Charles Dickens Southwark - Guided Walk
Event Information
Description
Charles Dickens got to know the Southwark area during the early years of his life when his father was sent to Marshalsea debtor’s prison in 1824. Young Charles regularly visited him which sparked ideas and themes and inspired characters which would later reappear to colour many of the novelist’s best-known works.
On this walk one of Southwark Cathedral’s guides will lead you to some of the places associated with Pickwick Papers, The Old Curiosity Shop, David Copperfield and Little Dorrit.
This walk will take approx 90 minutes.
Meet at Southwark Cathedral’s Welcome Desk situated in Lancelot Link at the West Doors entrance.
We highly recommend you book your places in advance although if these walks do not sell out places may be available on the actual day.
We recommend that you wear comfortable shoes or trainers and be prepared for all weather conditions.
FAQs
Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
Yes please.
What is the refund policy?
Any tickets purchased are non-refundable unless the walk is cancelled.
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
The Cathedral is a 5 minute walk away from London Bridge Mainline and Tube Station. There are also a number of buses which pass close by stopping at London Bridge and Borough High Street.
There is no parking available at the Cathedral.
Organiser Southwark Cathedral
Organiser of Charles Dickens Southwark - Guided Walk
Southwark Cathedral has been a place of Christian worship for over 1000 years. Established as a small convent, it grew over the centuries into a priory, which became a parish church and then, in 1905, the Cathedral for the newly created Diocese of Southwark which serves the whole of London south of the river.
The Cathedral’s patchwork architecture bears testament to its past as do the many monuments and memorials inside and outside the church. These are reminders of the rich history of this part of London and our association with such major figures in our creative history, including Chaucer, Shakespeare and Dickens.
Southwark Cathedral is a place of worship, welcome and friendship, to rejoice in or find rest when you’re weary. We are London’s community Cathedral striving to live the example of Jesus, seeking to be a spiritual home for all and set at the heart of Bankside, buzzing with people and activity, a vibrant cultural and commercial destination.
