Things to See & Do

Transfers & Car Hires

Eat, Shop & Party

Brixton

Camden & King's Cross

East London

Greenwich

Kensington & Chelsea

Outside London

South Bank 

The City 

West End & Covent Garden

Westminster 

About Us

TRAVJOY

CITIES

XMLID_468_.svg

Chat with us

mail_send_envelope_envelope_email_message_unopened_sealed_close_8cc78e55d6.png

query@travjoy.com

GET HELP 24 / 7

Trav_Logo_aa739c59ff.svg

Experience Providers

Affiliates

Creators & Influencers

PARTNERS

upi.svg

Discover_a828ad0dd1.svg

Paypal_05b4c0b013.svg

Visa_c472a14759.svg

Mastercard_fc8c29e8bd.svg

PAYMENTS WE ACCEPT

linkedin.png

facebook.png

instagram_black_1_369560fdc9.png

youtube_color_1_8b9ea42a1b.png

SOCIAL MEDIA

TJ__TravJoy Logo.png

TravjoyLogo

Search

My Wishlist

Sarah Riches is a UK-based travel journalist with 18 years editing magazines and writing for premium titles.

Sarah Riches is a UK-based travel journalist with 18 years editing magazines and writing for premium titles. She edited London's Explore Paddington — twice shortlisted for a PPA Award — and presented videos for London Planner, with bylines in National Geographic Traveller, Wanderlust, the FT, and the Independent. Her London coverage draws on years of editorial work across the city's neighbourhoods, hotels, and visitor experiences, helping travellers cut to what's genuinely worth their time.

Intro to London

London

A two-hour walk tracing Conan Doyle's London, from the Sherlock Holmes statue at Baker Street through to pubs and lodging houses in Mayfair and Westminster. Guides layer in both the Victorian canon and the BBC adaptation's filming sites. Group sizes run small. Entry to the Sherlock Holmes Museum is usually not included and is ticketed separately.<br/>
- Covers both book fans and BBC-series fans, which widens the appeal across generations.
- Reviewers flag the walk's mix of real Victorian London and fictional addresses as the narrative draw.
- Route works as a rain-friendly option; most stops are exterior but can shelter under awnings.


Solo

Couple

Guided Tours

All Experiences

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Spend the morning hot on the heels of Sherlock Holmes in London, learning about the popular Victorian detective while seeing countless filming locations and literary haunts. The 2-hour tour is led by a film-expert guide, who’ll introduce you to sites like Somerset House, the fictional Diogenes Club and more, used in adaptations like Guy Ritchie’s 2009 film ‘Sherlock Holmes,’ as well as the 1979 thriller ‘Murder by Decree.’ So, book now! As the man himself would say: ‘It’s elementary, my dear Watson.’

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.

When your Sherlock Holmes tour of London is over, finish your tour here overlooking the River Thames - the artery that runs through the city of Sherlock Holmes.

Meet your guide at Piccadilly Circus in central London, and then set off on your walking tour, hearing about Sherlock Holmes – the fictional sleuth from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s late 19th-century stories. The escapades of the deerstalker-clad detective were so popular that film adaptations followed the books, and filming sites are now scattered around the capital.

See the place where the eccentric Sherlock Holmes first met Dr Watson – his loyal friend and adviser – and hear trivia about the 1979 thriller

Murder by Decree, which featured the pair. Visit the Royal Academy building, which was used in the film, and stroll around some of the pubs and grand hotels that were mentioned in the books.

Your guide will entertain you with insider gossip about different iterations of Sherlock Holmes productions including Guy Ritchie’s 2009 film 

Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey Junior, followed by a walk to the Diogenes Club as seen in 

BBC Sherlock – a fictional gentleman’s club where a strict no-talking rule was imposed. After stopping for photos outside, you'll see numerous locations linked with the famous detective.

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.)

Sherlock Holmes Walking Tour in London

What is Included

Itinerary

Additional Info

Cancellation Policy

Language Guide

Similar Options you'd love