The Dickensian Walk, 3.5 miles

• We will start with Coram's fields, where 200 years ago philanthropist Captain Thomas Coram, appalled by he many homeless youths living in the streets, built a “hospital for the maintenance and education of the exposed and deserted young children”. It's often thought that this place might have inspired Dickens to write Oliver Twist.
• We will then proceed to Lambs Conduit Street, Grays Inn, Lincoln's Inn fields, Sir John Soane's Museum, , Seven Stars pub, Maughan Library and Dr Johnson's House.
• If it's not too busy, we will pop in Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub, just to get the feel of the place that was frequented by the likes of Dickens, Dr Johnson, Voltaire, Conan Doyle, Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde.
• We will then carry on by the Royal Courts of Justice, this is where the west limit of the City of London is. We will then proceed to see the last Inns of Court – the Middle Temple. This is where Dickens studied the whole time whilst he was writing Bleak House.
• Finally, we will see 2 Temple place, commissioned by and built for William Waldorf Astor in the 1890s. They have a free exhibition here called The Weight of Being running from 24th January to 19 April 2026, Tuesday-Sunday.
• We will finnish our walk at the Temple tube station (district line). Optional lunch/drinks at the end of the walk

What to bring:
Comfortable footwear
Water
Photo-taking gadgets and chargers
An umbrella just in case (it's London after all)

The walk is free for members who have subscribed for an annual membership. For other members the fee is £5 cash/card on arrival to contribute towards the organiser's meetup fees and costs.

The annual pass option is £15 payable by cash/card on the day. This will provide access to at least 40 walks per year (members are welcome to bring a guest to each event).

All walks are free for the NHS staff (also welcome to bring a guest).

'No Show' Policy: If the member replied 'yes' but did not attend the event, did not update the RSVP and did not inform the organisers on 3 occasions – this triggers an automatic removal from the group. That's once for events with a waiting list.