A Christmas Carol and Charles Dickens Old London Walking Tour

5.0 (13 reviews) 2–3 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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Scrooge's Melancholy Tavern — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

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About this activity

Treat yourself to a private and bespoke tour at your own pace to the sites immortalised by one of the most famous authors in the world, Charles Dickens. This tour takes you on a journey through Dickens London, focusing on the story "A Christmas Carol" perfect to get you in the festive spirit.

See the very sites that still survive much as Ebeneezer Scrooge would have remembered them. Your guide will bring to life the Hidden Courts, Alleys and Taverns featured in Dickens work.

The tour includes a stop at one of London's oldest pubs, with a fire to warm you as you find a cosy corner and perhaps enjoy a mulled wine. Charles himself was known to be a regular, as was the notorious Hellfire Club.

Get into the festive spirit and follow in Scrooges Footsteps
Real locations featured in the stories
Explore hidden Alleys, Courts, and Taverns
A private tour at your leisure - No rushing or strict schedule!
Met direct at your London accommodation
Includes hidden sites

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At a glance

Duration: 2–3 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–12
Guide: English
Operated by: Richards Tours

Ages: Children (0–15 years) · Adults (16–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private tour
Included: Professional guide

Not included

Not included: Food and drinks
Not included: Pick Up & Drop Off

Itinerary

Inner Temple

15 min

On our journey towards the locations featured in A Christmas Carol we will take in some other Dickens sights. Let's explore the area where Dicken's worked as a junior Clerk. From the mysterious Inns of Court he took inspiration that would later find it's way in to David Copperfield, Great Expectations, and Martin Chuzzlewit.
Stop 2

30 min

A Tavern with Cellars dating to the 13th Century. This Pub was a haunt of Dickens and a meeting place for the Hellfire Club. David Copperfield drinks here in the Novel of the same name.

Shall we rest by the fire and warm up with some Mulled Wine?
Royal Exchange Building London

10 min

Right next to the Bank of England, the Royal Exchange is where the Ghost of Christmas yet to come takes Scrooge to see his colleagues discussing his funeral. The steps of the Exchange are the traditional spot where Royal announcements are made.

Today you can cross the trading floor, but the bankers are long gone. Now designer shops, and Champagne bars attract the visitors attention.
Stop 4

15 min

Let's get off the beaten path and head deep into the world of Ebeneezer Scrooge and 'A Christmas Carol' as we visit Scrooge's Counting House, the place where he took supper on Christmas Eve, and Charles Dickens favourite Chop House the George and Vulture.

If Dickens was on this tour with us, he would be able to go in to the George and Vulture, find his favourite table, and even order his favourite meal. Not a lot has changed.

This atmospheric old tavern was the meeting place of the Pickwick Club and is mentioned over 20 times in the Pickwick Papers.

The equally unchanged Tavern round the corner, Simpsons is most likely Scrooge's favourite eating spot. Your guide will explain why!
Stop 5

5 min

One of Charles Dickens favorite restaurants and Chop Houses.

Mr Pickwick and his famous Club met here. As did the notorious Hellfire Club.

The interior of this fine establishment is unchanged since the time of Dickens.
Stop 6

5 min

Was this Scrooges Dismal Tavern?
Leadenhall Market

10 min

In recent years this beautiful market has been used in the Harry Potter Films. But Charles Dickens used this location in A Christmas Carol. It was here that Scrooge sent the boy to fetch the largest Turkey on Christmas morning when he awoke as a reformed man.