Sherlock Holmes Private Walking Tour in London
Description
The original, oldest and best 'Sherlock' tour/ Immerse yourself in the world of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on this private 4-hour walking tour in London. Explore central London sites made famous in the filming of the BBC adaptation ‘Sherlock’, as well as places relating to the life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and some of the movies. Along the way, hear behind-the-scenes stories from the set and why locations where chosen as well as visiting some fascinating places along the way including New Scotland Yard. We end at the real-life 221B Baker Street where you're free to visit the Sherlock Holmes House Museum or go on a Sherlock spending frenzy at the Sherlock Shop! **We are proud to have recently been chosen by BBC Comic Relief to provide a very special Sherlock tour with special prize winners and Sherlock actors**
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Itinerary
Stand in front of the famous New Scotland Yard and the revolving sign. Learn a little about the home of the Metropolitan Police, the oldest professional police force in the world and hear of how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle sought advice when creating the character of Sherlock Holmes
See sights used in the filming of BBC Sherlock
See the beautiful old Victorian Pub dedicated to Sherlock Holmes.
Stand on the spot of where much of the BBC publicity shots are done. See where Sherlock finds a washed up body on the banks of the Thames and the real-life history of this spot. For fans of Irene Adler, a scene was shot near by too.
Not only were parts of a pivotal Sherlock episode filmed here but we will learn about the real life Old Bailey and the nearby sights relating to executions and other gory things!
As we go on the tour, we will pass by several famous sights such as St Pauls Cathedral and learn a little of its history. Of course the front steps were featured in a recent Sherlock movie.
Enroute to our next spot we will see this famous place where Braveheart was executed along with others who weren't burned at the stake!
This was a location in a recent Sherlock movie. From the outside, we will visit this ancient spot that survived the Great Fire of London, see a Plague Pit.
See the spot where Sherlock fell from the roof and where Watson ran into the cyclist. Some fans like to lay on the spot and have a photo taken!
This beautiful square is where we first meet Dr Watson in Sherlock. There are good reasons why they chose this location which you'll learn soon.
Visit the street with the longest history of Sherlock Holmes on the big screen. It was here that the very first 221B Baker Street was filmed almost 100 years ago and it has been used in recent movies too!
See the place where Sherlock had his rainy night rendevous with the mysterious woman in the final season of Sherlock.
Visit the iconic location from Sherlock. Maybe pop inside and grab a drink and see some of the photos on the wall of where Benedict and Martin sit and eat. Next door of course is the door where they fi;m 221B in Sherlock and we'll tell you how and why they do it here.
Visit the only statue to Sherlock Homes in London and find out why Baker Street has its strong connections with Sherlock Holmes
We finish the tour outside of the actual 221B Baker Street. Here you have the chance to buy some Sherlock souvenirs or visit inside the Sherlock House Museum which is exactly as Sherlocks house would have been in Victorian days. Watch out for Professor Moriarty and that big bad Hound of the Baskervilles!
This where we find the home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. We will explore the streets of literary Bloomsbury and see the spot where Sherlock lived before he moved to Baker Street.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We can meet you at ANY central London hotel or meet you at the starting point outside Cafe Nero by the exit of Westminster Underground Station where the tour commences.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Dress code is casual
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- We have earmarked this tour as especially safe during the Coronavirus outbreak due to generally quiet places that we visit where social distancing is generally not a problem. All of our tours are private so it is just you/your family and your guide. To make it easier and safer for all concerned we would suggest starting this tour a little later than the usual time, perhaps around 10.30-11am which allows us all to miss rush-hour. We are happy to still come to your hotel to meet you but for the moment we would suggest meeting us at the tour starting point. This allows you to arrive by a taxi or uber rather than public transport. Please feel free to wear masks throughout or at times during the tour. Your guide will also have a mask with them. Please note this tour normally has 3 short tube journeys in it, these can be changed for taxis.
Reviews(25)
Stephen was great! All sorts of interesting information and very enjoyable three hours - even in the rain!
Thanks so much Laura. I'm really glad that you enjoyed the tour despite the rain!
Kevin Pearman was our fabulous guide for the Sherlock Holmes Private walking tour, which as an additional bonus, has a vast knowledge of history that made the tour exceptional. This tour has to be experienced in person as words cannot describe the many sites we saw and all of the inside tidbits with fun anecdotes accompanying. Kevin exceeded our expectations and we would not hesitate to book another tour with this company. Booking was very simple and the company was very quick to respond to questions. I highly recommend and Kevin Pearman was absolutely fantastic.
