3h30

By walk

Instant confirmation

About this activity

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: The Balmoral, 1 Princes St, Edinburgh EH2 2EQ, UK

Tour start

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: John Kay’s at the Tron, 122 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1SG, UK

Visit inside the Tron Kirk

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Old College, The University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, UK

Edinburgh university

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Spoon, 6A Nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9DH, UK

Harry's maternity ward

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: McEwan Hall, Teviot Place Bristo Square, Edinburgh EH8 9AG Scotland

See the fabulous hall where Rowling graduated

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF Scotland

Unearthing the mythological inspirations of Harry Potter

Duration: 25 minutes

Stop At: Greyfriars Kirkyard, Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh EH1 2QQ Scotland

JK Rowling wanted her fantastical wizarding world to feel like something from an earlier age.... just like this cemetery.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Over Langshaw Farmhouse Ice Cream, The Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2AW, UK

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.

Duration: 5 minutes

Pass By: Diagon House, 40 Victoria Street, Edinburgh EH1 2JW Scotland

We visit Victoria Street reputed to have inspired Diagon Alley and pass by it's famed Harry Potter shops

Stop At: Makars' Court, 457/1 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2NT, UK

Edinburgh is was made the first 'city of literature' by UNESCO, 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.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Lothian Chambers, 59-63 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1RN, UK

JK Rowling & Europe

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Heart Of Midlothian Mosaic, 197 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1PW, UK

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.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Supreme Courts, 11 Parliament Square, Edinburgh EH1 1RQ, UK

If we have time we visit inside here on weekdays, but not bank holidays. Don't do anything naughty!

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Edinburgh City Chambers, 45-329 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1PN Scotland

We have at look at Rowling's Edinburgh Award

Duration: 10 minutes

Read more Show less

Included

If it rains we may seek refuge inside
The museum of Scotland.
The bank of Scotland (reputed as an inspiration for Hogwarts)
Old Parliament Hall

Not included

Ice cream

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
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.
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.
Near public transportation
6 km+ of up and down walking through Edinburgh's hilly old town.
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

Features

Tourism

90%

Cultural

70%

Sport

30%

Original

25%

Reviews

5.0

2

V

Varganna T

5 | 2019-07-08

Our guide Sam had really put some toughts in to the tour. We got to become wisards for a day. He showed us lots of places of interest. And to top it all we got candy and icecream.

Collections This experience is part of these collections