However, it is the cafes bathroom that serves as a true measure of fan devotion. Jk rowlings edinburgh a walking tour inspired by harry potter. The free harry potter tour is an unofficial tour and is not endorsed by or associated with warner bros, jk rowling or any related part. Youll discover magical locations that inspired characters and scenes in the series, visit places where jk rowling wrote the books and even learn about reallife witches and wizards in medieval edinburgh. Alongside your pottermad guide, youll explore the winding streets and mysterious alleys that inspired j. This edinburgh harry potter tour shows you the magical side of edinburgh and. This tour does not enter into any of the monuments, rather visiting their exterior. There are 12 ways to get from edinburgh to leavesden, harry potter studio tour by train, bus, car, plane or subway. From the most hardcore potterheads to those even minimally interested in the empire, a harry potter tour in edinburgh is a mustsee for any traveler to scotland. The maximum number of children permitted is 3 per adult. On this 2hour harry potter walking tour of edinburgh we cover. Oct 11, 2017 in 1993, jk rowling moved to edinburgh, scotland and it was there she wrote a huge chunk of the harry potter novels, including where she finished writing harry potter and the deathly hallows. Discover the lesserknown stories of how the magical world of harry potter came to be, on a j. The magical world of edinburgh the best harry potter sites.
Harry potterthemed holiday apartment in edinburgh lets. New harry potter shop opens on edinburghs own diagon alley. The sites that inspired harry potter in edinburgh are found all over the. Free harry potter tour of edinburgh book online at. Founded in 2012, we are the original harry potter tour in edinburgh. To learn even more secrets and become wizards or witches for an hour and a half, i highly recommend the free pay what you think it is worth potter trail tour other harry potter sites in scotland. Harry potter fans should plan a visit to edinburghs cobbled neighborhoods to soak in the charmtheres a reminder of the magic of the series around every corner spoon. Rowling and visit fictional finds that appeared in the books save 67%.
As these tours are part of our private tour system, a flat fee of. Rowling when she was inspired to write the harry potter series. See places that inspired rowling such as the balmoral hotel and university of edinburgh s old college. Enjoy edinburgh s nightlife by going to the best pubs and clubs. Jun 26, 2017 there are many harry potter sites in scotland, but if youre visiting the capital then your time there wouldnt be complete without taking a tour of the edinburgh harry potter locations. The tour is free and leaves from the greyfriars bobby statue at noon and 4 pm everyday. Free harry potter tour tickets, multiple dates eventbrite. From the atmospheric view of edinburgh castle built into the volcanic plug dominating edinburghs amazing skyline to the zig zagging of the winding streets inspiring rowlings portrayal of diagon alley, we explore the people and places that fired her imagination. In this 2hour harry potter tour of edinburgh for kids, well dive deep into edinburghs literary history, enjoy some fun, handson activities, and discover all the places in the city relevant to harry, hermione. This fivestar hotel is an edinburgh landmark, and its also the place where j. On the harry potter trail in scotland west travel club. See where jk rowling lived while she wrote the harry potter books, and discover how the beautiful architecture of edinburghs old town inspired the wizarding world, with insights from an.
While this tour is inspired by harry potter and designed for harry potter fans to have the best visit, it is not endorsed by or affiliated with warner brothers. Complete guide to harry potter sites in edinburgh scotland. Rowling and the origins of the harry potter books during a walking tour of edinburgh. The awesome walking tour that we did in edinburgh was called the potter trail. Diagon house harry potter store in edinburgh popsugar. Harry potter tour of edinburgh for kids context tours. This tour of edinburgh was huge amounts of fun for my friend and i were both intense harry potter nerds. Edinburgh is of course the birthplace of harry potter, as jk rowling was living here and writing her books in cafes around town. Top 5 things to do in edinburgh for harry potter fans world. So, dont be a muggle, grab your ron weasley or hermione granger and take them on a tour of the following. See her hop aboard the jacobite steam train aka the hogwarts express, trace the edinburgh streets that inspired jk rowling, and go behindthescenes with the harry potter society. We require some information from you, such as your name and email address, in order to make bookings and fulfill your service requests via the platform. The suite where she wrote has been renamed in her honour and incorporates a brass owl door knocker, her writing desk and a signed.
