Charles Dickens' London: The Writer's Journey
- Best during the day
- Instagrammable
- Kid friendly
- Best for couples
- Recommended activity for families
Places you will visit
12
It will take you
48-78 mins
You will walk
4600 steps
Total distance
3.5 km
Highlights
Learn about Dickens’s extraordinary life, from child labourer to celebrated writer.
Explore the once brutal and crime-ridden streets of Clerkenwell and the stately legal district of Holborn where Dickens studied and worked.
Discover the darkened bars and inns where lawyers once jostled with scoundrels and Dickens met the colourful characters that would crowd his novels.
Storyline
Since you have been here, you haven’t been able to write or sleep. You go for a walk to calm your mind and see an intense young man in a black top hat and coat.
He resembles Charles Dickens, the famous Victorian writer who first inspired you to write. You know Dickens is long dead, but you become convinced that this man holds the key to breaking your spell of writer’s block. You decide to follow him.
Game route
Starting point Charles Dickens Museum
48-49 Doughty St, Holborn, London WC1N 2LX, UKFinish point Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
145 Fleet St, London EC4A 2BU, UK
Get the app and you're all set
Download it, choose your route and just walk to the starting point.
Ratings and Reviews
48 ratings
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Discover new places
As you walk and tour around the city, you will visit new cool places.
Solve puzzles, crack riddles
You will test your wits and exploring abilities with fun challenges.
Learn fun history
Each place comes with its own bit of history that you'll discover as you walk.
Role-play
Put yourself in the shoes of a famous fictional character and play out their story.