Charles Dickens Private Walking Tour

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St George the Martyr

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

Marshalsea Prison South Wall

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.

London Bridge

Stand on Nancys Steps where poor Nancy met her end

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

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

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

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.

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.

St. Paul's Cathedral

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

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.

The Old Curiosity Shop

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.

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

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.

High Holborn

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

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.

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.