London Christmas Carol & Charles Dickens Small Group Walking Tour
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London, England
- 2 to 3 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Delve deeper into London’s rich Christmas culture during a small-group walking tour based around Charles Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol." Capture the festive spirit and wander through hidden alleys, historic courts, and centuries-old taverns, experiencing London as Ebenezer Scrooge would have. Visit real locations featured in Dickens’ stories, including a stop at one of London’s oldest pubs, where Dickens and the Hellfire Club once gathered.
- Follow in Scrooge's footsteps on a Charles Dickens walking tour
- Discover cozy London pubs and stories you won't find in the guide book
- Receive personalized attention in a small group
- Admire the finer details as you explore on foot
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Small Group Tour
- Food and drinks
- Pick up & Drop Off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Temple Station, Temple Pl, Temple, London WC2R 2PH, UK
Outside Temple Underground Station Entrance. Meet your Guide at the bottom of the steps next to the Newspaper/Magazine Vendor
End point
- 6 Leadenhall Market, London EC3V 1LR, UK
Your Guide can assist in onward Travel, or Walk you to the nearest Underground Station (5 mins away)
Itinerary
1
Inner Temple
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Royal Exchange Building London
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
London's Original and All-Inspiring Coffee House
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
George and Vulture
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Simpson’s Tavern
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Leadenhall Market
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Stroller accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
5.0
based on 55 reviews
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This was by far our best tour in London. The guide Richard was so knowledgeable and was very knowledgeable and passionate. Wish he would have done all our tours!
What a delightful tour. Richard was an outstanding guide and shared a wealth of information about Dickens and his life in London. A Christmas Carol came to life as he wove the story together with actual London sites. Great tour especially at Christmas time. The tour time was a bit longer than noted only because Richard took the time to stop if people on the tour needed a quick break or wanted to stop for photos at one of the iconic phonebooths. And the old church/now turned into a coffee house was quite an interesting place for a quick break as well as Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Pub! Highly recommend this tour for a most interesting tour of old London.
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Such a wonderful review! Thank you so much, I really appreciate it. A pleasure to meet you and I hope you had a wonderful holiday season.
Many thanks again.
Richard Chambers led our group on a fact-filled tour of the locales in the life of Charles Dickens, and their influence on his works. He let us in on the real-life people and places that shaped the locations and people in his stories with the skill of a true detective. If you want to know, you have to take the tour with him! Ps give this guy a raise!
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Thank you so much Linda!
So happy you enjoyed the tour, it was a pleasure to meet you and to show you around this truly ancient part of London.
I also hope the rest of the holiday season was really wonderful. Thanks again!
Richard is a very knowledgeable guide. He was fluent in Charles Dickens. We are glad we did it. It was perfect for the Christmas season.
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Thank you so much for the great review. A pleasure to meet you, and I hope the rest of the trip was just as pleasurable! Many thanks.
Amazing tour and Richard was phenomenal in his storytelling. Taking the time to set the table and bring everything together was simply wonderful. He took us to different places that we would have never known or seen on our own. You don’t have to be a fan of Dickens to appreciate this tour. I am a fan, especially of A Christmas Carol. What even made it better was Richard talked about certain aspects of the story and showed how each place chosen for the tour was unique. It was almost like a treasure hunt! I’ve taken walking tours before, but this one was the best! Take the tour, learn about the history and culture behind the stories. SO MUCH FUN! Richard I do hope you will be on YouTube! Oh, one more thing…he showed a bonus site for the series Slow Horses! We love that show!
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Thank you so much! What a great review. I'm so pleased you enjoyed your tour and I hope the rest of your trip was equally as memorable.
Thank you so much again!
Fun time seeing a part of London we have not seen before. Great guide, very knowledgeable! Would recommend
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Thanks so much guys! So happy you enjoyed the tour. Appreciate the words very much!
