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LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Group sizeUp to 25 travelers
Overview
Every Harry Potter tour in Edinburgh will tell you Victoria Street is Diagon Alley and a certain gravestone inspired Voldemort's name. Ours is the one that tells you whether that's actually true.
This walk runs on years spent digging into old newspaper archives and J.K. Rowling's own interviews, not on the same script other tours have been repeating for a decade. Every stop gets a straight verdict: verified, disputed, or just a good story that never happened. We call the method behind it The Revelio Bureau.
Along the way you'll walk through some corners of the Old Town that genuinely shaped the Harry Potter books, led by a guide who knows the difference between what Rowling actually said and what the internet decided she said somewhere along the way.
Worth knowing before you book: these are the real literary inspiration sites, not film locations. Edinburgh is where Rowling wrote, not where the movies were shot.
Cameras welcome. Myths not included.
Options
English Language
English
Spanish Language
Spanish
What's included
Profesional guide with years of expertise in the Wizarding World
Snacks
What to expect
Victoria Street
10m
Our guide will meet you right at the bottom of the street known around the world as Diagon Alley. But... was it the real inspiration?
Greyfriars Kirk
20m
We will walk around the graveyard where J.K. Rowling took some stralls while writing the first Harry Potter books. We will visit Thomas Riddell tomb, who is said to have named You-Know-Who.
George IV Bridge
Pass by
We will walk past "The Elephant House", the café where J.K. Rowling wrote chunks of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
McEwan Hall
Pass by
Was the Sorted Hat inspired by an old Edinburgh University Graduation Ceremony tradition?
Pass by
Find where J.K. Rowling wrote the final Harry Potter book.
Meeting and pickup
Meeting point
You will find your tour guide holding our purple umbrella just next to the Well.
End point
The walk will finish in the original location of the Nicholson's Cafe, where J.K. Rowling wrote a big part of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Additional information
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
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
