The Potter Trail Private Tour

Grab a wand and join your robed guide on the original tour of Edinburgh designed especially for Potter fans! 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! Private means that the tour is for your group only. Our friendly and professional guides are all trained actors and comedians so we can guarantee they will captivate and entertain you as well as impress with their extensive knowledge, as you visit all the key Potter sights in the city. We are also happy to customise this tour to suit you! We take on lots of bookings for hen/stag parties and school groups and our guides are skilled at catering the tour content for any audience.

1. 1

   Greyfriars

   45 min

   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.

2. 2

   Stop 2

   10 min

   An area of the city named after Harry Potter? Surely not! See the place where she wrote much of the first book from here.

3. 3

   National Museum of Scotland

   5 min

   Harry Potter connections to the Museum and surrounding area - and also learn about the Balmoral Hotel where JK Rowling finished the series.

4. 4

   Stop 4

   5 min

   A cafe that promotes itself as the "Birthplace" of Harry Potter. We will explain why those inverted commas are very important...

5. 5

   Stop 5

   5 min

   One of Edinburgh's most iconic streets, considered to be the real life Diagon Alley.

• 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?

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