Highlights
JK Rowling... she’s sold a few books - what?!
✒ On this tour, we dive deep into her history. Learn to use failure as a springboard, be inspired, stay committed & conquer the world. Discover the events that moved her & the cafes which fueled her. Experience how, through a caffeine-charged imagination, a penniless single mother put a dent in the Muggle-verse.
◘ Learn the entire genesis of Potter, from lightning striking on a Manchester train to becoming a pillar of British culture & shaping generations.
◘ Reviewers say it’s a good introduction to our Hogwartian old town, discover fabulous gothic scenes off the Muggle track, the stonework of Rowling's imagination.
◘ There’s magic, I never got my letter so I’m giving you yours.
✒ Darker than an Azkaban prison cell, more brilliant than all the gold in Gringotts, 4+ hours long for those with double the love. Stand on the shoulders of Rowling, Nimbus-charge your originality & drive; fill that aching Potter-shaped hole inside ϟ
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Itinerary
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Stop At: The Balmoral, 1 Princes St, Edinburgh EH2 2EQ, UK
The tour starts where Harry Potter died. (He might also have revived - *SPOILERS*).
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9DH, UK
Harry's maternity ward
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: McEwan Hall, Teviot Place Bristo Square, Edinburgh EH8 9AG Scotland
See the fabulous hall where JK Rowling had a ball
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Greyfriars Kirkyard, Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh EH1 2QQ Scotland
JK Rowling has disowned this cemetery as an inspiration, we dig up the truth.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: George Heriot's School, 8 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9EQ Scotland
JK Rowling insists this castled school isn't Hogwarts. So what is JK Rowling's connection? Why has she visited so many many times and why has it had such a profound impact on her life?
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: The Elephant House, 21 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EN, UK
The birthplace of Harry Potter? Ummm, no. Beloved by JK Rowling nevertheless.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Over Langshaw Farmhouse Ice Cream, The, Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2AW, UK
Scottish whisky ice cream, the most scottish Ice cream in the world. Sometimes, when the elves have been busy, they also have a butter brew flavour.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Diagon House, 40 Victoria Street, Edinburgh EH1 2JW Scotland
We visit Victoria Street, Edinburgh's winding wizarding street and unpack its famed Harry Potter shops
Stop At: Heart of Midlothian Mosaic, 197 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1RE, UK
What does Harry Potter have to teach? Nothing really, Rowling didn't see herself as children's baby sitter or teacher. Here though we explore some of her ideas and views of the world as embedded in her epic.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Lothian Chambers, 59-63 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1RN, UK
JK Rowling's Europillia - Oh my!
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: The Writers' Museum, Lawnmarket, Lady Stair's Cl, Edinburgh EH1 2PA, UK
Edinburgh is UNESCO's first 'city of literature', we now mentor the others around the world. In this special court to makars - writers, we have a look at the ascent of Edinburgh's most famous adopted daughter.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Mercat Cross, Parliament Square, Edinburgh Scotland
Where poverty & sovereignty meet. Or something.
Duration: 1 minute
Stop At: Edinburgh City Chambers, 45-329 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1PN Scotland
We have at look at Rowling's Edinburgh Award
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: JK Rowling’s Handprints, City Chambers, 253 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1YJ, UK
The finale, we give thanks
Duration: 5 minutes
Additional Information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Many children have enjoyed the tour, however it’s based on Rowling’s rags to riches story & so is dark. The more difficulties a person has overcome, the more you can learn from them. This tour has darker stories from Rowling’s instructive biography, which I hope will inspire those ready to achieve more
- The tour is also based on the books, the books have some adult themes which I give credit too, because 'they're just children's books' annoys me. People who have just seen the movies may not be aware of these darker themes
- 5 km+ of up and down walking through Edinburgh’s hilly old town
- 4¼ HOURS is a long time so BREAKFAST. Think everybody’s favourite Gameskeeper: if your feet haven’t swollen to baby Dolphins - keep shovelling!
- Not recommended for people requiring mobility aids, e.g. a stick, 6km of hilly walking is demanding. Contact me for a private 2½ hour broom or book my 5½ hour “The Genius of Harry Potter” if you’re a pedagog
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- A peek inside JK Rowling’s head. It’s fairly big but leave only footprints
- Spoilers, it explores JK’s themes so is terrible for whetting appetites
- 4 PLUS HOURS of Edinburgh’s world heritage site, the Hogwartian half, the Old Town
- Discounted all day parking cost £10, please contact me
- Escort back to Edinburgh’s ‘Harry Potter’ street at the end if you wish
- Resurrection stone. To revive the magic
Exclusions
- Genocide: We’re a local company compliant with Scottish law
- Tips: Wizards aren’t rich, unsurprisingly, help him out if you can afford to
- Potter guides & aspiring guides: please look elsewhere, I love you but I have too many "tributes"
- French. If your English is weak I am able to appoint a French guide, please contact me
- Flexibility: due to the start point it’s difficult to cut the tour short SEEK my 8hr Potterhead tour
- Humility. Well OK. Why am I so bad @ Quidditch, it’s so unfair. & Charms & Transfiguration & Potions
- And nobody likes me. The only person who likes me is Hermione. Jesus.
- Breakfast. We can pause for sandwiches to be eaten during the tour, but BREAKFAST IS KING
- Kids who have not read the books. Buy them the books already. Meantime try potter trail instead
- This is a tour for those who've read & love the books. Squibs are there for true fan’s ride
Departure Point
1: Monument to Wellington, Wellington, Edinburgh EH1 3YY, UK
2: NCP Edinburgh Holyrood Rd, 2 Viewcraig Gardens, Edinburgh EH8 9UL, UK
Departure Time
10:05 AM
Duration
4 hours 15 minutes
Return Details
1: Edinburgh City Chambers, 253 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1YJ, UK
2: Victoria Street, Victoria St, Edinburgh EH1, UK
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