Dickens House Museum

Also ich fand das Dickens House nicht wirklich besuchenswert, aber aufgrund der recht mageren Ausbeute an Sehenswürdigkeiten, nimmt man das hier halt auch noch mit.
Wer auf Chjarles Dickens steht und sich vorstellt, daß dieser hier leib– und wahrhaftig gewesen sein soll, der sollte sich das nicht entgehen lassen.
Alle anderen lassen es lieber und machen was anderes… ;-)

As an admirer of Charles Dickens, I was eager to visit Broadstairs and, of course, the Dickens House Museum. It is located at the beach promenade with a wonderful view over the water. We paid only three pounds admission fee each to enter this lovingly designed museum and received a flyer with details of the various rooms. At first, a very nice guide gave us a short introduction of approx. 5 min. He told us some interesting details.
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The original of Ms. Betsey Trotwood, David Copperfield’s aunt, lived in this house. She defended the green in front of the house, trying to keep it clear of donkeys. In the novel, Ms. Trotwood has the same feature.
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Dickens often stayed in Broadstairs during the summer. He sometimes stayed in the house as a tenant. Into a desk used by him he had inserted a rack for six bottles of white wine incl. cooling.
One of the rooms has been furnished as an equivalent of Ms. Trotwood’s sitting-​room. In other rooms, we found a lot of articles of daily use during the 19^th century as well as models of some of Dicken’s characters. Somehow the life in the 19^th century and Dicken’s novels became alive during the visit.
The museum has a shop where you can buy Dicken’s novels. As books in England are so much cheaper than in Germany and fortunately my English is sufficient to be able to read them, I bought quite a lot of books there. The staff offered me to put a stamp into the books reading
Dickens House
Broadstairs
Kent
Of course, I gladly accepted the offer!
This nice little museum is a must go for every Dickens-​lover.
Text und Bilder Konnie-​Neukölln
Text and pictures by Konnie-​Neukölln

Charles Dickens house museum is in a very old building and therefore not disabled friendly at all really. The lower floor is accessible but it’s a very tight squeeze so be aware. Good to visit during the Dickens festivals and the family enjoyed it,

Great opportunity to see inside the house where Charles Dickens spent some time and influenced him on his stories.
Lots of memorobilia about the man with guides that will tell you all there is to know about the man himself.