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Every Harry Potter tour in Edinburgh will tell you Victoria Street is Diagon Alley and a certain gravestone inspired Voldemort's name. Ours is the one that tells you whether that's actually true.
This walk runs on years spent digging into old newspaper archives and J.K. Rowling's own interviews, not on the same script other tours have been repeating for a decade. Every stop gets a straight verdict: verified, disputed, or just a good story that never happened. We call the method behind it The Revelio Bureau.
Along the way you'll walk through some corners of the Old Town that genuinely shaped the Harry Potter books, led by a guide who knows the difference between what Rowling actually said and what the internet decided she said somewhere along the way.
Worth knowing before you book: these are the real literary inspiration sites, not film locations. Edinburgh is where Rowling wrote, not where the movies were shot.
Cameras welcome. Myths not included.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
You will find your tour guide holding our purple umbrella just next to the Well.
The walk will finish in the original location of the Nicholson's Cafe, where J.K. Rowling wrote a big part of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Itinerary
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1Victoria Street
Our guide will meet you right at the bottom of the street known around the world as Diagon Alley. But... was it the real inspiration?
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Greyfriars Kirk
We will walk around the graveyard where J.K. Rowling took some stralls while writing the first Harry Potter books. We will visit Thomas Riddell tomb, who is said to have named You-Know-Who.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
George IV Bridge (Pass by)
We will walk past "The Elephant House", the café where J.K. Rowling wrote chunks of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Admission ticket free -
McEwan Hall (Pass by)
Was the Sorted Hat inspired by an old Edinburgh University Graduation Ceremony tradition?
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Find where J.K. Rowling wrote the final Harry Potter book.
Admission ticket free
Additional info
- 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
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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