✒ 8hr Total Potterhead, private experiential pilgrimage unwrapping Harry Potter


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Departs: Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

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Overview

If you loved Harry Potter, then you want a tour of JK Rowling’s home to be as unforgettable as reading the books for the first time. You want to fill that crushing emptiness closing the Deathly Hallows left. You have one chance to make it good & you want the best.

「 I wrote this tour for you 」

» All the inspirations for Harry Potter in Edinburgh & much of the rest of the world too.
» Rowling’s life living across Europe & how this impacted the books.
» What we can learn from how Rowling overcame hardship. 
» How do you write like JK Rowling? Lots & lots of practice & a little reflection mostly, but you could come on this tour anyway & I'll attempt to illuminate an inch further.
» Lunch in a Harry Potter cafe with practicals: Divination, Charms, Potter games; quill writing or song-smithing.
① ticket passages a group of up to 6 Potterheads & squibs.

It’s been popular amongst generous parents seeking an entirely forgettable rite of passage; passionate fans & teachers, for thoroughness.


What's Included

All day parking cost £10, please contact me

Flexibility: message me why the books are important to you, your preferred start time & duration

Inside the HQ of the Royal Bank of Scotland

Kingdom of the Scots exhibition

Snacks

The museum of Scotland

Wandwork

What's Not Included

Movie lovers who haven’t read the books. Read the books already.

Nevertheless Breakfast. It’s a long walk, BREAKFAST IS KING

Potter guides & aspiring guides: please look elsewhere, I love you but I have too many "tributes"

£15pp for lunch, where Rowling ‘great parts’ of the Philosopher’s Stone

£80 for access to Greyfriars Kirkyard & restoration fee (mandatory)


Traveler Information

  • TRAVELER: Age: 0 - 120

Additional Info

  • At least 1 person needs to have read all the books, or your Wizard will despair
  • COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • It can be very cold, bring a hat & gloves & check the weather for rain
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Please review » EXCLUSIONS
  • There is a good amount of steps. People say it is a good workout. Wear comfortable waterproof shoes
  • At least 1 person needs to have read all the books, or your Wizard will despair
  • COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • It can be very cold, bring a hat & gloves & check the weather for rain
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Please review » EXCLUSIONS
  • There is a good amount of steps. People say it is a good workout. Wear comfortable waterproof shoes

Cancellation Policy

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

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Duke of Wellington
My preferred start point, is opposite the Balmoral Hotel, with its big clock tower, betwixt the Apple store & the statue of the Duke of Wellington on his beloved horse Copenhagen

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Edinburgh Old Town
An 8-hour tour of locations connected to JK Rowling & the writing of her beloved Harry Potter. Harry's saga is more than a million words & has sold more than ½ billion books. You don't need an 8-hour 'Harry Potter tour', but Harry deserves it.

8 hours • Admission Ticket Free






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