Iconic harry potter film locations an itinerary visitscotland. Follow your guide to the places and cafes where the beloved author wrote parts of her book before anyone had ever heard of hogwarts. The potter tour edinburgh 2020 all you need to know. In the morning, our driver guide will greet you at the hotel and pick you up to the famous alnwick castle the home of the duke of northumberland. The quaint shops are both jampacked with items that pay tribute to the famous book and movie series, including potion bottles, wands, and. The magical world of edinburgh the best harry potter.
In just over two hours, our squib guide given permission to lift the veil of secrecy for just one day will show you edinburgh s mustsee landmarks and key locations from the harry potter book and film series. Follow us through the old town for a tour of some truly magical places. Harry potter studio tour departure from victoria harry potter studio tour departure from. It was really interesting to see the places that inspired rowling and the magician who is not always on the tour, but was the day we took it was a wonderful touch. Jan 10, 2018 harry potter fans can now go on the city break of dreams after a holiday apartment dedicated to the muchloved films opened to visitors. Jul 28, 2016 edinburgh, scotland was the home of j. The potter trail edinburgh all you need to know before you. Free and easy selfguided edinburgh harry potter tour. Continue exploring the wonderful world of harry potter with one of our other experiences. Whether you are a fan of harry potter, or you just want to get lost inside a. Edinburgh are you ready to fly, apparate, and travel by floo powder to edinburgh s top harry potter sights. While im a fan, and would love to go on a tour of edinburgh with rowling or even pottermore, im not associated with them, or jk rowlings publishers either. The ultimate selfguided harry potter tour in edinburgh 11. Youll discover magical locations that inspired characters and scenes in the series, visit places where jk rowling wrote the books and even learn.
The harry potter guide to edinburgh university of edinburgh. Jun 10, 2014 the first and most renowned location to visit in edinburgh for harry potter fans will be the elephant house cafe, located at 21 george street. The potter trail edinburgh all you need to know before. Hogwarts home is the last of five fullcolor travel guidebooks designed to help harry potter fans potterites visit places found in the united kingdom of great britain the uk that are associated with the harry potter universe the potterverse. The sites that inspired harry potter in edinburgh are found all over the city centre, but mostly within walking distance. Explore the top spots that have become a mecca for hogwarts fans through your own selfguided harry potter tour in edinburgh. The ultimate harry potter tour of edinburgh culture trip. Jun 02, 2017 this tour of edinburgh was huge amounts of fun for my friend and i were both intense harry potter nerds. Harry potter walking tour of edinburgh visitbritain.
Rowling drew her inspirations from characters, names, locations, and also where she was working on the books at the time. Entertaining and guiding a couple with a 1 year old baby in a pram on a walk around the cobbled streets of edinburgh during a massive snow storm in mid february. Grab your wand and discover a magical world, on this tour designed by harry potter fans. As a huge potter fan, and i dont say this lightly, i came to edinburgh wanting the works. Edinburgh is the birthplace of harry potter and its magical world.
As a none harry potter fan the children are and i went along with it i really. If you are a harry potter fan, consider taking a walking tour, visiting the sights that served as the inspiration for scenes in the harry potter series. Dont miss these mustdo activities in edinburgh edinburgh neighborhood guide how to get off the beaten path in edinburgh art lovers guide to edinburgh how to spend a rainy day in edinburgh culture lovers guide edinburgh where to find the best views in edinburgh harry potter tours from edinburgh. Experience how, through her adopted daughter, edina edinburgh once more left footprints upon the world. How to plan a harry potterthemed trip to edinburgh travel. The tour is also based on the books, the books have some adult themes which i. Grab a wand and join your robed guide on the original tour in edinburgh designed for harry potter fans. The grassmarket hotel are big fans of all things j. Harry potter fans can now go on the city break of dreams after a holiday apartment dedicated to the muchloved films opened to visitors.
Rowling finished writing the final harry potter book, harry potter and the deathly hallows. The grassmarket hotel has an ideal location for exploring the very best edinburgh has to offer whether your a harry potter fan or not. However, these days the most famous is jk rowling, who wrote much of her revered harry potter series here, gazing at edinburgh castle. Explore the inspiration of harry potter grassmarket hotel. Im a huge harry potter fan and it was really interesting to see where j. How to plan a harry potterthemed trip to edinburgh.
