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Edinburgh: Harry Potter Sights Guided Walking Tour + Gin Tasting
Visit Greyfriars Kirkyard and try multiple gins from different regions
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Start time: 12:00
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Duration: 3h 30mins
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Max group size: 15
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Live guide: English
Meeting point
122 High Street, EH1 1SG, Edinburgh- Meet your 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
- Show your smartphone ticket to the guide, and they will give you your Underground Gin tasting experience ticket at the end of the walking tour
- Arrive at the meeting point 10 minutes before the tour starts. The guide cannot answer their phone once the tour begins, so ensure to arrive on time. No refunds are not available for latecomers
Join a tour of Edinburgh with a guide who knows the places that inspired JK Rowling's wizarding world, followed by a gin-tasting session.
Start at Tron Kirk on The Royal Mile, then visit Waverley Station and Edinburgh University Old College, which influenced Rowling’s creations.
Walk through the Old Town, stopping at Greyfriars Kirkyard to see Tom Riddle's Grave, and visit the Elephant Café, where Rowling wrote parts of the series.
Pass by Edinburgh Castle on your way to Victoria Street, which inspired Diagon Alley, and finish near Edinburgh City Chambers, noting Rowling’s influence on the city.
Enjoy some free time after the tour before heading to a cellar for a gin-tasting, where you can try different gins from various regions.
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