The walking tour was extremely well done; our tour guide was extremely well-versed in Charles Dickens and London in the 1840’s. Wonderful experience….!!!! Well-worth the money spent……!!!!
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Great review, thank you so much. So happy you enjoyed the tour, it was my pleasure to show you the Dickens sites!
Great tour. Lots of information, fun details, interesting perspectives from Richard. Covered a lot of ground at a pace well suited to our group. A wonderful way to see and learn about this section of London, as well as Dickens.
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Super review! Really appreciate the kind words, and so happy you loved the tour. Hope to see you again on another tour!
This tour was fantastic! Our tour guide was knowledgeable and very entertaining. We learned so much about London in the time of Dickens and had a thoroughly wonderful afternoon!
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Thanks Cathy. Great review, and a very happy Tour Guide! It means so much, thank you!
Richard is knowledgeable and passionate about Dickens. He made this tour fun informative and if the opportunity arises we will take the tour again
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you so much Melinda. It was a pleasure to meet you, and so happy you enjoyed the tour. Thank you for the lovely card as well, I really appreciate it!
Have a wonderful Christmas, and I love the review title!
This was my second time to take this tour, so obviously I enjoyed it! My family loves the Christmas Carol, so I had to bring my kids (ages 17, 14, 10, and 7) on the tour to see all the sites that inspired Charles Dickens. They all enjoyed the tour and my husband said it was his favorite tour of the trip. Richard is very knowledgeable and leads a great tour. We hope to get back to London and do his Ted Lasso tour next time.
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you so much! So great to see you again, and the family. Really appreciate this wonderful review, and hope to see you next year! Or for one of my other London Tours. Have a wonderful Christmas.
This was a fantastic tour! Richard is extremely knowledgeable about London and Dickens’ London in particular. He brought both Dickens and A Christmas Carol to life. The tour is both informative and well-paced. In short, I highly recommend it!
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thanks so much Joseph! Really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review, it means a lot.
I hope you have a very Merry Christmas!
This is an absolute must do tour when in London during the holiday time. You learn so much and puts your right into the spirit of Christmas. Enjoyed all the sights and information. You will love it.
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you so much! What a lovely review. I really appreciate it, and so happy that you enjoyed the tour. Hope to see you on one of my other tours!
I was surprised how much we saw, relating to CD & the story . It was excellent. A really interesting walk in its own right . My friend lives in London , knew the area & yet was thrilled with all the new sites she saw & history she learnt.
Response from Host, Dec 2025
So happy to see this wonderful review. Thank you for being such great guests, and it was a pleasure for me to take you around Charles Dickens old London.
Hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
Richard was so great! We were the only two on the tour, but he still took the time to explain all about Charles Dickens - his life and writings. The way he wove the narrative of Dickens’s life with words from his books was incredibly compelling. He truly loves what he does, and loves sharing it. I dare you to go on the tour and NOT want to reread A Christmas Carol again. Thanks Richard!
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you very much for this great review. I'm so happy you enjoyed the tour, and I hope you have a magical Christmas!
Richard was very knowledgeable, not just about the Dickens tour, but overall London history. A great experience.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thank you Scott! So happy you enjoyed the tour, I hope it got you ready for the coming Christmas season!
Informative tour through Dickens’ London with a well-versed guide. A great time even if you’re not a diehard Dickens fan, but quite out-standing if you are.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Thank you so much! I am thrilled you enjoyed the tour, it was a pleasure to meet you. I hope we meet again for one of my other London tours!
Thoroughly entertaining. Well researched and presented. Really brought Dickens to life. Highly recommend !
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Thank you so much Louise. I'm so glad you enjoyed the tour. Hope you can join me again on one of my other London tours. Thanks again!
This tour was a highlight of our London Christmas Trip this year. Richard's ability to weave the story of Dickens childhood, the history of London during that time period, and the "A Christmas Carol" story was wonderful. If you get a chance to take a tour with him, don't miss. Thank you Richard.
