'The London of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle & Sherlock Holmes' Guided Walk

Come along on Sunday 27th September for a Blue Badge Guided Walk on Sherlock Holmes and his creator; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle!

Blue Badge Guides know London better than anyone. They have trained intensively for two years and passed the highest Tourist Guiding qualification in the UK.

About the walk Travel back to the London of fogs and horse drawn cabs as we follow the footsteps of Sherlock Holmes and his creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

We will start in elegant St James’s, home to the “Diogenes Club” frequented by Mycroft Holmes and take in several locations mentioned in the novels and short stories featuring Doyle’s famous fictional detective. An embassy, hotels, historic shops, the home of the Metropolitan Police and a library all feature.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a Scottish writer and physician most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes. Holmes made his first appearance in 'A Study of Scarlet', published in 'Beeton's Christmas Annual' in 1887. Its success encouraged Conan Doyle to write more stories involving Holmes but, in 1893, Conan Doyle killed off Holmes, hoping to concentrate on more serious writing. A public outcry later made him resurrect Holmes. In addition, Conan Doyle wrote a number of other novels, including 'The Lost World' and various non-fictional works.

The walk is a private walk for the group, we will be guided by Blue Badge guide [Diane Burstein](https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/guides/dianeburstein/) and [Vicky Bailey](https://britainsbestguides.org/guides/vicky-bailey/).

Vicky will be starting at 2:15pm and Diane at 2:30pm, so on the day, just come along at your chosen time.

Payment for the walk Full Members of the group will be £11, everyone else the cost is £13 per person (payable via cash or credit card on the day or in advance via PayPal or Bank Transfer).

If you wish to pay in advance: • send a bank transfer: TSB Bank plc\, sort code: 77-66-65\, account no: 00030809\, Account name: Cultureseekers • Pay via credit card: ([https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QDOWSSXO](https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QDOWSSXO)) • go to PayPal - [https://www.paypal.com/uk/](https://www.paypal.com/uk/), then click on 'Pay & Get Paid‘, then click on 'Send Money’, put in the email address: [general@cultureseekers.org](mailto:general@cultureseekers.org) in the 'Send Money' box, then 'Next' and then enter the amount to pay. Click 'Next', then 'Goods & Services', then 'For Friends & Family', then 'Continue'

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Afterwards After we will head to the 'Coal Hole pub', 91-92 Strand, for a chat over a drink. We finish close to Temple Tube Station.

If you can make it, please come to the pub afterwards, as it’s a great way to meet and get to know others after the visit.

Please note, we will only wait at the station for 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time so please be early or on time.

Look out for the red & blue 'London Cultureseekers' group sign outside the station.

Hope to see you there!

Robert 07905 901 834 (text only) or email: [general@cultureseekers.org](general@cultureseekers.org)

*On the day, if you can’t make the visit, just change your RSVP to No or text me to say you…