Charles Dickens Private Walking Tour
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.
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5 hour Dickens Extravaganza!
Duration: 5 hours: This tour includes everything in the basic tour but visits numerous extra locations and goes through the old City of London.
Pickup included
What's included in Charles Dickens Private Walking Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
St George the Martyr
See locations relating to Little Dorrit and visit where Dickens family were imprisoned.
The site of the old debtors prison that so influenced the young Charles Dickens.
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.
Inclusions
- Local guide
- Private tour
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup
- London Underground Tube ticket
- Entrance to Charles Dickens House Museum
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- 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.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Additional Information
We can meet you at your Central London Hotel (not just those listed above), otherwise just outside Borough High Street Tube Station where the tour commences.
Meeting Points
- Just outside the entrance next to the newspaper vendor
End Points
- 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!
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Ticket Redemption
• Comfortable walking shoes are recommended • Dress code is smart casual
