Charles Dickens Private Walking Tour
London, GB
100% of travellers recommend this
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Private tour with local guide
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Duration 3 hours
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Hotel pickup included
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Visit Charles Dickens Museum
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Wheelchair accessible
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Operates in all weather
Explore the life and inspirations of Charles Dickens on a private walking tour through historic London, uncovering the places that shaped his stories.
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Included
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Local guide -
Private tour
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Professional guide
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Hotel pickup
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London underground tube ticket -
Entrance to charles dickens house museum
Explore the life and inspirations of Charles Dickens on a private walking tour through historic London, uncovering the places that shaped his stories.
Highlights
- Visit locations that inspired Charles Dickens
- See the site of the old debtors prison
- Explore the beautiful Red Cross Cottages & Garden
- Stand on Nancys Steps on London Bridge
- Experience the atmosphere of Borough Market
Meeting Point
Just outside the entrance next to the newspaper vendor
Borough High St, London SE1 1JX , United Kingdom
End Point
Please note the museum is currently not open on Monday and Tuesday though the tour ends at the front door. Your guide will happily find you a pub, cafe or nearby tube station if needed!
48-49 Doughty St, London WC1N 2LX , United Kingdom
Pickup
Check if pick-up is available from your location, you will select during checkout (providers may allow other pickup locations)
What to expect
St George the Martyr
See locations relating to Little Dorrit and visit where Dickens family were imprisoned.
20 minutes
Admission Included
Marshalsea Prison South Wall
The site of the old debtors prison that so influenced the young Charles Dickens.
10 minutes
Red Cross Cottages & Garden
These beautiful and largely unvisited gardens were created by a contemporary pf Charles Dickens and in her own way equally famous social reformer in what was one of the worst streets in London and close to where Dickens lived as a boy.
10 minutes
London Bridge
Stand on Nancys Steps where poor Nancy met her end
5 minutes
Admission Included
Borough Market
Visit sites of poverty that inspired Dickens to write. See the places where the pick-pockets operated in Oliver Twist and much more
25 minutes
Admission Included
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
We will pass by this famous theatre and learn about the history and locations nearby.
15 minutes
Admission Not Included
Old Bailey
The oldest court in the western world in effect is next to the notorious old Newgate Prison and site of public executions to Victorians in fact and fiction.
5 minutes
Admission Not Included
Winchester Palace
Learn about Winchester Geese and the lives of the poor and forgotten as we follow in the footsteps of how Dickens would walk to work.
15 minutes
Admission Included
St. Paul's Cathedral
Find out about an inadvertent impact St Pauls had on the life of Charles Dickens
5 minutes
Admission Not Included
Temple Church
As well as seeing the outside of this very famous church we will visit the legal districts where characters such as Pip would feature. Please note sometimes at weekends, access to this area is closed to the public.
15 minutes
The Old Curiosity Shop
Visit the outside of the actual Old Curiousity Shop, perhaps the oldest shop in London and right next to what was then a place of terrible poverty.
15 minutes
Fleet Street
The most famous newspaper street in the world which amongst other things not only played an important role in the life of Charles Dickens but the alleys and taverns also feature in his literature.
10 minutes
Lincoln's Inn Fields
This area is full of Dickensian history especially relating to Bleak House and is also the home to the biographer of Charles Dickens
20 minutes
Admission Included
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
See some of the pubs that Dickens himself drank in and where characters visited in the novels.
Dr. Johnson's House
We visit other literary places along the way, including the outside of the home of the man who wrote the Dictionary.
5 minutes
Admission Not Included
High Holborn
Visit the alleyway where poor Krook spontaneously combusted infront of his shop.
10 minutes
Admission Included
Bloomsbury
Pass through parts of Bloomsbury and see where Charles Dickens lived after he had become successful and enjoy the sumptuous streets of this literary hotspot.
20 minutes
Admission Included
Charles Dickens Museum
We finish the tour at the front door of the Charles Dickens Museum, his perfectly preserved house which you'll no doubt want to explore and perhaps have a well deserved cup of tea in the delightful restaurant at the back.
60 minutes
Admission Not Included
Additional Information
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Wheelchair accessible -
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Participants should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
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We have earmarked this tour as especially safe during the Coronavirus outbreak due to generally quiet places that we visit where social distancing is generally not a problem. All of our tours are private so it is just you/your family and your guide.  To make it easier and safer for all concerned we would suggest starting this tour a little later than the usual time, perhaps around 10.30-11am which allows us all to miss rush-hour. We are happy to still come to your hotel to meet you but for the moment we would suggest meeting us at the tour starting point.  This allows you to arrive by a taxi or uber rather than public transport. Please feel free to wear masks throughout or at times during the tour.  Your guide will also have a mask with them.
What our experts say
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Start around 10:30 to avoid rush hour. -
Enjoy a tea break at the Museum's café.
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Visit nearby Borough Market for lunch.
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Don't miss the stunning views from London Bridge.
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Wear comfortable shoes for walking.
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