Edinburgh Harry Potter Walking Tour

Explore Edinburgh on a French-guided Harry Potter themed walking tour visiting film and writing locations with games and prizes.

Getting started

Meet your expert French-speaking guide at the designated starting point in Edinburgh and join your group for a Harry Potter themed walking tour. After a brief introduction in French, you set off at an easy pace to cover approximately 1 and 1/4 miles (2 km). The route operates in all weather conditions, so arrive dressed appropriately for walking through the city streets and hills.

What to expect

Harry Potter locations in Edinburgh

This Harry Potter themed walking tour keeps you outdoors in Edinburgh, following the places connected to the actors, screenwriters, and the creation of the books. Across the route, you visit sites that inspired the Harry Potter movies and books and walk in the footsteps of your favorite Harry Potter actors and screenwriters.

Features

• A Harry Potter themed walking tour leads you between film and writing locations, so you can visit sites that inspired the Harry Potter movies and books while staying immersed in the wizarding world throughout the route.
• Your French-speaking professional guide, a movie enthusiast, shares fascinating Potter trivia in French, adding context about how the stories were written and how the actors and screenwriters used Edinburgh as a backdrop.
• As you walk to film and writing locations, you experience the city at an easy pace over roughly 2 km, with public transportation nearby if you need it before or after, and wheelchair accessibility despite the many hills.
• House sorting, quizzes, games, and prizes form a core part of the experience, letting you get sorted into your House, test your Potter knowledge, and participate in trivia quizzes and games with fabulous prizes as you go.