Overview
The Charles Dickens Museum is the leading centre for the study, appreciation and enjoyment of the life and work of Charles Dickens (1812-1870). The Grade I listed building is the only remaining family home of Charles Dickens in London and where he began married life, became established as a writer, and rose rapidly to international fame.
The Museum holds the world’s most comprehensive collection of material relating to Charles Dickens – over 100,000 items including furniture, personal effects, paintings, prints, photographs, letters, manuscripts, and rare editions. The Museum also houses an extensive archive and research library used continually by leading scholars, and it is the headquarters of the international Dickens Fellowship. 48 Doughty Street is a place of pilgrimage for people from all over the world – fans, scholars, researchers, writers – and it is a place of learning for thousands of children and young people.
Opening
We are open daily Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm, last entry 4pm.
Also open on Bank Holiday Mondays (except 25 & 26 December and 1
January).
Find us
Train & Tube
The nearest tube/train stations are Russell Square (5 mins walk), Chancery Lane (10 mins) or King’s Cross/St Pancras (15 mins), and Farringdon (15 mins).
Bus
Local busses 13, 38, 55 and 243 stop on Theobalds Road at the junction with Gray’s Inn Road, and the Museum is just a couple of minutes' walk from there.
Parking
Metered parking is available on the street
Admission
Adult: £9.00
Concessions (Students & Seniors): £7.00
Child 6-16 years: £4.00
Children under 6 years: Free
Accessibility
- Guide dogs welcome
- Accessible toilets
- Access statement available
- Wheelchair ramps/routes
Things to See
The Desk Where Dickens wrote 'Oliver Twist' and 'Nicholas Nickelby'
The Traditional Victorian Kitchen
The Charles Dickens Museum Garden
The Dining Room Where the Dickens Family Entertained
Fun Facts
The Grade I listed building is the only remaining family home of Charles Dickens in London and where he began married life, became established as a writer, and rose rapidly to international fame.
The Museum holds the world’s most comprehensive collection of material relating to Charles Dickens – over 100,000 items including furniture, personal effects, paintings, prints, photographs, letters, manuscripts, and rare editions.
Walks
Walk leader Richard Jones is author of the definitive guide book Walking Dickensian London. A qualified Blue Badge Tourist Guide, Richard has been giving tours of Dickens’s London since 1982.
Using excerpts from Dickens’s novels, insights from those who knew Dickens personally and his own expert knowledge, Richard aims to bring Dickens’s London to life for those who join him on his walks!
Walks take approximately an hour and a half, and can be organised to run alongside our taught programme of school workshops.
Please visit our website for more detailed information about walking tours.
Weddings
Corporate Hire
Corporate events
Spread over five floors in the Georgian terrace where Charles Dickens lived and wrote, we provide exclusive access for receptions, private dining, tasting events, private tours, meetings and away days.
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The Withdrawing Room
Dinners take place in the Withdrawing Room at banqueting tables which can seat up to 30 guests. We can work with caterers and florists to create a truly bespoke dining experience that will be impossible to forget.
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The Board Room
Our Boardroom is available for hire and is ideal for meetings, conferences or for more informal events. The room can hold a maximum number of 25 guests seated or 16 to 18 guests seated at tables
School Visits
Whether you want to give your students a chance to handle and investigate objects from the Victorian era, practise their Dickens’ theatrical skills or really get to grips with the social context surrounding some of his most powerful novels, we’re sure we can help you to bring Charles Dickens to life for your class. Each two hour session includes a workshop and interactive guided tour by our enthusiastic and experienced team.