Private Sherlock Holmes Walking Tour in London
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Private Sherlock Holmes Walking Tour in London

By Ye Olde England Tours
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Ages 5-99
Duration: 3h
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Live guide: English
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  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private guide
  • Entry/Admission - Victoria Embankment
  • Entry/Admission - London
  • Entry/Admission - London
What's not included
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Entry/Admission - London
  • Entry/Admission - London
  • Entry/Admission - Old Bailey
  • Entry/Admission - St. Paul's Cathedral
  • Entry/Admission - Church of St. Bartholomew the Great
  • Entry/Admission - The Sherlock Holmes Museum


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
  • Underground Ltd, Westminster Station, Bridge St, London SW1A 2JR, UK
    Just outside the entrance on Bridge Street (opposite Big Ben) there is Cafe Nero and we can meet/start from there.
Pickup details
  • 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.
Hotel pickup offered
During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
    End:
    • 221B Baker St, London NW1 6XE, UK
      We end just outside the Sherlock Museum at 221B Baker Street

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Pushchair accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Near public transportation
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 8607P2

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Dress code is casual
    • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
    • Travellers 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 cancelled 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

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 8607P2

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    • Ye Olde England Tours
      5.0 of 5 bubbles420
      London, England
      Joined in July 2013
    • LightPacker740272
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Beautiful location and delicious food!
      We came here to celebrate someone's 60th birthday. The location of the hotel is beautiful. Unfortunately, we didn't book a room to stay-in so I can't comment on the rooms. The restaurant itself was spacious and has a great view of the lake. We came during lunch time. They offer a 2-course and 3-course meal. They also offer a children's menu. Overall, we loved the selection offered to us. The meals we ordered were all delicious. The portions were great too, even for the kids' portions. My kids who are usually picky eaters loved their meals too. On top of this, service was great. The staff are kind. They surprised the celebrant with a bday dessert at the end, and they also kindly gave us milk for my baby's bottle. I definitely would go back to this place again. Remember to book though as it was full when we went.
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    • Naughty-Nosha
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      RAF Hendon
      Didn't do the tour (nonTour not listed) but a well laid out set of hangers. Easy to find, free large carpark and free entry!! Nice on site café with good variety of basic meals! Highly recommend.
      Written 23 January 2025
    • JudyH410
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      Edinburgh must see
      Great! We enjoyed touring the castle and could have spent many more hours seeing it all. Highlights were the Scottish Crown Jewels, and the small chapel. We were fortunate to be there in August and attend the Military Tattoo on the Castle esplanade.
      Written 10 December 2024
    • Sara C
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Fun and Interesting way to spend an evening in Oakham. Highly Recommend
      Stephen is extremely well versed in all things historical and is also very personable. We had a fun tour around town visiting four pubs with a drink included at each stop. He had anecdotes about the pubs’ history and also lesser-known facts about the town I grew up in. Entertaining for locals and visitors - a perfect balance of history and beer! We look forward to doing another one of Stephen’s tours in the future. Especially as he is totally open to customize any tour to suit your interest and the price is very reasonable.
      Written 30 November 2024
    • Sunshine03850536803
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      Fascinating historical tour
      A very entertaining and educational experience. There is so much to learn about the wharf areas of london. Kevin, our guide, is exceptionally knowledgable. He added a rich layer of insight to the known history of the area and pointed out the non obvious. I highly recommend this tour.
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    • beckyah04
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      A important City Filled with History and Kindness
      What a charming and delightful city! Me, my Daddy, my brother Brad and my Mum have decided to do the walking tour of Lincoln of the attractions of Lincoln that I never been before and the attractions in Lincoln were excellent and more important to other people when visiting Lincoln and I done the walking tour of Lincoln back in December 2012 when I was a young girl that I was in awe of the history, diversity and genuine kindness of the people we encountered.
      Written 21 November 2024
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      Wonderful Living Museum
      We always wanted to visit the museum and we were not disappointed. We had a wonderful experience visiting all the different area's. The staff are excellent and very knowledgeable throughout the park. We visited over two days as you need that time in our opinion to take it all in.
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    • C2271IUtonym
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      A walk through the history of the North East
