Private Tour Inspired by Harry Potter's Wizarding World Activity - Edinburgh Travel Guide

Overview

Explore the beautiful city of Edinburgh with its Gothic architecture, spooky graveyards, and cozy cafes that would inspire a young, unknown author with a big idea!

On this Harry Potter-inspired tour of Edinburgh, you’ll learn about J.K.Rowling’s inspiring rags-to-riches story, and see where she conjured the magical Wizarding World throughout the city. Begin at the Balmoral Hotel where she finished writing the series with the novel the Deathly Hallows. Wander up Victoria Street and the Grassmarket area – perhaps the inspiration for Diagon Alley. Visit the spooky Greyfriar’s Kirkyard, and see the original Tom Riddle grave!

Visit the Edinburgh City Chambers, where you’ll see the handprints and signature of J.K. Rowling, and pass by the McEwan Hall where she was awarded an honorary degree by Edinburgh University. Your tour ends where it all began, outside the location where Nicholson's cafe once stood and where J.K. Rowling penned the first Harry Potter!