London Dark Pages - Literary London After Dark
Compleat Walks
This is a unique walk, that reveals London’s dark history. We always run this walk at night time so that we capture the perfect atmosphere for the stories we will tell.
Departure Point
- We meet just outside the station at the Victoria embankment entrance
Duration
2 hours
Languages Available
- Human tour guide - English
Points of Interest
Stop At: Inns of Court
Fleet Street, London
• Gothic architecture influencing dark Victorian literature • Lawyers, secrecy, power & punishment in literature • Dickens’s obsession with law and injustice.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Fleet Street
, , London
• Victorian newspapers & penny dreadfuls • Birthplace of sensational crime stories • Sweeney Todd legend (fiction + fear culture)
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Holborn
London
• Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary • Writers living in poverty, obsession, madness • The isolation of genius Charles Dickens • Workhouses, child labour, prisons and how it was used in Oliver Twist, Bleak House
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Bloomsbury
London
• Victorian fascination with death & séances • Influence on Bram Stoker & gothic fiction • Fear of the unknown in industrial London
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: The British Museum
Great Russell Street, London
Walk by the museum Obsession with the past, curses, stolen artefacts • Gothic fiction’s fear of ancient knowledge • Writers inspired by history are turning it “dark”
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Fitzrovia
London
• Oscar Wilde • Genius, queerness, censorship • Public downfall & literary punishment • The dark cost of truth and beauty
Duration: 15 minutes
Additional Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- A professional guide who created this walk
Exclusions
- Tips
Voucher Info
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
The tour identified in this promotion is made available through Viator. Groupon is not affiliated with or sponsored by the Compleat Walks in connection with this deal. Please contact Groupon customer service for all inquiries related to this offer. Inquiries placed to Viator will be directed back to Groupon.
This offer is not eligible for promo codes.
This is a unique walk, that reveals London’s dark history. We always run this walk at night time so that we capture the perfect atmosphere for the stories we will tell.
Departure Point
- We meet just outside the station at the Victoria embankment entrance
Duration
2 hours
Languages Available
- Human tour guide - English
Points of Interest
Stop At: Inns of Court
Fleet Street, London
• Gothic architecture influencing dark Victorian literature • Lawyers, secrecy, power & punishment in literature • Dickens’s obsession with law and injustice.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Fleet Street
, , London
• Victorian newspapers & penny dreadfuls • Birthplace of sensational crime stories • Sweeney Todd legend (fiction + fear culture)
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Holborn
London
• Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary • Writers living in poverty, obsession, madness • The isolation of genius Charles Dickens • Workhouses, child labour, prisons and how it was used in Oliver Twist, Bleak House
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Bloomsbury
London
• Victorian fascination with death & séances • Influence on Bram Stoker & gothic fiction • Fear of the unknown in industrial London
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: The British Museum
Great Russell Street, London
Walk by the museum Obsession with the past, curses, stolen artefacts • Gothic fiction’s fear of ancient knowledge • Writers inspired by history are turning it “dark”
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Fitzrovia
London
• Oscar Wilde • Genius, queerness, censorship • Public downfall & literary punishment • The dark cost of truth and beauty
Duration: 15 minutes
Additional Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- A professional guide who created this walk
Exclusions
- Tips
Voucher Info
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
The tour identified in this promotion is made available through Viator. Groupon is not affiliated with or sponsored by the Compleat Walks in connection with this deal. Please contact Groupon customer service for all inquiries related to this offer. Inquiries placed to Viator will be directed back to Groupon.
This offer is not eligible for promo codes.
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