      So much better than a normal museum mainly because of all the volunteer workers who interact in character and know so much about the era they are representing. The visit to the mine will live long in my memory as I had to bend so low to walk how on earth the miners managed is beyond me. Seeing pictures of miners working in an 18” high seam made me wonder how much of their body was covered in cuts and bruises and no doubt scabs. I have a greater understanding of the courage of these people now. The rest of the museum was as good especially the 1950s street but it’s churlish to pick one over the over. A great day for all the family for sure
      Written 14 November 2024
    • Shimmer1964
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      On holiday
      We visited here it's not cheap to get in but it's a year pass so if you come more than once it's worth it , but brilliant place to visit goes back in time it's a memory trip can spend hours in
      Written 13 November 2024
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      Bloomsbury Walking tour
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    • ChicagoJal2001
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      Best tour guide ever!
      Marty was a fabulously entertaining guide. He went into great detail, and thoroughly answered all our questions. If you take this tour, ask for Marty!
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    • derekw993
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Top class tour, top class company, top class guide
      On the strength of a brilliant and informative tour of Lincoln with Ye Olde England tours and our guide Stephen we booked Stamford and Oakham Private Tour. Once again this was a well thought out and delivered tour covering both the highlights and the lesser know little gems of these very different towns. Stephen met us in Oakham where he is now based and straightaway we knew that his vast knowledge of his subject and easy style would prove to be a winner as we explored this beautiful Rutland town before moving on to Stamford where once again we were treated to an informative tour of both the major and not so well known sites. Our day finished with an add on visit to picturesque Rutland Water and the beautiful and iconic Normanton Church. If you are looking for an informative and interesting tour delivered in a friendly and fun style then you can't go wrong with Ye Olde England Tours
      Written 9 October 2024
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      5* Lincoln tour with a 5* guide
      Having chosen to visit Lincoln on a short break we decided that the best way to get to the heart of the City and its history was on a private walking tour and so we booked with Ye Olde England Tours and boy did we make the right choice. Stephen, our guide for the day was absolutely amazing, from meeting us at our accommodation right through to the end of the tour he was perfect, his depth of knowledge together with his easy, relaxed style and sense of humour make him the perfect host. With Stephen we got to see not just the big tourist highlights but other lesser known places of interest around the city that we simply would never have even known about much less visited had we been on our own. I cannot recommend Ye Olde England Tours and Stephen highly enough, so much so that we booked for another Lincolnshire tour
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      "The handshake" Please encourage men today to join and help others
      Happy to say, Kevin was our guide again. My husband and Kevin are Free Masons - hence "The handshake" Please encourage men today to join and learn how to help others.
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    Marian G
    Thornbury, UK5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2022
    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.
    Written 1 February 2022
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    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.
    Written 9 March 2022
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    StJohn
    Glen Allen, VA3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    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!
    Written 9 August 2023
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    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!
    Written 7 February 2024
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    T_T
    Irvine, CA56 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Dec 2019
    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.
    Written 2 January 2020
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    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.
    Written 3 March 2020
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    Jennifer K
    14 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    May 2019 • Family
    Our tour guide, Dewi, was very informative and fun. The Sherlock fans in our group loved all the locations and details of each given. For the not so much Sherlock fans, he was great about pointing out other sites, giving information and answering all of our questions. The tour took us all over London via walking (LOTS of it!), the bus and tube.We loved it!
    Written 27 May 2019
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    We're so glad that you enjoyed your Sherlock tour. Dewi is a great guide and what he doesn't know about Sherlock. isn't worth knowing! And yes, it does take you all around London! Thanks so much for your nice review.
    Written 28 May 2019
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    nathalie
    Holmfirth, UK5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    May 2019
    Really like visiting all the places in conjucture with Sherlock holmes.
    Our guide was really good.
    Nice thing to do as a family
    Written 10 March 2020
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    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!
    Written 12 March 2020
