Fans of Sherlock Holmes could soon get to experience the detective in all his glory if £25m (US$41m, €30.3m) plans for a Holmes visitor attraction come to fruition.

The planned development – to open in Portsmouth, UK, the former home of Sherlock’s creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – would include rides based on story plots from the detective's adventures and holograms of characters such as Dr Watson and Moriarty in places like Baker Street.

Holmes was played by actor Basil Rathbone in the 1939 film series and more recently the role has been brought to life by Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey Jr in television and film adaptations.

Steve Pitt of the Portsmouth Cultural Partnership said: "There are so many tie-ins around the legacy of Sherlock Holmes being “born” in Portsmouth.

“That’s something that when we look at it, has the potential to create a massive amount of jobs.

“There are 6.9million people who search for Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle on Google every month. There is a massive market for this.’