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
Day | Walk Type | Start Time | End Time | ||
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21 December 2024 | Tour du Jour | 10.45 am | 12.45 pm | Winter | |
22 December 2024 | Tour du Jour | 2.30 pm | 4.30 pm | Winter | |
23 December 2024 | Special | 6.30 pm | 8.30 pm | Winter | |
24 December 2024 | Special | 2.30 pm | 4.30 pm | Winter | |
26 December 2024 | Special | 2.30 pm | 4.30 pm | Winter | |
30 December 2024 | 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 takes place
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.
A private London Walk makes a fab gift – be it a birthday or anniversary or Christmas present or whatever. Merchandise schmerchandise (gift wrapped or not) – but giving someone an experience, now that’s special. Memories make us rich.
Carolina –
This walk with Simon has now become a Christmas tradition when my family comes to London. We love it, we always come back and it gets better ever year! Simon’s fantastic both at explaining the main facts and reciting bits of A Christmas Carol. Really helps you get in the Christmas spirit!
June & Rita, So.California, U.S. –
Simon was the perfect wrap up to our Christmas visit to London for a Dickensian holiday experience. He colorfully transformed into the beloved characters of the story, and his back stories of all the actual Dickensian locales & customs were a treasure trove of history which we pray will never pass away. Jovial but utterly professional, he made us feel Dickens and his characters in every step. He is a jewel in this jewel of a city. Simon is our hero for another reason- to our horror we discovered we had left our rucksack on the tube. Simon took us confidently under his wing, and thanks to his creative intervention, the bag was found and recovered. We will forever bless your help and kindness, Simon.
Joe –
Try to do this walk every year with my daughter . We love it and it sets us up for Christmas. Richard 111 took us round this year, he had a great knowledge and was very entertaining making the experience very atmospheric. Joe
Graziella –
The Dickens Christmas walk with Simon was absolutely fantastic and we enjoyed every minute of the walk.
Claire –
Simon was an energetic and knowledgeable man who showed us hidden magic in the city streets. At times you could see dickins walking the same places writing the classics in his head. What a great way to spend a Saturday morning, thank you!
Peter Larson –
Simon, our guide for the Dickens Christmas walk was OUTSTANDING, as was the entire tour. He has tremendous knowledge of history and the ability to communicate clearly to a varied group of visitors to London. Well worth the time and fee.
Victoria Wynn –
A Christmas Carol and Seasonal Traditions was fabulous with Richard III. It must be hard to corral such a large group and still keep on time, but he did it masterfully. And to deliver such a wonderful talk along the way was tremendous. The references to “A Christmas Carol” were interwoven with historical references that gave added insight to the times. I’d go on any walk with Richard knowing that I’d be thoroughly entertained and enlightened.
Jac Mac –
We really enjoyed Richard’s (III) walk yesterday. He had a twinkle in his eye and a spring in his step as he told the tale of Dickens’ The Christmas Carol with added embellishment and interesting details. My friend was concerned about the size of the group but he shepherded around the streets and alleys expertly.
Looking forward to planning our next walk… thank you
Judith Williams –
Richard (AKA Richard the Third) was our guide today. He was knowledgeable, witty and very informative. I learned so much about Dickens that I didn’t know. I enjoyed visiting the places that were mentioned in his book. Richard was brilliant and didn’t disappoint.
Sandra Hüwels –
I was lucky enough to participate in Richard Burnip’s ‘Charles Dickens Christmas Carol & Seasonal Traditions walk’ today, and it was just brilliant!
Richard took us to St Olave’s Church, Leadenhall Market, Corn Hill and Cheapside and mentioned various possibilities for where Scrooge might have lived and worked.
It was filled with history and amazing views of old alleyways and their architecture.
Richard’s fantastic knowledge, good humour and incredible speaking voice made the walk illuminating and memorable.
Not to be missed, especially at Christmas!