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

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The Prudential Assurance Building by Robert Cutts — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

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About this activity

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.

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At a glance

Duration: one hour – 1 h 30 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Audio guide: Chinese, English
Written guide: Chinese, English
Operated by: VoiceMap Audio Tours

Ages: Children (6–12 years) · Youth (13–20 years) · Adults (21–60 years) · Seniors (61–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
Included: Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Included: Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Included: Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Included: Lifetime access to this tour

Not included

Not included: Smartphone and headphones
Not included: Transportation
Not included: Food and drink
Not included: Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour

Itinerary

Stop 1

Passing by

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

Passing by

The tour passes Hatton Garden street, it is famous as the centre of the diamond and jewellery trade in London.
Stop 3

Passing by

The tour passes by the Bleeding Heart Yard which Dicken's wrote about in Little Dorrit
Stop 4

Passing 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
Charles Dickens Museum

Passing by

The tour ends at the Charles Dickens Museum.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

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.

Using your ticket

VOICEMAP CODE

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Please check your email at the address you provided when you made this booking. You've been sent an eight character code you'll need to redeem your tour.

This code can be used by every member of your party. If you've booked for three people, for example, three people can download this tour using the same code.

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

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Once you've received your code, please follow these steps:

1. Install the VoiceMap Audio Tours mobile app

2. Create an account

3. Select Tour Codes from the menu, then select Enter Codes

4. Enter your code then select Download Now

PLEASE NOTE

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You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date. It’s best to download the tour before you set off for the starting point.
This tour follows a set route and includes turn-by-turn directions. It works best if you start it in the right place and follow the directions from one location to the next.
When the download completes, you’ll see a screen with a photo of the starting point and directions to it. The red start button will become active when you are at the starting point.
Remember to bring your own headphones, unless you have booked a driving tour.

SUPPORT

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For technical support and other queries, please email [email protected]