Sherlock Holmes: See the movie, then follow in the detective’s footsteps on a 10-night tour

Did Sherlock shop in Manchester? Sue Frause photo.

Our choice for a New Year’s Day movie was narrowed down to two: Sherlock Holmes and It’s Complicated.

We ended up going with the latter, which was a real hoot. Filmed mostly in Santa Barbara, California it’s an all-American film, written and directed by Nancy Meyers.

The one that got away, Sherlock Holmes, is about as far as you can get in both story and setting. Directed by Guy Ritchie, the film stars Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law, and was filmed mostly in England.

Now you can follow in Sherlock Holmes’ footsteps on an independent tour with Across the Pond Vacations. The Sherlock Holmes Britain tour is 12 days and 10 nights and begins in London where Holmes and Watson lived at 221b Baker Street. Then it’s on to Dartmoor, setting for The Hound of the Baskervilles; Manchester and its Victorian charms of the northwest and where many scenes where the film was shot; and ending in Edinburgh, Scotland where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born and studied medicine at Edinburgh University. Here are the tour details:

• Airport transfer via London black taxicab from either Heathrow or Gatwick airport to London’s City Centre
• 10 nights in 4-5 star hotels (including a stay in a luxury manor house)
• 3-days’ transportation on the London Underground and via London buses (Oyster card)
• Excellent seats to a London theatrical production (your choice)
• Sherlock Holmes Walking Tour in London
• 7 days’ car rental in an automatic shift, air-conditioned car (GPS available upon request)
• Full breakfast, daily
• Victorian dining and mystery experience based on The Hound of the Baskervilles
• Edinburgh Pass – Admission to 30+ attractions in Edinburgh, Scotland

Price is from $2,945 per person/double occupancy/airfare to London not included. This is an independent tour, so you’ll be going it on your own. No large group!