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Charles Dickens Museum
Explore the former home of literary giant Charles Dickens, prolific author of Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, Bleak House and more.
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What you'll do
Discover the most comprehensive collection of Dickens-related materials on the planet.
Boasting a collection of over 100,000 items, including furniture, artworks, photographs, letters, early editions and other personal effects, this museum is a must-visit for fans of Dickens’ work.
Explore rooms dressed with authentic Victorian tableware, portraits, ornaments and paintings, and take a peek inside the family bedchambers and servants’ quarters.
Visit Dickens’ study, where novels including Nicholas Nickleby and The Pickwick Papers were written by candlelight and see his famous red reading desk – designed by the great man himself – from where he performed sections of his novels to rapt audiences around the world.
Other not-to-be-missed treasures on display at the museum include Dickens’ wife Catherine’s engagement ring, handwritten drafts of the novels written at the house, and many sketches and portraits of the author.
Charles Dickens Museum highlights
The study
Visit the very room where literary classics including Oliver Twist and The Pickwick Papers
were written
Reading desk
Dickens’ iconic red desk was used as a podium for his performative readings all over the world
Café and shop
There’s a lovely little garden café for cakes and refreshments and of course a curiosity shop packed with Dickens novels and other souvenirs
What's included
With us, there are no entry fees on the day – all you’ve got to do is show your pass.
Step inside Dickens’ Victorian family home on Doughty Street, where some of his best-loved novels were written.
Browse thousands of Dickens-related items, from early manuscripts to personal keepsakes.
You’ll also enjoy access to seasonal exhibitions and events as part of your admission.
Where you'll be
48 Doughty Street, London, GBHow to get there
Russell Square or Chancery Lane
Operating hours
Closings & holidays
Mondays and Tuesdays
Find out more
For more information visit the Charles Dickens Museum website.
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