IRELAND LITERARY BREAKS DESTINATIONS


LEFT: Victor Hugo’s Hauteville House ABOVE: The Sherlock Holmes Museum


Hauteville House, his eclectically decorated home on the island, provides a fascinating insight into the author’s world. Clients shouldn’t miss the Crystal Room, his writing room that looks out across St Peter Port and towards his homeland, France. The island boasts three walking tours, which will take clients to some of Hugo’s favourite spots including Victoria Tower, which is etched with the initials of the author and his secret lover, French actress Juliette Drouets. BOOK IT: Premier Holidays offers a four-night Guernsey break, staying at the Marton Guest House, from £279 from Gatwick or Southampton, valid for travel from July 1 to September 30. trade.premierholidays.co.uk


is sweeter for my presence”, the mighty Sherlock Holmes once said, and he wasn’t wrong: the detective is one of London’s most iconic literary figures. The


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SHERLOCK HOLMES’S LONDON “The air of London


capital plays a pivotal role in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous books, and also in the modern day retelling of the stories in the form of BBC series Sherlock and the Hollywood film adaptation starring Robert Downey Jr. Sherlock buffs can grab their


deerstalkers and head to Baker Street, where they’ll be greeted by a bronze statue of the famous detective at Marylebone tube station. The fictional home of Mr Holmes and his friend Dr Watson at 221b is replicated at the Sherlock Holmes Museum, which has created Holmes’s famous study as described by his books. Other spots on the Holmes hit


list include The Sherlock Holmes pub in Charing Cross, which features in The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, and Holmes’s favourite restaurant, Simpson’s- in-the-Strand. BOOK IT: Attraction World offers a Sherlock Holmes Walking Tour of London that visits locations from the books, and from the BBC and film adaptations, from £12 or £10 per child under 15. attractionworld.com


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