Edinburgh Walking Tour: Unfold Harry Potter's History and Scottish Cuisine

Uncover the magical world of Harry Potter, explore Edinburgh’s dark history, and savor delicious Scottish cuisine on this engaging and educational walking tour. Join us now!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Victoria Street - Discuss how J K Rowling began her journey in creating Harry Potter and how Edinburgh played its part in her journey of writing Harry Potter.
What's Included
  • All fees and taxes included
What's Not Included
  • Snacks
Additional Information

This one-of-a-kind walking excursion intertwines insights about Harry Potter, historical events, and Scottish gastronomy, all while keeping you thoroughly entertained. This enlightening and enjoyable activity offers a peek into J.K. Rowling’s life, a deep dive into the grim past of Edinburgh featuring beheadings and body snatchers, the story of…

Location
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
We will meet outside the National Library of Scotland on George IV Bridge Road.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Trail513942
Apr 25, 2025
April 2025 Tour - Rob is absolutely the best guide! We loved the tour, stories, and histories that Rob shared. He was extremely flexible and accommodating to our family's needs and shared some great recommendations along the way. Highly recommend! So happy our paths connected!
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Cagla_b
Apr 18, 2025
perfect solo travel day - By chance, I was the only one on this walk since I think it was a last minute posting. Rob was so great, friendly, knowledgeable, and luckily has an English accent so I didn't struggle to understand him lol. Also, this might seem minor, but he took a couple of great photos of me that I plan to post, and I'm picky so that's an impressive feat. 6 out of 5 stars!!! (iykyk)
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Andreasfy2340vq
Apr 17, 2025
It was a treat!!!! - The Tour was magical! Rob knew so much about Edinburgh, the history of the City, Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling and the circumstances, under witch (🤭) the books were written. Wizard Jokes inclusive. As the two of us were the only guests on the tour it was really nice chatting and laughing with Rob! Thanks a million!!!!
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V9461bqsamanthaw
Apr 10, 2025
Walking tour through Edinburgh - Rob is simply the best! He is very knowledgeable and balanced the tour with Harry Potter highlights as well as Scottish history. His dad jokes only added to the experience. We cannot thank him enough for making our first day in Edinburgh memorable (as well as the rest of our journey given his extensive recommendations for delicious food)!
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Akddxb
Mar 29, 2025
Do not miss a tour with Amazing Rob - Amazing knowledge, humour and wit. Rob is amazing, interactive, loves his job and must do a tour with him. He is always available beyojd tour hrs to advise and assisit as well.
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Margaret
Mar 27, 2025
A grand afternoon in Edinburgh ..🙂 - A very enjoyable afternoon tour around the streets of Edinburgh hearing about some of the olden day characters and events along with the modern day movie connections. The sun shone, Edinburgh was stunning from every vista and the tales Rob told were informative, interesting and humorous. Would definitely recommend.
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56katharinaj
Mar 6, 2025
Highly recommend - Absolutely loved Rob‘s walking tour in Edinburgh! He’s a great story teller with a good amount of humor and so much knowledge. The 2h flew by so quickly! Can’t recommend enough - try to book directly on his website ;-)
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Davem55555
Mar 2, 2025
As we say in Ireland "Rob is great craic". Go for it...you'll have a great time. - Our daughter had booked my wife and I a private tour with Rob, having been on his tours herself. As we say in Ireland "Rob is great craic". Instead of delivering dull and boring facts like many tour guides, Rob engages you in his stories with exactly the kind of enthusiasm and passion that you want from a tour guide. After we'd warmed up on some Harry Potter (we were a bit rusty) Rob then motivated this team of two up Arthur's seat as the skies cleared for a beautiful (but cold) spring evening looking at the sights of Edinburgh and beyond. A truly memorable and inspiring part of our first visit to Edingburgh. Thanks Rob.
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Sabrinaad9380nd
Feb 26, 2025
Great walking tour in Edinburgh - Rob is a great guide, very knowledgeable and very friendly. He made sure he talked to everyone in the group. The 2h tour went very quickly. We will definitely contact Rob if we want to do a day trip or multi day trip in Scotland. Thank you again Rob.
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Claire_b
Feb 21, 2025
We had a great time - Rob... - We had a great time - Rob is really engaging and even my 12 year old son who initially wasn’t keen loved it and found Rob really interesting. Thank you Rob, for an interesting voyage through the history of Edinburgh !
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From $20
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).