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Sherlock Holmes London Walking Tour

This tour explores places featured in the books, which are real sites that inspired Arthur Conan Doyle

eligible with a VisitBritain Gift Card

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Free cancellation

Cancel up to 72 hours in advance to receive a full refund.

Sustainable experience

Supporting a circular economy and sustainability culture approach in the travel industry.

Highlights

  • See where John Watson first hears of Sherlock Holmes from his friend Stamford and visit filming locations from shows starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey Jr.
  • Find locations from the Conan Doyle books The Illustrious Client, The Bruce Partington Plans, A Study in Scarlet and others
  • Follow the Holmes and Watson steps from where they met at the Criterion restaurant on Piccadilly Circus to literary sites such as gentlemen’s clubs or grand hotels.

What's included

  • Professional guide
  • Lunch is not included

Prepare for the experience

Children information

  • Children under 5 years old can access free of charge.
  • Children under 16 years old must be accompanied by a paying adult aged 18 or over.
  • This Sherlock Holmes tour is accessible for parents with prams or buggies.

Accessibility information

  • This Sherlock Holmes tour is accessible for wheelchair users.
  • Please contact our team before booking should you require further accessibility information regarding the experience.

Additional information

  • The maximum number of people per group is 20.
  • Take photos on the way and ask your tour guide anything you like about Holmes and Watson.
  • The supplier encourages guests to dress up as Master Sleuth himself.

The tour’s live date availability can be seen upon booking.

  • Duration: 2-2.5 hours.
  • Please allow 15 minutes before the start of the tour. Your tour guide will be waiting for you at the meeting point.

The tour’s regular operating times are the following: 

  • Saturdays: 10:30 am
  • Wednesdays (only February to November): 10:30 am.

Departure point

  • Start location:
    • Criterion restaurant on Piccadilly Circus (next to the Criterion Theatre), 224 Piccadilly, St. James’s, London W1J 9HP, England, United Kingdom.
    • Nearest station: Piccadilly.
  • End location:
    • Somerset House on The Strand, Strand, London WC2R 1LA, England, United Kingdom.
    • Nearest station: Temple.

Supplier information

This product is sold by VisitBritain Shop and provided by Brit Movie Tours.

Upon booking you will receive an instant order confirmation from VisitBritain and a second email including a QR code. You can download it to your mobile phone or print it out to show when attending the tour.