Any part of this itinerary can be tailormade to fit your needs, e. Come along to our free harry potter tour and let us show you the real places where j. Save yourself the galleons and use this baby as your guide. Visitors can sip coffee in the place where rowling first penned harry potter and the philosophers stone 1997 or wander down edinburghs very own diagon alley. Free harry potter walking tour of edinburgh the potter. While the wizarding world remains firmly behind the bricks of platform 9. A magical guide to harry potter locations in london. In just over two hours, our squib guide given permission to lift the veil of secrecy for just one day will show you edinburghs mustsee landmarks and key locations from the harry potter book and film series. Are you visiting edinburgh and looking to explore the inspiration for the best selling harry potter novels.
Edinburgh to leavesden, harry potter studio tour 12 ways. Come aboard our bus for a truly unique wizarding tour of locations in edinburgh that inspired the harry potter series. For even more harry potter sites in scotland but outside of edinburgh you could visit glencoe, loch shiel or the glenfinan viaduct. Heres how to follow in her magical footsteps across scotlands. As this is a limited version of our normal private tour package. Harry potter walking tour edinburgh, united kingdom. You may not take this free harry potter tour of edinburgh if you are a group of more than 14 people. Rowling to create the iconic wizarding world, and see filming locations featured in the movies. Chasing harry potter around edinburgh footprintsandfotos. Rowlings edinburgh harry potter tour was one of those life. Mar 11, 2017 harry potter fans should plan a visit to edinburghs cobbled neighborhoods to soak in the charmtheres a reminder of the magic of the series around every corner spoon.
In this 2hour harry potter tour of edinburgh for kids, well dive deep into edinburgh s literary history, enjoy some fun, handson activities, and discover all the places in the city relevant to harry, hermione. Rowling got her inspiration for harry potter after she moved to edinburgh. Harry potter fans will enjoy exploring the areas of old town edinburgh that inspired the famous author jk rowling in her writings. Harry potter tours operated by brit movie tours are not official harry potter events and are not endorsed, sanctioned or in any other way supported, directly or indirectly by warner bros entertainment inc, the harry potter book publishers or j. In 1993, jk rowling moved to edinburgh, scotland and it was there she wrote a huge chunk of the harry potter novels, including where she finished writing harry potter and the deathly hallows. It was in edinburgh that jk rowling started to write harry potter and where she finished her final book of this series. Culture trip has put together a guide specifically for harry potter fans. Experience the more magical side of edinburgh on a 2hour guided walking tour and visit the sites that inspired j.
The free harry potter tour has been made by harry potter fans to popularise the books of jk rowling and the magic world of harry potter in edinburgh. The potter trail edinburgh updated march 2020 top tips. Quite a few sites were also an inspiration to her, or at least now evoke the wizarding world, whether jk rowling has explicitly. Jul 22, 2016 to learn even more secrets and become wizards or witches for an hour and a half, i highly recommend the free pay what you think it is worth potter trail tour other harry potter sites in scotland. The city of edinburgh features regularly in the harry potter films and books, but unless.
If you would like to book a free tour for a group up to 14 people. This tour is temporary unavailable until further notice. Sam was an amazing, interactive, lovely, informative true potter fan and guide on our. Rowling got the inspiration to write her impressive series. The potterheads guide to the harry potter tour in edinburgh. There are many harry potter sites in scotland, but if youre visiting the capital then your time there wouldnt be complete without taking a tour of the edinburgh harry potter locations. Opposite the balmoral hotel, where rowling finished writing harry potter and the deathly hallows, the tour begins. New harry potter shop opens on edinburghs own diagon alley diagon house at 40 victoria st in edinburgh just in time for the 20th anniversary of the publication of harry potter and the philosophers stone, edinburgh is spellbound by the arrival of diagon house at 40 victoria st.
Edinburgh are you ready to fly, apparate, and travel by floo powder to edinburghs top harry potter sights. Harry potterthemed holiday apartment in edinburgh lets fans. Youtuber and harry potter fanatic tessa couldnt wait to explore scotland, the country where jk rowling penned the adventures of the world famous boy wizard. Join your expert local guide and true harry potter fan for a 2hour walking tour. The potter trail offers a free tour that covers most of the old town of edinburgh. Harry potter walking tour of edinburgh visitbritain au.
Gritty, comprehensive, awardwinning harry potter tours. Of course nearly every harry potter fan visiting edinburgh will have this on their list of must visit locations, so expect large crowds and a lengthy line in the warmer months. In case you didnt know, theres absolutely no need to spend big bucks to book an expensive tour. Book a harry potter walking tour of edinburgh and discover memorable sights and rich culture of edinburgh, scotland. Experience the magic of the worlds most famous wizard on a 2hour harry potter walking tour of edinburgh, perfect for families with kids.
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