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Edinburgh: Harry Potter Private Walking Tour
Learn about Harry Potter’s origins from your fun Potter-head guide
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Duration: 2h
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Max group size: 10
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Live guide: English
Meeting point
122 High Street, EH1 1SG, Edinburgh- Show your smartphone ticket to the guide outside the Tron Kirk market, opposite Bella Italia, on the world-famous Royal Mile. The nearest train station is Waverly Station, a 10-minute walk away
- Be sure to arrive at the meeting point 10 minutes before the tour starts. The guide won’t be able to answer the phone once the tour has started, so it is essential to arrive on time
Join a guided tour of Edinburgh's key J.K. Rowling sites that starts at Tron Kirk on The Royal Mile and visit historic Waverley Station.
Continue to Edinburgh University Old College, which inspired many of Rowling’s creations.
Explore the Old Town, including Greyfriars Kirkyard, to see Tom Riddle’s Grave, and stop by the Elephant Café where Rowling wrote much of her work.
End the tour with views of Edinburgh Castle, Victoria Street (thought to inspire a famous wizarding alley), and Edinburgh City Chambers, learning about Rowling’s impact on the city.
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