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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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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Hayden

Oct 9, 2024

Sherlock Walking Tour - Chris was a fantastic guide. He lead us through all the Sherlock sights with a bit of story at every stop. Along the way, we also got a little history on the buildings around London and even got a kick or two along the way. It was well worth all of the walking. After the tour we went back to the pub for lunch and checked out the museum. It was all absolutely amazing.

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Mara_r

Sep 12, 2024

Great for Sherlock Holmes fans! - We love all things Sherlock Holmes so it was fun seeing all the filming spots and author fun facts throughout our walk. Plus our tour guide, Jenny, was great!

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Kristin_g

Sep 6, 2024

Great Sherlock Holmes Tour - Great tour! Ian was very knowledgeable and added a lot of additional history about the city as we walked. The focus of this tour is on the movie/TV show adaptations of Sherlock Holmes rather than the books for the most part. Highly recommend for fans of Sherlock Holmes.

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Mwe6646yx

Aug 21, 2024

Worth it! - On this beautiful day, we went on the Holmes walking tour led by Owen. He was full of energy and enthusiasm, not to mention knowledgeable about all the stops along the tour. We had loads of fun learning about the Sherlock filming locations and the canonical Holmes stories settings.

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Martha_f

Sep 8, 2024

Sherlock Holmes Fan - It was great seeing all of the sights where movies and tv show we’re filmed Jenny was very knowledgeable I gave 4 stars, not 5, because 221B Bakers Street was not part of the tour

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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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