8 Places Linked to Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock`s World: Real Places Radiocity By Radiocity Team Published May 23, 2025 [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Portsmouth The seaside town where Conan Doyle began writing Sherlock Holmes—this is where the legend was born, in a quiet medical practice. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

221B Baker Street The iconic London address of Holmes and Watson. Today, it’s a museum dedicated to the world’s greatest detective. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Brixton Road Scene of the first Sherlock Holmes case, A Study in Scarlet. A real London location tied to a fictional murder that started it all. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Dartmoor The misty moorlands that inspired The Hound of the Baskervilles. A haunting, dramatic landscape full of mystery and atmosphere. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Lyceum Theatre A favorite haunt of Conan Doyle and later a setting in Holmes adaptations—this grand venue connects literature and performance. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Kilravock House Doyle once stayed here in Scotland, said to inspire some of his gothic sensibilities and love for eerie settings. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

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