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Charles Dickens Museum, Private Views

Charles Dickens Museum, 48 Doughty Street, London, WC1N 2LX -

Up to
50 guests

About Venue

Located in the heart of literary Bloomsbury, the Charles Dickens Museum is the perfect setting for an exclusive event in an enchanting historical setting.

An original Georgian townhouse dating back to 1809, Dickens’s ‘house in town’ is dressed in beautiful period style as if Dickens himself had just stepped out the door. The Grade I listed Charles Dickens Museum provides the perfect setting for an atmospheric dinner, elegant drinks reception, private corporate event or as a historical film location.

Spread over five floors, the Museum provides the evocative setting of an intimate Victorian home. Lit with candles, it can transport your guests to a time when Dickens would have walked the halls, entertained in the Dining Room, held court with his own guests in the Drawing Room and given life to his immortal characters in the quietude of his study.

A Private View of the Museum gives our guests an exclusive opportunity to experience 48 Doughty Street as if Dickens had just closed the door behind him...

A guide will take your group for an intimate and exclusive tour around the Museum; giving visitors the magical experience of walking through the house which feels as though Dickens has just stepped out the door. Before the tour all guests will enjoy a drink in our Museum garden cafe, situated in a light and airy extension of our historic building, with an attractive courtyard and outdoor seating in the light filled garden.

Capacity & Layout

Standing

up to 50

Facilities & Amenities

Cloakroom

Air conditioning

Disabled access

Location

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Reviews

Becky T
August 2025
We spent 45-60 minutes exploring the five floors of Charles Dickens’s home, though yours could vary depending on whether the audio guide (downloaded via QR code) and/or reading the signs and exhibition. It has an interesting mix of rooms and objects to see, including the kitchens, dining area, parlour, bedrooms, nursery, and exhibitions. Exhibitions covered a little on his life, works, and performances of his works. I wished a little more was on his family life (e.g. just threw in that he had a scandalous divorce and nine surviving kids, but little about them). It was not busy on an August Saturday, which was nice - so no need to have prepurchased tickets. Small cafe onsite, nice clean toilets, and medium shop with some interesting items for purchase.