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Edinburgh and Harry Potter
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Joined 2026
Joanne Rolling came to Edinburgh in November 1993 with her baby daughter Jessica and brought the first pages of what became the First Harry Potter Book.
This tour shows the cafe’s and Hotel where she wrote the stories and the locations and names in Edinburgh which appear in the books. The Author states all the names were from her head but this tour aims to suggest that she absorbed the names without being aware of doing so.
Itinerary
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Meeting Point
The Duke of Wellington Statue
- Edinburgh At the east end of Princes Street opposite the Balmoral Hotel where the final Harry Potter book was written
What was Nicolsons Cafe in Nicolson Street
Above Black Medicine Coffee house is now a Chinese Restaurant which was formerly Nicolsons Cafe and was partly owned by J.K Rowling brother in law .
South College Street
Where we find the first name a short distance from where J.K Rowling was writing
Potter Row
Where J. K.Rolling graduated as a secondary School teacher in Edinburgh
George Heriot’s School
Where J.K.Rolling took her daughter to School via the Greyfriar’s Graveyard.
Subsequently her two younger children McDonald and David were educated
Greyfriars Graveyard
The path through the graveyard leads to George Heriots School and in this graveyard we can find a number of names which appear in the Harry Potter Stories
Victoria Street
The street of coloured shops believed to be the model for Digon Alley ( the street of Wizard shops in the Harry
Potter stories
City Chambers high Street Edinburgh
Where the tour finishes at J.K.Rollings Handprint
Ending Point
The City Chambers in High Street Edinb
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Inclusions & Exclusions
Guide fee
Personal expenses
Tour Important Information
In Greyfriars Graveyard tours can only be led by a guide with the correct pass
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2026
About Tour Guide Martin M.
I have been a tour guide in Edinburgh Area for many years.
The highlight of Edinburgh is Edinburgh Castle and I am trained and authorized to tour in the Castle.
My tours aim to educate, amuse and entertain.
Tour with me to Stirling Castle or to St Andrews or learn about Harry Potter and Edinburgh where most of the story’s were written.
$350/ per group
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