We had an absolute blast with Sam on our 8-hour tour! My 10 year-old Harry Potter obsessed daughter and I are doing a Harry Potter road trip for her birthday. Sam’s stories, activities and sights (and of course his wizard robes!) were above and beyond. Sam walks and talks fast so be ready for a workout! We covered a ton and the time flew by. We passed several other group tours and it made me glad we had the privacy and flexibility of Sam’s private tour. He was able to modify based on our interests and even made time for us to stop off at a couple of shops. He left us on Victoria Street where he gave us the insiders tip of grabbing a butterbeer from the take away window at The Elephant House to enjoy while we waited in the line for Museum Context. Our feet are tired but our hearts are full. Thank you, Sam, for a wonderful day in Edinburgh!

This is a great tour with many fun tidbits of Harry Potter trivia. Highly recommend! “Wizard Stu” was knowledgeable and great fun!

Absolutely superb. Our guide; Charlie, was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and really made the tour fun as well as making it interesting. Clearly suited to this kind of work and it showed and he deserved the contribution at the end which he was not at all pushy about. Would thoroughly recommend this.

This tour was absolutely amazing. If you’re a potter nerd, a Rowling lover, or even an uninformed yet avid appreciator of the series, this tour will provide you with a whole new perspective towards the creation of a classic series that has had the world in the palm of its hand. I went with my family, a group of 12 in total, which is no small victory for a kind soul like Sam to have to entertain and inform. We all felt his passion and appreciated how detailed and vast his chasm had of knowledge was. He answered any and all questions I had with enthusiasm and curiosity. I felt personally attended to as well as clearly noting how well taken care of my family was. This trip is not an if, it is a must. You will not regret it. People like Sam are a perfect example of how greatly this series can touch a heart, and he surely touched all of ours. Thank you so much Sam!

My wife and I did this tour pre-Covid. But I just ran into the old pictures and smiled at what a special afternoon experience we had on the Potter Tour! It is always a treat to find others who love the Wizarding World, which is one reason why this particular tour should be on your to-do list. Another reason is the dedication and clever wit of the guide, Sam. Finally, the personal touches were quirky and adorable, and my favorite memories of our Scotland vacation.

Sam is a potter fan like me and his knowledge is absolutely amazing, I had our granddaughter lily with us and she was absolutely in awe of Sam, he made it a lot of fun for the whole family and I think we will be doing the longer tour next time. There are many potter tours around but Sam is a true potter fan so look no further than Sam, 5 star tour

What we loved about this tour was how fully Sam brought us into the world of JK Rowling while sharing the well known and lesser known places around Old Town. Sam is a wealth of information about not only the work of Rowling but also many other Scottish writers and the city itself. But he didn’t just feed us information as we explored Edinburgh for 5+ hours, he told stories, did magic tricks, and invited us into the experience through some role playing. He even surprised us with treats like chocolate frogs, sherbet lemons (Dumbledore’s favorites) and a stop for butter beer. A five hour tour isn’t for the week of heart or soft of foot but if you want a genuinely unique and memorable experience this tour is a must. My wife and I took our two teenage kids along with us and they had a great time. Having a few people up to speed on the series is very helpful and makes the time a lot more enjoyable and relatable. We were only in Edinburgh for five days but it was our favorite experience of our time in the city. Eight thumbs up!!!

Sam took us through the nooks and crannies of Edinburgh and Rowling’s life and writing process. He was very conversational, patient, and enthusiastic! Our 11 and 15 year olds had a great time!

This tour was absolutely fantastic! Besides getting to walk around Edinburgh to take in the sights, Sam put so much effort into this tour to learn about JK Rowling and her affiliation with Edinburgh. He paid so much attention to detail to make it feel so magical and to make you a part of it all. We even got sorted into our houses! We enjoyed every minute of it. It was truly captivating and insightful. I would 100% recommend this tour.

Sam took us on a private tour for a couple hours in Edinburgh, just after arriving from the U.S. He was kind, patient, funny, and most importantly knew everything about Jk Rowling and Harry Potter. He kept my 9 year old engaged the whole time and was happy to go at our slower and jet lagged pace. Highly recommend!

Sam is simply the best. We did the full 8-hour tour, and it was very inexpensive, and he provided value beyond what I hoped. In the months leading up to our tour, Sam offered guidance for what to see and do on our own in Edinburgh, and we were able to plan a weeklong trip that was perfect. We were traveling around New Year's, so a lot of things were closed, and he researched the city and found everything that would be open and sent me more recommendations than we even had time for. It was wonderful. Then the actual tour itself! It start with Sam sorting us into houses, and it ended with a House Cup championship. I felt like we saw everything there was to see in Edinburgh. Sam took us to a museum where we were able to use some nifty little stools to rest our feet and we walked all over the city. We saw things that I've never seen or heard of before from any other tour company. He knows ALLLLLLLL the sights and nooks and crannies. Because we had a private tour, we were able to ask questions and Sam guided us through the city in a way we've never experienced before. We ate lunch together at the restaurant where JK wrote the first book, and we had a wizard duel at Tom Riddle's grave. It was just such a wonderful experience. I highly recommend Sam's tour to any Harry Potter enthusiast. We're super fans, despite the recent controversy, and we wanted to know everything. We left the tour feeling like we had done that. It was just so so so so good. If you have the stamina for an all day tour, definitely go for the 8 hour option. If you're not so sure about the time, go for a shorter one. But definitely go with Sam. He's by far the best in the city.

Sam is an amazing encyclopedia of knowledge on all things Potter and JKR. We thoroughly enjoyed our walking tour with him. He makes it so fun and interactive with sorting, props, photo ops, quotes, and so much more. (My competitiveness couldn’t resist his trivia questions. I even might have managed to out-Potter him with my mention of the specific ward at St. Mungo’s where a certain former professor resided.) Sam’s tour took us to so many iconic Edinburgh locations that may have inspired JKR and also to the places where she wrote many of the HP books. Hard to choose, but if I had to pick my favorite part, it would have to be the visit to Greyfriars Kirkyard. I don’t want to spoil any surprises, so suffice it to say that Sam impressed me so much even after the tour ended. Thank you, Sam, for such a fun and memorable tour!

Intetesting, original, highly recommended Suitable for all aged Saw parts of Edinburgh we wouldn’t have seen on our own

Awful Guide cancelled last minute. Sam started writing us a whatsaap message which seemed like an apology and some form of compensation but then decided to delete it within minutes. Does this man have no conscience ? No response to our review, Tripadvisor has done nothing about his accusations and mis selling. You ruined our anniversary we had no plans!!! Have some courtesy to atleast apologies for your behaviour

We attended Sam’s Harry Potter tour of Edinburgh in early July and are still talking about it. His knowledge of the wizarding world is encyclopedic! If you really love Harry Potter, put on your most comfortable walking shoes and join Sam for a fun day that takes you all over this enchanting city.