Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol & Seasonal Traditions
Tower Hill underground station, London (meet by the Tower Hill Tram coffee stand)
Guided by Richard III or Richard IV or Simon or Simon W.
Adult: £20 · Students & Seniors: £15 · Children: £5
Walk Times
| Day | Walk Type | Start Time | End Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 December 2025 | Special | 6.30 pm | 8.30 pm | Winter | |
| 20 December 2025 | Tour du Jour | 2.30 pm | 4.30 pm | Winter | |
| 21 December 2025 | Tour du Jour | 2.30 pm | 4.30 pm | Winter | |
| 22 December 2025 | Special | 11 am | 1 pm | Winter | |
| 23 December 2025 | Special | 2 pm | 4 pm | Winter | |
| 24 December 2025 | Special | 11 am | 1 pm | Winter | |
| 26 December 2025 | Special | 11 am | 1 pm | Winter | |
| 28 December 2025 | Tour du Jour | 2.30 pm | 4.30 pm | Winter | |
| 30 December 2025 | Special | 2.30 pm | 4.30 pm | Winter |
All the delights and delicacies of a London Victorian Christmas with Charles Dickens‘s famous story A Christmas Carol as your route map and inspiration.
We’ll deck the streets of London with balls of jolly. Scrooge and Marley and the Cratchits… they’re all here. This was where Dickens’s imagination took wing and where the characters did their thing. And as we make their acquaintance we’ll spice things with warming seasonal stories of turkeys and boars’ heads, Christmas puds, mince pies and pantomimes; cards, crackers, Christmas trees and mistletoe.
Let alone the bells that rang out on Christmas morning to wake Scrooge up, a much-changed character.
CHARLES DICKENS’ CHRISTMAS CAROL & SEASONAL TRADITIONS – THE PRACTICALS
The meeting point for the Charles Dickens’s Christmas Carol & Seasonal Traditions walk is just outside the exit of Tower Hill Tube. Meet by the Tower Hill Tram coffee stall.
N.B. the walk takes about two hours and ends across the street from St. Paul’s Cathedral and St. Paul’s Tube Stop.
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If you can’t make one of the regularly scheduled, just-turn-up, public Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol & Seasonal Traditions walks it can always be booked as a private tour. If you go private you can have the Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol & Seasonal Traditions walk – or any other London Walk – on a day and at a time that suits your convenience. We’ll tailor it to your requirements. Ring Fiona or Peter or Niamh or Mary on 020 7624 3978 or email us at [email protected] and we’ll set it up and make it happen for you. A private London Walk – they’re good value for an individual or couple and sensational value for a group – makes an ideal group or educational or birthday party or office (team-building) or club outing.
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Nadeem Khan –
Attended on 23rd Dec. We were met by, no less than, Mr Charles Dickens himself (Simon W).
Excellent, enchanting, inspiring…wholly in keeping with the spirit of the story and Dickens himself. Wonderful choice of passages quoted.
Having probably attended 25+ walks over recent years, would have to say this is one of the very best (in my opinion).
Bravo ‘Simon W’!
Lynn Smiledge –
Richard III’s Dickens tour was a highlight of our holiday visit to London. London Walks never disappoints!
Chris G –
Simon W was an outstanding guide for this very interesting walk. Had a wonderful time.
Wendy and Tony –
Richard the third really brought the story of Christmas carol to life
It was also a bonus to see the Samuel Pepys bust and symbols linked to his life
Richard paced the walk very well ,both in his narration and also in the walking allowing all abilities to keep pace .
Richard kept everyone’s interest he also ensured that everyone was safe reiterating caution with crossing the road
Thanks once again for a fabulous London walk
SUE HOWARD –
Friday 26 December 2025 – ‘A Christmas Carol ‘ by Charles Dickens, tour guide: Richard 3rd.
Another brilliantly interesting London Walk with Richard 3rd! Received a great, improved understanding of Dickens’s background and choice of novels. Loved the London streets of Scrooge, the meaning of Cheapside, ‘Boxing Day’ crates, Tom Smith the cracker-man, and so much more, plus the wonderful mellifluous voice of Richard! This has to be about the 40th London Walk!! They are the BEST!!
Elizabeth Sauboorah –
Absolutely wonderful walk lead by Simon who’s knowledge and enthusiasm for Dickens really shone through. I can’t recommend this tour enough. Magical.
Dom Sauboorah –
Fantastic experience. Really immersive and insightful. Simon was fantastic, made it so engaging and interesting throughout. Highly recommend.
Sam –
Insightful, engaging and entertaining, the tour is well worth it — whatever the weather. Tour guide Simon is enough to get even Mr Scrooge into the Christmas spirit!
Claire Dunlop –
We joined Richard III on his wonderful Charles Dickens Christmas Carol walking tour and can thoroughly recommend both tour and guide. It was entertaining, informative and well-paced. If you want a couple of hours of relaxed and interesting activity in London, give this a go. Also, I should say it is incredibly good value! Thanks Richard III
David –
All brilliant! Great stories. Done with great panache and humour.