I recently went to The Great Murder Mystery in West Kensington hosted by immersive dining company The Lost Estate. Being a Sherlock Holmes fan, I adorned attire befitting for the occasion and prepared for an evening of intrigue and mystery. You are invited to attend the ‘press conference’ held by Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson at 221b Baker Street, where the characters will recount the events of The Hound of the Baskervilles live as you dine.
You are invited to attend the ‘press conference’ held by Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson at 221b Baker Street. (Image: Emily Davison) We first began by entering the rather unassuming warehouse near West Kensington station where we were greeted, before heading through the door of 221b Baker Street and arriving in a room with tables decorated in the fashion of a Victorian home. We arrived in a room with tables decorated in the fashion of a Victorian home.
(Image: Emily Davison) There were so many little touches everywhere you looked, from the shelves of bottles on the walls to the press conference passes with a looping handwritten message from Mr Holmes himself. There were so many little touches everywhere you looked. (Image: Emily Davison) We were sat at a table with views of the stage and the seating area for Holmes and Watson and enjoyed live music performances from a violinist as we began with cocktails .
We began with a complimentary cocktail where you get to choose from a wide range of themed cocktails with names like “Livener.