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Where they filmed, what is true and how to find it.
On screen, Edinburgh has played London, Paris and Jamaica. In 2024 a stretch of the Royal Mile was buried in mud for Frankenstein. This guide takes you to the places the cameras keep coming back to, and tells you which famous stories hold up and which don’t. It’s written by a guide who lives here and walks these streets with guests.
What’s inside:
Harry Potter, the honest version: the cafés, the kirkyard and what Rowling herself has said
Outlander’s Jacobite Edinburgh, from Bakehouse Close to Craigmillar Castle
Rebus and Dept. Q: the Oxford Bar and the city’s crime scenes
Trainspotting, T2 and Sunshine on Leith
One Day, from Old College to Arthur’s Seat
The blockbusters: Avengers, Fast & Furious 9 and Frankenstein
The classics, from The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie to Chariots of Fire
Half a day out: Rosslyn Chapel, Doune Castle and Outlander’s Lallybroch
A two-hour self-guided location walk, with a map and a Google Maps link
Tips for getting the shot, and what’s free, ticketed or private
16 pages. A4 PDF, easy to read on a phone or to print.
Where they filmed, what is true and how to find it.
On screen, Edinburgh has played London, Paris and Jamaica. In 2024 a stretch of the Royal Mile was buried in mud for Frankenstein. This guide takes you to the places the cameras keep coming back to, and tells you which famous stories hold up and which don’t. It’s written by a guide who lives here and walks these streets with guests.
What’s inside:
Harry Potter, the honest version: the cafés, the kirkyard and what Rowling herself has said
Outlander’s Jacobite Edinburgh, from Bakehouse Close to Craigmillar Castle
Rebus and Dept. Q: the Oxford Bar and the city’s crime scenes
Trainspotting, T2 and Sunshine on Leith
One Day, from Old College to Arthur’s Seat
The blockbusters: Avengers, Fast & Furious 9 and Frankenstein
The classics, from The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie to Chariots of Fire
Half a day out: Rosslyn Chapel, Doune Castle and Outlander’s Lallybroch
A two-hour self-guided location walk, with a map and a Google Maps link
Tips for getting the shot, and what’s free, ticketed or private
16 pages. A4 PDF, easy to read on a phone or to print.