Why choose this Edinburgh tour ?
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
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What makes JK Rowling’s Edinburgh & the Writing of Harry Potter 4¼hrs a unique experience ?
The tour starts where Harry Potter died. (He might also have revived – *SPOILERS*).
Harry’s maternity ward
See the fabulous hall where JK Rowling had a ball
JK Rowling has disowned this cemetery as an inspiration, we dig up the truth.
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?
The birthplace of Harry Potter? Ummm, no. Beloved by JK Rowling nevertheless.
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.
We visit Victoria Street, Edinburgh’s winding wizarding street and unpack its famed Harry Potter shops
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.
JK Rowling’s Europillia – Oh my!
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.
Where poverty & sovereignty meet. Or something.
We have at look at Rowling’s Edinburgh Award
The finale, we give thanks
Tour Description & 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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JK Rowling’s Edinburgh & the Writing of Harry Potter 4¼hrs Inclusions:
Included with Your Ticket
- 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
Not Included
- 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
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by The Potter Tour.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/London.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- This Tour is Rated 5 Stars based on 204 valid reviews on VIATOR.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.
You’re brill brill brill!
For instructions on discounted all-day parking in NCP, please contact me NOW. I can pickup & walk you to the start point at 09.47 am but can’t wait.
If coming by the Floo network it’s “Edin-BURRRR”, too many have landed in Borgin & Burkes, they’ve started complaining.
Your guide Sam usually wears red wizard robes. He’s a total nerd.
See you soon
x
Sam