The Life and Literature of Charles Dickens: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

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1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: English and 1 more

See where Charles Dickens lived, worked and found so much inspiration on this self-guided walking tour of London.

• Find out why the author called London his “magic lantern”, and visit locations connected to both his daily life and novels like Oliver Twist and Little Dorrit
• Hear from producer Lucinda Hawksley, a biographer and Londoner who is also Dickens’ great great great granddaughter
• Do it all in an hour or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish
• Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it
• Use the virtual tour option at home

Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under "Before You Go". Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code.

The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.

What's Included

VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Lifetime access to this tour
Smartphone and headphones
Transportation
Food and drink
Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

The tour starts at Chancery Lane Station, High Holborn, Holborn, London. Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace.

End point

The tour ends at the Charles Dickens Museum a number of blocks from the start location.

Itinerary

Duration: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (approximately)
  • (Pass by)

    The tour passes the Prudential Building – it stands on the site of what was once Furnival’s Inn where Charles Dickens once lived.

    Admission ticket free
  • Hatton Garden (Pass by)

    The tour passes Hatton Garden street, it is famous as the centre of the diamond and jewellery trade in London.

    Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    The tour passes by the Bleeding Heart Yard which Dicken's wrote about in Little Dorrit

    Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    The tour passes the Goodenough College which used to be the Foundling Hospital. Dicken's used the story of the hospital as inspiration for Oliver Twist

    Admission ticket free
  • Charles Dickens Museum (Pass by)

    The tour ends at the Charles Dickens Museum.

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by VoiceMap Audio Tours

Tags

Private Sightseeing Tours
Audio Guides
Historical Tours
Art Tours
Walking Tours
Literary Tours
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All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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