CHARLES DICKENS MOVES HOME TO KENT
Literature themed amusement park in Chatham
Ok,
Charles Dickens may be buried at Westminster Abbey, but his characters
and
the world he lived in and created lives on in his books and now in a
new Dickensian themed amusement attraction in Chatham, Kent DICKENS
WORLD. The park is
located at Chatham Maritime in Kent, a few miles from the historic town
of Rochester. Dickens father was a dockyard worker at the naval docks
of Chatham, and young Charles spent his happy childhood days in Kent
and Rochester from which he drew many of his experiences and memories
for his stories - imagine Pip’s discovery of Magwich before his “Great
Expectations”.
DICKENS
WORLD is an indoor experience
recreating the England of Dickens’ lifetime,
a journey into one of the most fascinating periods of British History
enduring in imagination brought to life, what the author refered to as ‘the
best of times and worst of Times’. Victorian London with
its sounds and smells and the unique architecture and street scenes vividly
depicted
in the Dickens’ canon, brought to life by a supporting cast of
familiar characters (see Charles
Dickens Museum London).
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The attraction features a dark boat ride, taking visitors through the
depths of London’s sewers
and atmospheric streets, courtyards, markets and shops, to a magical
flight across the roof tops of London. In the Haunted House, Dickens
ghosts of Christmases past and Ebenezer Scrooge come back to
life. An indoor version of London of the
1800s so realistic its commonly be used as a movie and tv filming
location. A children’s
play area is provided and named Fagin’s Den where one supposes
pocket-picking might be taught to your little tykes – hopefully
not. A 250 seat theater offers a multi-sensory animatronic performance
throughout the day and then a live ‘supper’ show in the
evening. And not just for kids, a series of 'burlesque' evening dinner
shows provide some 'naughty delights' true
to the period of the Victorian Music Hall. A variety of traveling and
rotating performances are offered. Cream Tea is served everyday at 3
pm, for a charge with entrance ticket.
The Dickens World courtyard area allows visitors to walk about
the complex, taking in the atmosphere of the streets, alleys,
courtyards, dockside, shops of old London and dine at a Dickens themed
restaurant.
Other attractions include: Peggoty’s Boat House, The School
Room – The
Dreaded Disciplines of Victorian Education (sounds a little naughty
but
mind out of the
gutter please), Crime and Punishment and The Old Curiosity Shoppe
complete the
whole experience.
The builders of Dickens World have worked with the Dickens Fellowship
to assure the material presented is based on a credible
and factual account of Charles Dickens works and the world in
which
he lived, with
great attention to the authenticity of the time, characters and
story lines. A family friendly amusement experience with literary
and cultural
learning opportunities presented in an entertaining depiction
of the times and conditions people experienced living in England
in
the early
19th century. The Dickens World experience takes
about 4 hours to "dwell" and visitors also can
take advantage of a number of restaurants, cafes and bars in
the surrounding area
and visit the nearby Royal Historic Dockyard, a factory outlet
shopping mall
and a nine-screen Odeon multiplex cinema for additional entertainement.
Dickens World is about one hour by car from London off Junction
3 on the M2 motorway and close to the M20 and M25, a mile from
the Chatham
and
Rochester
rail stations, where trains run to London Victoria Station, and
the new Eurostar link at Ebsfleet is located
15 minutes
away. ©Bargain
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