Heres how to follow in her magical footsteps across scotlands. Rowling got her inspiration for harry potter after she moved to edinburgh. Rowling finished the last chapters in her final harry potter book, harry potter and the deathly hallows. Mustsee harry potter sites in edinburgh you shouldnt. Rowling wrote the book while living in edinburgh, where she still resides. Just under five minutes from spoon is where youll find the perfect beverage to. Arts and culture edinburgh cafes claim to be true birthplace of harry potter ask most harry potter fans where jk rowling first conjured up the boy wizard and they will point to the elephant house. New cafe at building where jk rowling penned harry potter book. The rowling suite contains the writing desk on which rowling wrote the book and a marble bust. Rowling wrote a lot of the first harry potter book. Edinburgh cafes claim to be true birthplace of harry potter the.
The harry potter books corresponded briefly with a bad patch in rowlings. The books have sold over 400 million copies and translated into 67. Harry potter author jk rowling receives the edinburgh. Since 2009, the premises have been a cafe called spoon. For devoted harry potter fans, edinburgh holds the key to a magical experience. Before she made her fortune with the harry potter books, j.
Culture trip has put together a guide specifically for harry potter fans. The decade since the first harry potter book was published in 1997 has seen rowlings boy wizard take the world by storm. House cafe, spoon cafe is where rowling did a large portion of her writing for. How to plan a harry potterthemed trip to edinburgh. Ask most harry potter fans where jk rowling first conjured up the boy wizard and. Mustsees in edinburgh for harry potter fans this is edinburgh.
Edinburgh is full of inspiration for rowlings magical world. Places where jk rowling wrote harry potter in edinburgh scotland. One of the most expensive hotels in edinburgh, the balmoral is a 5star, 19th century hotel where j. News new cafe at building where jk rowling penned harry potter book they might not be serving up chocolate frogs to their hungry muggles, but the proprietors of a new cafe are bracing themselves. They ran the spoon cafe in blackfriars street for seven years and have also been operating the cafe at the storytelling centre on the royal mile. The ultimate harry potter tour of edinburgh culture trip. She wrote large chunks of the book from this cafe which is why its known as the true birthplace of harry potter all over edinburgh. Rowling finished the final book in the harry potter series. The real world of harry potter edinburgh edition travel blog.
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