JK Rowling’s Edinburgh & the Writing of Harry Potter 4¼hrs | 4 hours 15 minutes

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JK Rowling’s Edinburgh & the Writing of Harry Potter 4¼hrs
2 Adults x $50.23
$100.46
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$100.46

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Resurrection stone. To revive the magic
  • Escort back to Edinburgh’s ‘Harry Potter’ street at the end if you wish
  • 4 PLUS HOURS of Edinburgh’s world heritage site, the Hogwartian half, the Old Town
  • Spoilers, it explores JK’s themes so is terrible for whetting appetites
  • A peek inside JK Rowling’s head. It’s fairly big but leave only footprints
  • Discounted all day parking cost £10, please contact me
  • Genocide: We’re a local company compliant with Scottish law
  • Tips: If only 2 are on the tour this tour earns less than legal minimum wage. Be kind
  • 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

Overview

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

Itinerary

  • The Balmoral

    The tour starts where Harry Potter died. (He might also have revived - *SPOILERS*).

    10 minutes

  • EH8 9DH

    Harry's maternity ward

    10 minutes

  • McEwan Hall

    See the fabulous hall where JK Rowling had a ball

    10 minutes

  • Greyfriars

    JK Rowling has disowned this cemetery as an inspiration, we dig up the truth.

    5 minutes

  • George Heriot's School

    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?

    5 minutes

  • The Elephant House

    The birthplace of Harry Potter? Ummm, no. Beloved by JK Rowling nevertheless.

    5 minutes

  • Over Langshaw Farmhouse Ice Cream

    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.

    5 minutes

  • Museum CONTEXT (Pass By)

    We visit Victoria Street, Edinburgh's winding wizarding street and unpack its famed Harry Potter shops

  • Heart of Midlothian Mosaic

    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.

    5 minutes

  • Lothian Chambers

    JK Rowling's Europillia - Oh my!

    5 minutes

  • The Writers' Museum

    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.

    5 minutes

  • Mercat Cross

    Where poverty & sovereignty meet. Or something.

    1 minute

  • Edinburgh City Chambers

    We have at look at Rowling's Edinburgh Award

    10 minutes

  • JK Rowling’s Handprints

    The finale, we give thanks

    5 minutes

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • 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!
  • This tour is also available as a private tour, along with a more JKR-comprehensive 5¾ hour private tour & 8hr Potter Cornucopia with lunch. Please contact Potter Tour
  • Not recommended for people requiring mobility aids, e.g. a stick, 6km of hilly walking is demanding. Contact me for a private tour

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