Full-Day Dickens Tour of Rochester and Chatham with Naval Museums

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Explore the charming Victorian-era Rochester High Street with original store-fronts and Dickens' memorabilia
• 02 Discover the historic Norman Cathedral and Castle in Rochester
• 03 Visit the Charles Dickens Museum and explore locations from his stories
• 04 Optionally tour Chatham's Naval Museum, Royal Navy ships, and the Royal Engineers Museum

If you have read Dickens and are visiting the UK, you can't miss this tour. Visit a range of places associated with his work in Rochester, including the charming Victorian-era High Street, the Norman Cathedral and Castle, and the Charles Dickens Museum. If time permits - or entirely alternatively - you can also explore nearby Chatham, with its excellent Naval Museum, Royal Navy ships, rope museum, and even a modern Royal Navy submarine.

If you have read Dickens and are visiting the UK, you can't miss this tour.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Chatham, Rochester

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Dickensian Rochester and Historic Chatham

• Pick-up by your guide from your local hotel or nearest train station.

• Visit Rochester High Street, a quaint Victorian-era street straight out of a Dickens story, with many shops still keeping their original store-fronts and Dickens' memorabilia at every turn.

• Tour the beautiful old Norman Cathedral and Castle.

• Visit the Charles Dickens Museum, his house, and see quite a few places you may have read about in his stories.

• Alternatively, visit nearby Chatham, home to an excellent Naval Museum, a number of Royal Navy ships, a submarine, and the rope museum, the longest brick-built building in the world. A visit to the Royal Engineers Museum is also highly recommended.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Entry to all museums, castles, cathedrals, and military sights.

• Hot and cold drinks with either a packed lunch or a snack at a restaurant on Rochester High Street.

• Services of a London guide.

What's Not Included

• Museum programme or shop-bought purchases.

Know before you go

• Rochester is an old and beautiful small city just outside London in the county of Kent. If you have read Dickens, then you can't miss this tour, as we will visit a number of places associated with his work.

• Nearby is the Royal Engineers Museum, which covers centuries of history right up to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. So, whether you love English literature or prefer tours focused on military history, this one is for you.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Rochester, UK

Tour start

Rochester, UK

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.