Private Sherlock Holmes Walking Tour in London | La Vacanza Travel

Private Sherlock Holmes Walking Tour in London

Duration: 3 hours
Destination: United Kingdom, England, London
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  • 3 hours
  • London
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

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**

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Metropolitan Police, Victoria Embankment, London SW1A 2JL, UK

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

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Victoria Embankment, London WC2N 6PB England

See sights used in the filming of BBC Sherlock

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Sherlock Holmes, 10 Northumberland St, London WC2N 5DB, UK

See the beautiful old Victorian Pub dedicated to Sherlock Holmes.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Millennium Bridge, Thames Embankment, London EC4V 3QH, UK

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.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Old Bailey, London EC4M 7EH England

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!

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: St. Paul's Cathedral, St Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD England

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.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Sir William Wallace Memorial, W Smithfield, London EC1A 7AQ, UK

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!

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Church of St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield, London EC1A 9DS England

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.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: St Bartholomew's Hospital, W Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE, UK

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!

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Russell Square, London WC1B 5EH England

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.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Torrington Square, London, UK

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!

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Byng Place, 1 Byng Pl, London WC1E 7LE, UK

See the place where Sherlock had his rainy night rendevous with the mysterious woman in the final season of Sherlock.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Speedy's Sandwich Bar & Cafe, 187 N Gower St, Euston Rd., London NW1 2NJ, UK

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.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Sherlock Holmes Statue, 4 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LD England

Visit the only statue to Sherlock Homes in London and find out why Baker Street has its strong connections with Sherlock Holmes

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Sherlock Holmes Museum, 221B Baker Street, London NW1 6XE England

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!

Duration: 50 minutes

Stop At: Bloomsbury, London England

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.

Duration: 15 minutes

Inclusions
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private guide
  • Entry/Admission - Millennium Bridge
  • Entry/Admission - Victoria Embankment
  • Entry/Admission - St Bartholomew's Hospital

Exclusions
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Dress code is casual
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • 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.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Underground Ltd, Westminster Station, Bridge St, London SW1A 2JR, UK
Traveler pickup is offered
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.


Departure Time

09:30 AM


Return Details

221B Baker St, London NW1 6XE, UK

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

3 hours


User's Reviews

Robin_Y

22 Mar, 2024

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.

Margaret_H

21 Sep, 2023

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.

Stjohncomment

09 Aug, 2023

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!

Arturo_D

12 Dec, 2022

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!!!

Christine_G

14 Sep, 2022

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!!

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