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London: The World of Sherlock Holmes Walking Tour

4.7  / 5552 reviews
Activity provider:Brit Movie Tours
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Guided tour

London: The World of Sherlock Holmes Walking Tour

Activity provider:Brit Movie Tours
4.7  / 5552 reviews

From $18.83 per person

Embark on a walking tour of London as you take in sites featured in the Sherlock Holmes series. Visit locations that inspired Arthur Conan Doyle and make appearances in the books, television and film.

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Duration 2 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Welcoming travelers since 2013

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Highlights
  • Adventure into the world of Sherlock Holmes on a guided walking tour of London
  • Visit real-life landmarks that are featured in Arthur Conan Doyle's novels
  • Learn about the aspects and places of London that inspired Conan Doyle
  • Visit several filming locations featured in the popular BBC TV production
  • Meet your guide at the actual location where Holmes and Watson first meet
Full description
Grab your deerstalker and journey into the world of Sherlock Holmes on a guided walking tour in London. Explore places featured in the books, real sites that inspired Arthur Conan Doyle, and locations featured in film and TV adaptations of the detective's great adventures. Begin the tour at the very place where Holmes and Watson first meet and continue to gentlemen’s clubs and grand hotels featured in some of the novels and short stories. Discover the London that inspired Sherlock Holmes author Arthur Conan Doyle. Learn more about Doyle's original inspiration for the adventures of Sherlock Holmes from your expert guide. Discover how the stories have been adapted throughout the years and re-interpreted for contemporary audiences. Visit many of the film and TV locations that have been featured in famous screen adaptations with Jeremy Brett, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Robert Downey Jr. Along the way you will have plenty of opportunities to take pictures and see the locations up-close.
Includes
  • Walking tour
  • Guide
  • Tips
Not suitable for
  • Wheelchair users

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Meet outside 224 Piccadilly (which also says 'Criterion Est 1874. Restaurant' in the blue sign above the entrance) near the Eros statue at Piccadilly Circus, next to the Criterion Theatre. You can reach the meeting point by taking the tube (Piccadilly Circus Tube – Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines).

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  • Baby carriages

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.7 /5

based on 552 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
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  • Value for money
    4.7/5
  • Service
    4.8/5
  • Organization
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Suna – United KingdomNovember 23, 2023 – Verified booking
This has been one of the first group tours with Brit tours under the website GetyourGuide. My tour guide is named Owen and I have to say he has been one of the best guides I have had for a long time! He is very knowledgeable and what ever questions I had in regards about Sherlock Holmes he has been open about it to answer them with a smile! Also I would like to add he has a great British sense of humour that has always put me to laugh and smile along the way which is fantastic in my opinion! 🎩 This has been one of my favourite tours about Sherlock (I’m a huge fan of original Sherlock “Basil Rathbone” actor himself 😃) I haven’t been to London for many months in which has left me wanting to come back, so for this case I’ve decided to book this tour and this has been the best comeback to London with a big smile on my face 🇬🇧 I would absolutely recommend this tour to you 100% and I would do it again in a heartbeat when I have a chance!
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Crystal – SpainSeptember 17, 2023 – Verified booking
Jonathan was very well versed in all things Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle! We very much enjoyed all the information and sight seeing. I especially enjoyed hearing about the older adaptations as I hadn’t realized there were so many, now I have films to watch! Only request would be to try and stop in more shaded areas on sunny days. We were a bit warm at several stops.
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Tamara – AustriaAugust 9, 2023 – Verified booking
Very good, our tour guide Ian was from the British Movie Tour and was also able to tell a comprehensive story (e.g. Bond film and other films that were shot at the locations. After the tour, he also gave us recommendations on where to go in London could do. He told the story very lively and with humor and charm! We all really liked it.
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