This Doctor Who London walking tour takes you to the most famous and iconic locations used in the TV series “Doctor Who”. Discover London’s capital on a 2.5 hour walk with a friendly and highly knowledgeable guide. Learn how the TV series was made as well as anecdotes of many of the most famous Doctor Who characters like Headless Monks and The Silence. You’ll get to see where the Doctor rode an anti-gravity motorbike up London’s tallest building, where the Cybermen invade London in Dark Water and Death in Heaven, and more! The Doctor Who London Tour is available several times a week.
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Over the years, many of London’s most iconic landmarks have been used in the Doctor Who TV series. Highlights of those places include:
Southwark Cathedral:
The interior of the cathedral was used in the background in The Lazarus Experiment
Canary Wharf building:
Used during the 2006 episode Doomsday, where the clash between the Daleks, the Cybermen, Torchwood and the Tenth Doctor and his companions took place.
The Brandon Estate:
Known as the Powell Estate in the Doctor Who series, this is the place where Rose, Jackie and Mickkey lived.
St Paul’s Cathedral:
Used twice in the past 4 decades. In 1968 the Cyberman invaded in the fittingly titled ‘The Invasion’, and during the Series 8 Final Dark Water/Death in Heaven as Missy’s minions.
Shakespeare Globe:
Used in The Shakespeare Code, when the Tenth Doctor defeats three evil witch-like Carrionites using the words of Shakespeare and J.K. Rowling.
Tower of London:
The site where the Doctor was imprisoned three times during The Day of the Doctor
Trafalgar Square:
A place that has seen quite a bit of Doctor Who over the years and is of course one of London’s most recognizable landmarks.
Earls Court Tardis:
The site with the most famous police box in the world!