Edinburgh Harry Potter Locations Walking Tour

Explore Edinburgh on a Harry Potter themed walking tour in Spanish with trivia, house sorting, and games with prizes.

Getting started

Join your expert Spanish-speaking guide at the designated meeting point in central Edinburgh and prepare for a Harry Potter themed walking tour on foot. After a brief introduction to the route, the group sets off at an easy pace, covering approximately 1 and 1/4 miles (2 km). The tour operates in all weather conditions, so it is important that you dress appropriately and wear comfortable shoes.

What to expect

Original Harry Potter locations in Edinburgh

Follow a route through Edinburgh that connects places linked to the Harry Potter movies and books, including filming locations and sites that inspired elements of the wizarding world. You walk in the footsteps of Harry Potter actors and screenwriters while discovering how real corners of the city shaped scenes and characters.

Features

• At several stops, your guide points out Harry Potter filming and inspiration sites, explaining how these spots connect to the Harry Potter movies and books and highlighting locations linked to the cast and screenwriters.
• A Harry Potter themed walking tour format keeps the experience focused on the wizarding world, with commentary from a movie enthusiast who shares detailed Potter trivia knowledge in Spanish throughout the route.
• Early in the tour, you are sorted into your House, then take part in a house sorting and trivia quiz that runs as a thread across different locations, with questions tied to what you are seeing.
• Interactive games with prizes add a competitive element; as you move between stops, you can join in challenges for the chance to win prizes based on your knowledge of the stories and films.
• An expert Spanish-speaking guide, who is also a professional guide, leads the group, making sure that all explanations, Harry Potter references, and quiz instructions are clear in Spanish.
• The walk is wheelchair accessible, although there are many hills along the way, and public transportation is nearby if you plan onward travel.
• The route is not stroller accessible, and infants must not sit on laps; infant seats are unavailable.