Response from Host, Jan 2025
Thank you so much, what a great review and very much appreciated!
I hope you had a great time for the rest of your trip, and I hope to see you again for one of my other London Tours.
Richard is well versed and shares his knowledge of London and of course dickens so very well. Very interesting walk and we would highly recommend it to anyone Most memorable day that we had in London lots of walking but worth it. Cheers Rchard have a swift - pint on me!
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Thank you so much Joseph. Really great review and I am so happy you enjoyed the tour, and the Pub stop! I hope your Christmas was wonderful and I hope to see you again for one of my other London Tours.
So amazing to see the different landmarks that inspired the locations of A Christmas Carol and other works of Dickens! Highly recommend if you're a Christmas Carol fan!
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Thank you so much Mary! I'm so happy that you enjoyed the tour. A pleasure to meet you, and I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. See you again for one of my other London Tours!
The journey through this part of London and the life of Charles Dickens and his works was magical. Stories we only half really knew came to life. Richard captured ours and our three teenagers imagination with the youngest commenting on how passionate he was in his delivery and his obvious love for the author and the history of these amazing places. Absolutely recommend. Would do it again. Brilliant experience.
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Thanks so much Emma! This is a wonderful review, and I am very happy that your three Teenagers enjoyed the tour too. Hopefully I will get to see you again on one of my other tours in the future. Hope your Christmas was wonderful!
Great tour to learn about Charles Dickens. Our guide was fun and knowledgable. Also fun if A Christmas Carol or Oliver are going on during the holidays.
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Thank you so much Amanda. I'm so happy that you enjoyed the tour. A pleasure to meet you, and I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. See you again on one of my other tours.
This was like taking a trip through history. Our tour guide was so knowledgable, often quoting directly from the text, and gave us so much insight into Dickens and that time period...seeing it around the holidays was a great way to get in the Christmas Spirit! Highly recommend.
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Thanks so much Tyler! Great review, and I am so happy you enjoyed the experience. I hope to see you again on another trip, and I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.
We enjoyed the entire tour, especially Richard’s knowledge of “old” London. Loved wandering down the small side alleys, seeing Dicken’s pubs and locations where he lived and worked.
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Thanks Cathy! Great to meet you, and I am so happy that you enjoyed the tour. Hope you have had a wonderful Christmas! See you again!
Excellent tour! Great information…enjoyed all of the Dickens and Scrooge learnings :).
Highly recommend!
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Thank you so much Dawn! I'm so happy that you enjoyed the tour. A pleasure to meet you, and I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.
Robert’s storytelling skills are amazing. The whole experience was very enjoyable. I especially liked the amount of thought he put into recreating Scrooge’s steps and estimating the exact buildings that Dickens was referencing in his writing.
Richard was amazing. Lots of relevant and well delivered information. We learned so much. Most importantly we saw things we have never seen before and would never have found on our own. Richard was friendly and personable and good at checking in with everyone. Highly recommend.
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Thank you so much! What a nice review, and thank you for taking the time to leave your comments, it means a lot to me. I hope the tour kick started your Christmas and brought the story to life.
It would be great to see you again on a future trip. Merry Christmas!
Richard was knowledgeable about London and Dickens. We had a great time on this tour. Would recommend to anyone interested in seeing a different part of the city or learning more about out the author.
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Thank you so much. I really appreciate the great review, and I am so happy you enjoyed the tour. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas! See you for another tour.
Richard was an amazing tour Guide with a passion for literature and history. He took us to places in London I never knew existed and I learned so many interesting facts about Charles Dickens life and events that became the inspiration for his books. This tour has made me want to read all of Dickens’s Novels again.
I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting London!
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Thank you so much! What a great review, and so appreciated. I am so happy you enjoyed the tour, it was my pleasure to show you these special old Alleys and Courts and I hope the story has been brought to life for you. Have a wonderful Christmas.
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