Sherlock Holmes exhibition set to come to London

Costumes worn by actor Benedict Cumberbatch are predicted to attract fans to the exhibition Credit: Press Association

Sherlock fans are being given the chance to see memorabilia - including the detective's famous hat and coat - up close at an exhibition due to open in London later in the year.

Benedict Cumberbatch's coat is going on show alongside paintings, a pipe and a deerstalker hat at the Museum of London.

The exhibition focuses on the "third character" of the Sherlock Holmes stories - the city of London.

A letter from Edgar Allan Poe highlights the conversations he had with Arthur Conan Doyle about the character Sherlock Credit: Museum of London/PA Wire

Other highlights will include an original manuscript of one of the stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle, a dressing gown worn by actor Benedict Cumberbatch in the hit TV version and a portrait of the author by Sidney Paget who illustrated the original stories.

An original manuscript is one of the special items on show Credit: Museum of London/PA Wire
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, as painted by Sidney Paget Credit: Museum of London/PA Wire