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    Rodger
    York, PA4 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    July 2019 • Couples
    We toured many interesting sites that were used in the BBC productions with guide Dewi Evans. Dewi has a very deep knowledge of interesting details regarding the local historical sites and many aspects of the various Sherlock Holmes productions and books. I would highly recommend this tour and our guide to anyone interested in Sherlock Holmes.
    Written 23 July 2019
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    Thankyou for your wonderful review. Dewi was thrilled to receive your good feedback and we are so glad you enjoyed your tour. Ye Olde England Tours was the first to run these modern Sherlock themed tours and 6 years on it is still very popular and we love doing them too.
    Written 1 November 2019
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    Travelbehvet
    West Palm Beach, FL57 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Ryan was our tour guide. We love Sherlock and especially the BBC version with Benedict Cumberbatch. He is also a tour guide at the Sherlock Holmes museum. He knew a ton. Then when we went to 221 B Baker, he knew everyone so we were given lovely and special treatment. We did the store, but not the museum on the tour. In addition to all of the sites from the show and also historic Sherlock sites, Ryan knew a ton about London. He is patient and polite. Highly recommended if you are a Sherlock fan.
    Written 20 July 2019
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    We’re so glad that you had a great Sherlock tour. Ryan is phenomenal with all things Sherlock so hopefully you got to see and learn a lot. We always try to mix in some real London history with our tours as we think it sets thhe context better. Thankyou for your great review!
    Written 1 November 2019
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    portobello
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    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Apr 2019 • Friends
    This was an absolutely wonderful tour. Our tour guide, Stephen, was passionate and kind throughout - always keeping us interested along the way and happy to provide additional facts where they popped up. He knew the material extremely well and seem to have lots of knowledge and it was fun to ask him plenty of questions. He was flexible and able to help us arrange things so that they worked specifically to our needs and timetable. Recommended!
    Written 1 April 2019
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    Thank you so much so much for your lovely review. I hope you’re all keeping well. It was such a pleasure to meet with you and help out Comic Relief and the prize winners as well as giving a special tour to some of the BBC Sherlock stars as well who were ever so nice as well. A tour I won’t ever forget, thank you for choosing Ye Olde England Tours
    Written 1 November 2019
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    Jodles
    Brussels, Belgium330 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2018 • Family
    Kevin took my 14 year old daughter and I on a fabulous tour to see filming locations from the TV series. A trip to Speedy's was the highlight - especially the chance to meet the owner and have a quick lunch. We also visited some other locations related to the books, films and Conan Doyle, ending up at the museum in Baker Street. Along the way we visited some quirky and off the beaten track spots of London and learnt some fascinating facts. Kevin was a lovely, friendly and engaging guide, who was happy to let us go at our own pace, stop for a cup of tea etc. Highly recommended.
    Written 30 August 2018
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    We're so glad that you enjoyed our Sherlock tour. It's one of our favourite tours too as you get to see various parts of London. You can never go wrong with a quick lunch at Speedy's either. Thanks so much for your kind review.
    Written 5 April 2019
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    SpikeIII
    San Francisco, CA312 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oct 2017 • Family
    If you are familiar with the BBC series (and even the recent movie versions or Basil Rathbone versions) there are some great landmarks scattered around London. The highlight was getting a quick meal at Speedy's restaurant, as well as the spot near St. Bart's Hospital where Sherlock plunged to the sidewalk. There is a bit of walking (4.5 miles!) and train riding. Our guide, Kevin, filled the walks with London trivia and sites that we would have missed. (Kevin was especially knowledgeable about London history, so it seems like every few blocks there was another interesting (non-Sherlock) bit of London history. Kevin was also great about filling us in on local customs and traditions.)The weather was perfect for walking. The tour ends at the Museum and there is an additional cost (and very long line) to enter. Would recommend brushing up on watching some of the recent BBC episodes. This tour would be difficult if you are not used to walking a few miles. This tour also spends a great deal of time outdoors, so dress accordingly!
    Written 30 October 2017
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    We're so glad that you enjoyed our Sherlock walk with Kevin. You certainly get to see a different side of London as well as visiting some famous and almost unknown Sherlock locations. We hope that your feet have recovered and that you look back on your day with lots of happy memories. Thank-you for your kind review and the advice to wear suitable clothing for the day is spot on!
    Written 21 July 2018
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    *Likely to sell out: Based on Viator’s booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, it seems likely this experience will sell out through Viator, a Tripadvisor company.

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