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Charles Dickens Museum
Dickens’s London home
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Image courtesy of © Robert Lamb · CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Charles Dickens Museum
Charles Dickens lived at 48 Doughty Street from 1837 to 1839, and wrote The Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby here. The house is now a museum, with rooms furnished as in his day, his desk, manuscripts and personal belongings, and a garden café. Russell Square and Chancery Lane are the nearest stations; check opening days on the website.
Why it's on our list
- Dickens’s home
- Oliver Twist written here
- Period rooms
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Charles Dickens Museum before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Charles Dickens Museum, as the crow flies.
- Kimpton Fitzroy London0.4 mi7 min walk
- Rosewood London0.4 mi8 min walk
- The Zetter Clerkenwell0.6 mi11 min walk
- St Pancras London Hotel0.6 mi12 min walk
- Covent Garden Hotel0.8 mi16 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Charles Dickens Museum are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations
- Russell SquarePiccadilly0.3 mi7 min walk
- Chancery LaneCentral0.4 mi9 min walk
- HolbornCentralPiccadilly0.5 mi10 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Guilford Street0.3 mi7 min walk
- Taxi rank, Russell Square0.5 mi9 min walk
Black cabs can also be hailed in the street: a lit yellow TAXI sign means the cab is available.
Key sights
- The British Museum0.5 miWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Covent Garden0.9 miWalk 17 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Leicester Square1.1 miWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Trafalgar Square1.2 miWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 12 min
- London Eye1.4 miWalk 28 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Westminster Abbey1.7 miWalk 35 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 16 min
- The Shard1.8 miWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Buckingham Palace1.9 miWalk 39 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Tower of London2.0 miWalk 41 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Harrods2.6 miCycle 17 minCar or taxi 22 min
Main rail terminals
- King’s Cross St Pancras0.6 miWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- St Pancras International (Eurostar)0.7 miWalk 14 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Euston0.8 miWalk 16 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Charing Cross1.2 miWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Waterloo1.4 miWalk 29 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Liverpool Street1.5 miWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- London Bridge1.9 miWalk 38 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Victoria2.2 miWalk 44 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Paddington2.6 miCycle 17 minCar or taxi 22 min