--- title: The Potter Trail Private Tour lang: en type: tour city: Edinburgh country: United Kingdom price: 95 currency: EUR price_unit: per_person availability: bookable rating: 4.97 reviews: 2540 duration_minutes: 90 languages: [en] free_cancellation: true guidekin_pick: Private city walk? rank_in_category: 1 of 12 (Harry Potter Tours) schedule_checked: 2026-10-01 data_updated: 2026-10-01 canonical: https://guidekin.com/uk/edinburgh/tours/the-potter-trail-private-tour/ --- # The Potter Trail Private Tour **Guidekin's take:** A robed guide leads a wizard-themed Edinburgh walk at your pace, with time for questions on a private tour for your party. Guiding is included, but bring your own wand substitute, such as a pen or umbrella. 4.97 from 2540 reviews at €95 per person for 1h 30m. **Private city walk?:** Book the Potter Trail for a private walk at your pace: 1h 30m, €95 per person, 4.97 from 2540 reviews; minimum two people. Trade-off: Per person, minimum two people. (last checked September 15, 2026) ## Overview Grab a wand and join your robed guide on the original tour of Edinburgh designed especially for Potter fans! Founded in 2012, we are the original Harry Potter tour in Edinburgh. Our guides have the most experience of any tour company in Edinburgh and we are consistently rated most highly by visitors across all platforms. Booking a private tour with us will ensure the ultimate experience for Harry Potter fans as you'll be able to take the tour at your own pace and ask as many questions as you like! Private means that the tour is for your group only. Our friendly and professional guides are all trained actors and comedians so we can guarantee they will captivate and entertain you as well as impress with their extensive knowledge, as you visit all the key Potter sights in the city. We are also happy to customise this tour to suit you! We take on lots of bookings for hen/stag parties and school groups and our guides are skilled at catering the tour content for any audience. ## Before you book - Meeting point: Your guide will be waiting in costume… - Min. 2 to book: not for solo travellers - 4 start times: between 10:00 and 17:00 - Wheelchair accessible: operator-marked - Strollers OK: infants accepted - Age rule: Is the tour suitable for children under 7 years old? ## Key facts - Price: from €95 per person - Duration: 1h 30m - Rating: 4.97/5 from 2540 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Free cancellation (see policy below) - Likely to sell out - Recommended by 100% of travellers (share of four- and five-star reviews) - Operator: The Potter Trail - Minimum booking: 2 travellers at this price ## What's included - Guide ## Not included - Please bring something that you can use as a wand. This can be anything roughly wand shaped - a pen or umbrella will work well! ## 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** (5m) - Harry Potter connections to the Museum and surrounding area - and also learn about the Balmoral Hotel where JK Rowling finished the series. 4. **A cafe that promotes itself as the "Birthplace" of Harry Potter** (5m) - We will explain why those inverted commas are very important... 5. **One of Edinburgh's most iconic streets, considered to be the real life Diagon...** (5m) - One of Edinburgh's most iconic streets, considered to be the real life Diagon Alley. ## Schedule - Runs: daily - Departures: 10:00, 13:00, 14:00, 17:00 - 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 be waiting in costume outside the orange sandwich shop. Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJy3MnzYTHh0gRePkxfFdLxrg ## 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 - Suitable for all physical fitness levels - Is the tour suitable for children under 7 years old? ## Cost for your party | People | Total | Per person | |---|---|---| | 2 | €190 | €95 | | 4 | €192 | €48 | | 6 | €216 | €36 | Cheapest option for that party size from the operator's current price tiers; the calendar shows the exact figure for your date. Shared tours in Harry Potter Tours start at €18 per person. ## Compared with other Harry Potter Tours | Tour | Price | Duration | Rating | Group | |---|---|---|---|---| | **This tour · #1 of 12** | €95 | 1h 30m | 4.97 (2540) | private | | [Exclusive Small Group Guided Edinburgh Potter Tour](/uk/edinburgh/tours/exclusive-small-group-guided-edinburgh-potter-tour/?format=md) | €24 | 1h 30m | 4.98 (426) | shared | | [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 #1 of 12 in Harry Potter Tours by Guidekin score (rating weighted by review volume). Prices here run from €18 to €95, median €45; typical length 2h. 3 of 12 are private. 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