London Christmas Carol & Charles Dickens Small Group Walking Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

Mobile ticket

Treat yourself to a very small group tour (Max 10 People) 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

• Relaxed Pace

• Very small group. Easy to hear and interact with your Guide

• Includes hidden sites

Your Guide has 100% Five Star Reviews!

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Inner Temple

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.

15 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

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?

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Professional guide

Small Group Tour

Food and drinks

Pick up & Drop Off

Options

A Christmas Carol Tour

Reviews

5.00

54 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Outstanding tour!
Colette W,,Dec 31, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
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.
The Real World of Dickens with Richard C
Linda R,,Dec 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
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!
Richard is a very...
Carmen C,,Dec 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
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.
Amazing tour and so many surprises!
JEANETTE S,,Dec 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
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!
Great tour
Michael L,,Dec 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Fun time seeing a part of London we have not seen before. Great guide, very knowledgeable! Would recommend
Highly recommended !
Jane B,,Dec 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Excellent! Would highly recommend this tour. I saw the secret parts of London I had never seen or knew existed ! Well paced and very interesting- so glad I booked this tour !
A Tale of Two Cities……
Sal D,,Dec 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
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……!!!!
A little history, a little literature analysis, a little exercise, and pub exploration!
Susan H,,Dec 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
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.
Dickens’s London
Cathy S,,Dec 8, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
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!
Tour Exceeded Great Expectations!
Melinda A,,Dec 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Richard is knowledgeable and passionate about Dickens. He made this tour fun informative and if the opportunity arises we will take the tour again