Thanks so much for your amazing review. I'm so glad that you enjoyed your Sherlock Holmes Private Walking Tour with Kevin so much. We always try to make each tour unique and as enjoyable and authentic as possible and it's lovely to hear that people appreciate it.
Stephen was great. I was surprised that he took us to so many places that had nothing really to do with Sherlock. And he had lots of great info about everywhere we went. My favorite was when we saw where they filmed the scene in Sherlock where cumberbatch fell off the roof.
Thanks so much for your lovely review I'm so glad that you had such a nice tour with me. Yes that is a great location and I like it there too. That area had been covered in scaffolding for 2 years so you timed your tour just right! Thanks again!
Our first activity on our very first visit to London - we traveled as a family and everyone loved this tour. So much info on the Sherlock Holmes saga - both past and more recent. Our guide, Kevin, was absolutely the best. He was kind, helpful, supremely knowledgeable! He pointed out so much that was nearby our walking path and helped us become familiar with the tube. Based upon information he shared, we went back to several places over the span of our visit. Kevin obviously loves what he does and it was clear that his top priority was to make our experience a great one!
Thank-you so much for your wonderful and very kind review. I'm so glad that you enjoyed our Sherlock tour with the lovely Kevin and hopefully saw quite a few bonuses as well as all the Sherlock locations. Thanks again!
Simon was like a walking Goggle of London history, a veritable encyclopedic knowledge of all things Sherlock and all things London. Walking through London with Simon allowed us to discover many unexpected gems of the rich history London hides in every nook and that probably other typical tours might miss. We had an absolutely fantastic time and when we come back to London we will be looking for Simon again for his other walking tours!!!
Thanks so much for your review Arturo. It was such a pleasure to meet you all. I'm glad you had a good tour. Not everyone gets to take a selfie with a 275 year old philosopher! Say hi to everyone from me! - Stephen (Simon works too lol).
My husband and I did the Sherlock Holmes walking tour with Kevin three weeks ago. Well, it was supposed to be the Sherlock Holmes walking tour but it was WAY MORE than that! The things we learnt about London were amazing and so many gems hiding in plain sight! Our guide was SO knowledgeable and interesting, we could have walked all day listening to his stories! If you only have one time to do one tour in London, this has to be it!!
Thanks so much for your amazing review of our Sherlock tour. All our tours have the habit of going beyond what people expect! Kevin was so glad to know that you enjoyed your time with him. We did this tour for the BBC Comic Relief fundraising show with some of the actors so you know you're in good company!
It’s hard to say which part of this tour was the most exciting. Kevin, our tour guide made every part of the trip so interesting and our grandchild flipped over following Sherlock’s story. Wished we could have spent more time with kevin .
Thankyou for your wonderful review. I'm so glad that you all enjoyed your tour and Kevin too!
Stephen kindly adapted his tour to our requests - my husband for Sherlock Holmes, for myself for some of the older buildings and communities that merged over the years to form London. Stephen's depth of knowledge was apparent, but he adapted his tour to our level! He also shared lots of fun facts to keep us smiling. I would thoroughly recommend one of these tours, especially to people like us who used to commute into London for work, but who never took the time to really look at and think about all the history around us.
Hi Marian, I hope you're keeping well. I'm so glad that you both had a good time on our special tour. I've never done one quite like that before. It was lovely to meet you both and thank-you so much for booking a tour and leaving such a kind review.
Really like visiting all the places in conjucture with Sherlock holmes. Our guide was really good. Nice thing to do as a family
Thanks so much for your lovely review. We really appreciate your taking the time. I'm really happy to hear that you enjoyed your tour and hope to see you again if you ever return to London!
I absolutely loved this walking tour! Not only did I visit the show's filming locations (which was such a thrill!) , but I also learned so much about London's history. There's nothing like a walking tour to familiarize yourself with a destination. This is my 3rd time to London but through this tour, I definitely discovered more things compared to my past visits when I toured on my own. My guide Kevin was very knowledgeable, and was also the nicest and most patient guide I've ever met! I absolutely recommend this private tour to any Sherlock Holmes fan, and to anyone wanting to learn more about London! Another plus: the owner is very quick to respond if you ever have any questions or concerns.
Thanks for your wonderful review. It's always the nicest aspect of the job to hear when people love the tours so much they leave a nice little review. Yes we get quite a few people who come on our walking tour after having found a bus or taxi tour not to be what they were hoping it would be. I'm glad that you enjoyed your time with Kevin too, he has a great way of mixing Sherlock and real London together to make for a memorable tour.
