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Harry Potter Walking Tour
Edinburgh

Walk the cafés, graveyards, and winding closes where J.K. Rowling found the names, faces, and places that built the wizarding world.

11 stops · 2.1 km

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Every Stop Has a Story

The Final Chapter

The hotel suite where J.K. Rowling finished writing the final Harry Potter book.

The Author's Mark

J.K. Rowling's handprints, set in stone in the quadrangle of the City Chambers.

Diagon Alley Inspiration

The crooked, colourful lane long linked to J.K. Rowling's Diagon Alley.

The Early Writing Spot

Rowling wrote here in the 1990s, though she has said the café's famous "birthplace of Harry Potter" sign isn't quite true.

The Real Tom Riddle

Fans believe this 1806 headstone gave Lord Voldemort his real name, Tom Riddle.

The Auror's Inspiration

A family headstone that fans connect to Mad-Eye Moody, in a graveyard once guarded against body snatchers.

McGonagall's Namesake

The grave of a famously bad poet whose surname Rowling borrowed for Professor McGonagall.

The Real Hogwarts

A turreted school whose house system is often cited as Hogwarts' blueprint.

The Hogwarts Grounds

The sprawling park many fans see as the model for Hogwarts' grounds.

The Name Coincidence

The street sign fans love linking to Harry's surname, though the name really comes from the potters who once worked here.

The Original Writing Spot

The café, co-owned by Rowling's brother-in-law, where she wrote some of the earliest chapters of the first book.

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