Charles Dickens Coffee House London
Charles Dickens was born 200 years ago. Dickens created some of the best-known figures in English literature including Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Scrooge and Pip.
Dickens is buried in Westminster Abbey’s Poets’ Corner, among other literary giants such as Geoffrey Chaucer, Alfred Tennyson and Thomas Hardy.
(Update: The cafe has now closed)
The Charles Dickens Coffee House in London’s Covent Garden district was on the ground floor of the building that was the office of All The Year Round, a magazine Dickens founded to publish his stories. At the peak of Dickens’ popularity, crowds would gather outside to wait for the latest episode.
Wellington Street, London
Dickens lodged in rooms above the office in the late 1860’s for a few years before his death in 1870.
Nowadays, the Charles Dickens Coffee House serves a variety of light meals as well as sandwiches, snacks and beverages. Outdoor seating is available, weather permitting.
A Blue Plaque marks the spot
Access – Getting There
The Charles Dickens Coffee House is located on Wellington Street in Covent Garden, London. Visitors to London may also want to visit other Dickens’ haunts such a Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Pub or The George Inn. Both of these places have associations with the author of such classics as Bleak House, Hard Times and Great Expectations.
26 Wellington Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 7DD
Tel: 020 7379 7727
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