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London Dark Pages - Literary London After Dark

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Up to 24 hours before your scheduled admission.

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
Inclusions
  • A professional guide who created this walk

Exclusions
  • Tips

Voucher Info
Mobile or paper ticket accepted

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14-day cancellation rights do not apply; no refunds or exchanges permitted. Voucher valid only for date and time listed; may not be exchanged or redeemed for other dates. Purchaser name and phone number must be provided at checkout; this information will be shared with Viator and the tour operator for purposes of order fulfillment. Groupon promo codes may not be used for this offer. Groupon voucher Terms of Sale do not apply. See the tour operator's terms and conditions for this offer here. Offer is not eligible for our promo codes or other discounts.