--- title: Exclusive Small Group Guided Edinburgh Potter Tour lang: en type: tour city: Edinburgh country: United Kingdom price: 24 currency: EUR price_unit: per_person availability: bookable rating: 4.98 reviews: 426 duration_minutes: 90 languages: [en] free_cancellation: true rank_in_category: 2 of 12 (Harry Potter Tours) schedule_checked: 2026-10-01 data_updated: 2026-10-01 canonical: https://guidekin.com/uk/edinburgh/tours/exclusive-small-group-guided-edinburgh-potter-tour/ --- # Exclusive Small Group Guided Edinburgh Potter Tour **Guidekin's take:** A wand-themed Edinburgh walk pairs wizarding stories with guides trained in acting and comedy. Guiding is included, but bring your own wand or any roughly wand-shaped object to take part. 4.98 from 426 reviews at €24 per person for 1h 30m. ## Overview Grab a wand and join your robed guide on the original tour of Edinburgh designed especially for Potter fans. This is a chance to experience the original and consistently highest-rated Harry Potter walking tour of Edinburgh with the most experienced guides in the city. Started in 2012, the Potter Trail have been doing these tours longer than anyone, and our friendly and professional guides are all trained actors and comedians. The unique small group setting means the guide can tailor the tour to your group, interests and questions. You’ll discover the magical locations that inspired characters and scenes in the series, visit the places where JK Rowling wrote the books, and even learn a spell or two along the way... - See where "Lord Voldemort" is buried - Take a trip down the real life Diagon Alley - Find out which house you would be in at Edinburgh's very own school of magic - Learn who the world’s worst poet was, and which Hogwarts teacher is named after him ...and much, much more! ## Before you book - Meeting point: Your guide will meet you in front of… - Starts 11:15, 14:00: 2 departures a day - Wheelchair accessible: operator-marked - Strollers OK: infants accepted - Children from €24: ages 3 to 17 ## Key facts - Price: from €24 per person - Duration: 1h 30m - Rating: 4.98/5 from 426 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Free cancellation (see policy below) - Recommended by 100% of travellers (share of four- and five-star reviews) - Operator: The Potter Trail ## What's included - Guide ## Not included - Please bring something that you can use as a wand. This can be anything roughly wand shaped! ## Itinerary 1. **Greyfriars** (45m) - We begin our tour in the city's historic Greyfriars Kirkyard where JK Rowling spent a lot of time while writing the books. Here we'll see several names on gravestones that inspired characters in the series including William McGonagall and Thomas Riddell. From here we will... 2. **An area of the city named after Harry Potter** (10m) - Surely not! See the place where she wrote much of the first book from here. 3. **National Museum of Scotland** (10m) - Harry Potter connections to the Museum and surrounding area - and also learn about the Balmoral Hotel where JK Rowling finished the series. 4. **George IV Bridge** (10m) - Next we come to the historic George IV bridge, including plenty of photo opportunities and a world-famous cafe known as the "Birthplace" of Harry Potter. We will explain why those inverted commas are very important... 5. **Victoria Street** (15m) - One of Edinburgh's most iconic streets, considered to be the real life Diagon Alley. Here our tour ends with some more brilliant stories from your guide. ## Schedule - Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat - Departures: 11:15, 14:00 - Schedule last checked: 2026-10-01 - These are published departures, not a live seat count; availability is confirmed at checkout. ## Cancellation For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. ## Meeting point Your guide will meet you in front of Bobby's Sandwich Bar, the orange shopfront. They'll be wearing a wizard costume and an Edinburgh Guide badge. This is on the intersection of Candlemaker Row and George IV Bridge/Forrest Road and NOT inside the graveyard! This is not the "Greyfriars Bobby's" pub. Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ92HyzITHh0gRb1Lsr3Yrb60 ## Good to know - Wheelchair accessible - Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller - Service animals allowed - Public transportation options are available nearby - Transportation options are wheelchair accessible - All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible - Suitable for all physical fitness levels ## Compared with other Harry Potter Tours | Tour | Price | Duration | Rating | Group | |---|---|---|---|---| | **This tour · #2 of 12** | €24 | 1h 30m | 4.98 (426) | shared | | [The Potter Trail Private Tour](/uk/edinburgh/tours/the-potter-trail-private-tour/?format=md) | €95 | 1h 30m | 4.97 (2540) | private | | [Harry Potter & Horrible History Small Group Tour](/uk/edinburgh/tours/harry-potter-horrible-history-small-group-tour/?format=md) | €21 | 2h | 5.0 (223) | shared | | [Original Harry Potter Locations: Guided Walking Tour in Edinburgh](/uk/edinburgh/tours/original-harry-potter-locations-guided-walking-tour-in-edinburgh/?format=md) | €18 | 2h | 4.89 (4658) | shared | Ranked #2 of 12 in Harry Potter Tours by Guidekin score (rating weighted by review volume). 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