We're open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm with last entry at 4pm.

Welcome to 48 Doughty Street, the London home of Charles Dickens.

A family looking at items in the Charles Dickens Museum
Visiting Us
Everything you need to know before you visit
Mutual Friends: a cartoon image of Charles Dickens and Wilkie Colline look down at the exhibition title.
Special Exhibition
New exhibition opens 15th November 2023
Selection of Dickens novels
Our Online Shop
Browse our selection of Dickens inspired gifts
The Housemaid's Tour
Housemaid's Tour
Step back in time to 1838 and discover Dickens's home
Charles Dickens in a sepia photograph, seated and stroking his dog.
Ghosts and Dickens?
Did Charles Dickens really believe in Ghosts?
A guided evening tour
Guided Tour
Experience the magic of Charles Dickens
A clock being safely reinstalled.
Support Us
Help us care for this remarkable collection
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Ghostly Guided Tour
This Halloween, enjoy a spooktacular tour
Portrait of Dickens
The Dickens Fellowship
Our external partners and friends

Events & Exhibitions

Ghost Busters!
Christmas Eve at the Charles Dickens Museum
A Great and Dirty City: Dickens and the London Fog

Celebrating Dickens

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Great Expectations - Penguin Clothbound Classics
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Great Expectations - Penguin Clothbound Classics
£16.99
Charles Dickens White Plaster Bust
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Charles Dickens Plaster Bust
£50.00
A Tale of Two Cities - Penguin Clothbound Classics
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A Tale of Two Cities - Penguin Clothbound Classics
£16.99
David Copperfield - Penguin Clothbound Classics
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David Copperfield - Penguin Clothbound Classics
£18.99

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Community Forum
July 20, 2023
Free Entry Day 6th May 2023
April 17, 2023
Easter Opening Hours!
April 04, 2023

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