Sherlock Holmes Walking Tour: Explore the Iconic Detective's London Routes

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Embark on a captivating 2-hour Sherlock Holmes walking tour in London. Follow in the footsteps of the iconic detective, explore filming locations, and discover literary haunts. Book now!

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Somerset House - The tour ends at Somerset House, to see the site that was used as Pentonville Prison in the 2009 film. While the grand Neo-Classical façade of the building couldn’t be more different to the real-life prison, your guide will bring scenes from the film to life with tales of the baddie who was held there – Lord Blackwood.
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What's Included

Expert tour guidance

What's Not Included

Food and drinks
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Additional Information

Embark on a morning adventure in London, closely following the trail of the renowned Victorian detective Sherlock Holmes. Discover numerous movie locations and literary venues related to the character during this 2-hour guided tour. A film specialist will guide you through locations such as Somerset House, the fictitious Diogenes Club, and others,…

Location

224 Piccadilly

Piccadilly

Arrive 10 minutes prior to the tour departure time. The meeting point is outside 224 Piccadilly (which also says 'Criterion Est 1874. Restaurant' in the blue sign above the entrance) near to the Eros statue, next to the Criterion Theatre. Leave Piccadilly Circus station by exit for statue of Eros.)

Cancellation Policy

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

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Katrin

Dec 23, 2024

Fun with lots of info - Super competent, friendly and funny guide. The additional information was also exciting and entertaining. We are happy to recommend this.

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Adventuring_aimee

Dec 9, 2024

Excellent Sherlock Holmes walking tour - Did the tour on Saturday, November 30. Fiona was our tour guide and she was excellent. I thought this would be a good, different type of tour to do and it did not disappoint. Got a lot of fun information on the shooting of the Sherlock series and movies. I really appreciated how they had stills from the shows/movies we could compare to the locations we were standing in. The entire tour was interesting and informative. Looking forward to doing another tour on a different movie/series next time I visit.

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355karism

Nov 23, 2024

Wonderful tour guide and fab tour! A fun day out - Me and my mum went on the Sherlock Holmes tour, this was a gift for my mum who is a big fan of Sherlock Holmes. Our tour guide Fiona was absolutely wonderful! Very friendly, funny and told us so much we didn’t know about the older Sherlock homes films and the new bbc series. Highly recommend this tour for any Sherlock fans !

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Laura_d

Nov 18, 2024

See and Observe with the Best!! - Steph was inviting, informative, and inspiring! We had a total blast exploring the streets of London and finding the places that breathed reality into the world’s most favorite fictional detective. I loved how there were locations from so many different versions of Sherlock, from the books to the shows to the movies. I also learned a lot about how scenes are shot and created. I recommend this tour to anyone of any level of fan.

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Guy

Nov 17, 2024

Enjoyable Sherlock Walking Tour - Steph was our guide for the walking tour. She was knowledgeable about many versions of Sherlock films, TV series and the books, plus a whole host of other interesting history about the places we saw on the tour. She made the experience with her enthusiasm and humour.

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Bryan_r

Nov 10, 2024

Sherlock Holmes movie walking tour - Anyone who is lucky enough to have Spencer as a guide will have a an amazing tour. He is funny and entertaining and knowledgeable about London filming locations. We had a blast.

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541andreap

Oct 31, 2024

Excellent 2 hour Sherlock Holmes walking tour - Our daughter bought this tour for my partner who is a massive fan of Sherlock Holmes and he wasn't disappointed. Our walking guide Jonathan was brill, you can feel his passion for the fictitious character Sherlock Holmes and the life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The sights were amazing. Jonathan used pictures relevant to parts of both the film and TV series adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories. He covers the first films with Basil Rathbone and the more up to date films with Robert Downey Jr also the TV series with Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock. He also added bits of information on British history along the way. The tour took about 2 hours. Starting point outside the Criterion Theatre, right outside Piccadilly Circus tube station. Finishing at Somerset House The Strand. To sum the tour up in one word - EXCELLENT.

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Nic

Oct 25, 2024

Enjoyable couple of hours for any level of Sherlock fan - Probably the highlight of my trip! Our guide was Owen - he was warm, personable and funny. The trivia and information was engaging for new and classic Holmes fans alike. Our group had a diverse age and cultural range but everyone seemed to have a great time.

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Northstar45909398516

Oct 23, 2024

Very friendly experience. - The explanations for the preparation and organization of the tour were very clear. During the tour, the guide, Owen, was very competent, very pleasant and was very appreciated by our group.

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Susan_r

Oct 13, 2024

Very Disappointed. - We left this tour within the first 15 minutes as we realized it was seemingly about where certain scenes were filmed for the TV series and movie starring Benedict Cumberbach. We would have been more engaged had the tour guide introduced himself and given a preliminary overview of how our 90 minutes was to be spent...as other tour guides have always done. We have taken many tours! However, after a couple of stops near the Eros statue when he showed us pictures in his notebook and a couple of related building landmarks, he strode away down the very busy construction zone of Piccadilly without a backwards glance among us as we our goers mixed with the heavy crowd. Since we had no idea where he actually was (we had no sight of him) and no idea where he was going or where we would end up, or what to expect from the rest of the tour, we left, very disappointed.

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