour
Breakfast. We can pause for sandwiches to be eaten during the tour, but BREAKFAST IS KING
Kids who have not read the books. Buy them the books already. Meantime try potter trail instead
This is a tour for those who've read & love the books. Squibs are there for true fan’s ride
Meeting Points
Departure
Monument to Wellington
ENDS AT: City Chambers, 253 High St, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ
MEETING POINT: Outside General Register House, beside the statue of the Duke of Wellington on his rearing horse, adjacent to the Apple store.
Opposite the Balmoral Hotel with its big clock tower.
The tour starts where Harry Potter died. (He might also have revived - *SPOILERS*).
10 minutes
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EH8 9DH
Harry's maternity ward
10 minutes
3
McEwan Hall
See the fabulous hall where JK Rowling had a ball
10 minutes
4
Greyfriars
JK Rowling has disowned this cemetery as an inspiration, we dig up the truth.
5 minutes
5
George Heriot's School
JK Rowling insists this castled school isn't Hogwarts. So what is JK Rowling's connection? Why has she visited so many many times and why has it had such a profound impact on her life?
5 minutes
6
The Elephant House
The birthplace of Harry Potter? Ummm, no. Beloved by JK Rowling nevertheless.
5 minutes
7
Over Langshaw Farmhouse Ice Cream
Scottish whisky ice cream, the most scottish Ice cream in the world. Sometimes, when the elves have been busy, they also have a butter brew flavour.
5 minutes
8
Museum CONTEXT
We visit Victoria Street, Edinburgh's winding wizarding street and unpack its famed Harry Potter shops
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Heart of Midlothian Mosaic
What does Harry Potter have to teach? Nothing really, Rowling didn't see herself as children's baby sitter or teacher. Here though we explore some of her ideas and views of the world as embedded in her epic.
5 minutes
10
Lothian Chambers
JK Rowling's Europillia - Oh my!
5 minutes
11
The Writers' Museum
Edinburgh is UNESCO's first 'city of literature', we now mentor the others around the world. In this special court to makars - writers, we have a look at the ascent of Edinburgh's most famous adopted daughter.
