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Charles Dickens Private Walking Tour

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From $197.39

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 3 hours

Departs: London, London

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

This walking tour will take us to places that both inspired Charles Dickens the writer but also those real locations that shaped Dickens the man. All writers take inspiration from the people they meet and places they visit, and Charles Dickens was no different. His novels are so successful because he so enjoyed wandering the streets of London and picking up the rich details of everyday life.

What's Included

Hotel pickup

Local guide

Private tour

Professional guide

What's Not Included

Entrance to Charles Dickens House Museum

London Underground Tube ticket

Traveler Information

CHILD: Age: 5 - 14
ADULT: Age: 15 - 99

Additional Info

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Service animals allowed
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
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 m
Your guide and yourself are welcome to wear face masks and we will keep to the UK law regarding social distancing.

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Wheelchair accessible

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

St George the Martyr

See locations relating to Little Dorrit and visit where Dickens family were imprisoned.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

The site of the old debtors prison that so influenced the young Charles Dickens.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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 • Admission Ticket Free

London Bridge

Stand on Nancys Steps where poor Nancy met her end

5 minutes • Admission Ticket 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 Ticket Included

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

We will pass by this famous theatre and learn about the history and locations nearby.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket 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 Ticket 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 Ticket Included

St. Paul's Cathedral

Find out about an inadvertent impact St Pauls had on the life of Charles Dickens

5 minutes • Admission Ticket 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 • Admission Ticket Free

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 • Admission Ticket Free

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 Ticket Included

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 Ticket Not Included

High Holborn

Visit the alleyway where poor Krook spontaneously combusted infront of his shop.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket 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 Ticket 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 Ticket Not Included

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