Dickens World

Dickens World was a themed attraction located in the Chatham Dockside retail park in Kent, England.

Holcombe Manor in Chatham was the inspiration for Dingley Dell, the house in Pickwick Papers, and some of Edwin Drood takes place in Rochester Cathedral.

Unlike many other theme parks, Dickens World was not designed to guide visitors through any particular path, but enabled them to structure their own experience.

[5] When Dickens World first opened it included a Great Expectations-themed water ride, a Haunted House, a 4D movie at Peggotty's boathouse, an animatronic show in a mock-up Britannia Theatre, an interactive schoolhouse based on Dotheboys Schoolhouse, a "Fagin's den" play area for children, and "The Six Jolly Fellowship Porters", a themed bar and restaurant.

[5] The Great Expectations ride took visitors through scenes of Victorian London and ended with a simulated drop from a sewer into the River Thames.

From 23 March 2013, the venue offered a guide-led walking tour where the visitors met costumed characters.

[2] The Hoosiers used Dickens World as the location for their fourth single's video "Cops and Robbers" in March 2008.