Original Harry Potter Locations Tour in Edinburgh : Guided Tour

Overview

Available languages

German

English

French

Spanish

2 hours

Mobile ticket

Come on this Harry Potter themed walking tour of Edinburgh. Get sorted into your House and test your Potter knowledge.

Walk in the footsteps of your favourite Harry Potter actors and screenwriters around the magical world of Edinburgh. Your guide is a movie enthusiast, armed with weird and wonderful Potter trivia.

Meet your guide who will put you into your House - prepare to have your knowledge tested in our Trivia Quiz! There are several other games along the way with fabulous prizes to be won.

Visit the sites that inspired the movies & books!

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

There is approximately 1.5 miles walking, at an easy pace

The tour is wheelchair accessible, although there are many hills

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Professional guide

Gratuities

Food and drinks

Hotel pickup and drop-off

What To Expect

Edinburgh Castle

We will finish the tour near Edinburgh Castle

Admission Not Applicable

Options

Spanish Language

Spanish Language Tour Guide

German Language

English Language

English Speaking Guide

French language tour

Reviews

4.90

4,141 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

3902

148

Great informative fun!
Nicholas H,
Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was good fun. Orla was informative and interesting to listen to. It was a good balance of details about Edinburgh and also fun Harry Potter information.
Amazing walking tour!
marchN5997ND,
Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Would highly recommed this tour, We had Kieran and he obviously really loves his job and provided a very insightful tour with alot of really interesting facts and infomation of harry potter hotpots! Very nice bloke and fantastic tour guide! He also gave very good recommendations of great places to visit in Edinburgh
Informative and fun tour!
Nick V,
Nov 8, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
A very enjoyable tour led by our informative and amiable guide, Orla. I enjoyed the trivia game where you could score points for your assigned Hogwarts House which added a layer of fun to the tour. In addition to facts relating to Harry Potter, Orla also pointed out local landmarks and other interesting things along the way which was a great introduction to Edinburgh in general.
Top guide, top tour.
Z4439KImanuelar,
Nov 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great tour with lots of interesting stories around the inspirations for the Harry Potter books. Nadine, our guide, led us through the tour with a lot of passion and humor.
Loved our tour with Kieran
gioyas2025,
Nov 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had such a fun tour with Kieran! At each stop, we got to answer Harry Potter trivia questions to earn points for our own House, which made it even more engaging. Kieran was very knowledgeable, not just sharing the usual facts but really interesting details that true fans will appreciate.
Informative, Friendly and Fun
Meander29714641923,
Nov 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was a very informative trip around parts of Edinburgh, informing us of the origins and inspirations of some of our favourite Harry Potter characters and destinations. Our tour guide Kieran was very friendly, spoke clearly, was very well informed and gave us a friendly Hogwarts-style house cup, with you being sorted into a random house and then answering questions throughout the various points of interests about aspects of the Harry Potter franchise, earning points for your house with correct answers and good attempts. Will definitely come again!
Not all inclusive! Yet it was in French!
christianal741,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
The tour itself, the circuit is fine if we like Harry Potter and crisp anecdotes, it was the case for us. However we booked a visit in French and I understood almost nothing! We had a Canadian guide who had a strong English accent and spoke very fast and mixed both languages, with the ambient noise of the city, we understood some information but we are generally disappointed with this visit. Too bad!
A must for Harry Potter fans
michkaw2025,
Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great tour with lots of new info on Harry Potter; Edinburgh and J.K.Rowling. Well led and spoken with quizzes that had it all
Too Much of a Good Thing?
sandrabR9456WJ,
Nov 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
First, I LOVE anything Harry Potter. Our guide was very enthusiastic. The tour started out great even though it was pretty cold and an outdoor tour. I loved seeing the street that inspired Diagon Alley, and the Graveyard, but that was about it. Those two things were the core of the tour. I think the rest of it seemed more "JK Rowling once slept here" sites. The tour went on and on and on. The Harry trivia got old, and there were many times the guide would say "guess how many X" forcing every person to answer before she gave us the number. We were cold and need a restroom. We were desperate to be done and left after 2 hours & 15 minutes with no sign of the tour stopping. It was the first time I felt I had enough Harry Potter.
exciting and fun, great tour guide!
K3572GAsabineg,
Oct 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I loved the tour with Nadine today. She gave us a lot of information, told funny stories and my house won the quiz!:) I would recommend the tour to any Harry Potter fan.