The Life and Literature of Charles Dickens: A Self-Guided Audio Tour Discount Tickets

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Overview

See where Charles Dickens lived, worked and found so much inspiration on this self-guided walking tour of London. • Find out why the author called London his “magic lantern”, and visit locations connected to both his daily life and novels like Oliver Twist and Little Dorrit • Hear from producer Lucinda Hawksley, a biographer and Londoner who is also Dickens’ great great great granddaughter • Do it all in an hour or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under "Before You Go". Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

The tour starts at Chancery Lane Station, High Holborn, Holborn, London. Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace.

End Point

End point

The tour ends at the Charles Dickens Museum a number of blocks from the start location.

Language Offered

Mandarin-AUDIO

Mandarin-WRITTEN

English-AUDIO

English-WRITTEN

Itinerary

1. De Vere Holborn Bars
The tour passes the Prudential Building – it stands on the site of what was once Furnival’s Inn where Charles Dickens once lived.
2. Hatton Garden
The tour passes Hatton Garden street, it is famous as the centre of the diamond and jewellery trade in London.
3. Bleeding Heart Yard
The tour passes by the Bleeding Heart Yard which Dicken's wrote about in Little Dorrit
4. Goodenough College
The tour passes the Goodenough College which used to be the Foundling Hospital. Dicken's used the story of the hospital as inspiration for Oliver Twist
5. Charles Dickens Museum
The tour ends at the Charles Dickens Museum.

Inclusion

VoiceMap App for Android and iOS

Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour

Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start

Lifetime access to this tour

Exclusion

Smartphone and headphones

Transportation

Food and drink

Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

  • 0% refund if cancelled 0+ days before the start date

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Supplied by VoiceMap Audio Tours

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