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Shakespeare's London: Explore the Bard's Haunts
4.2
13 Ratings
Greater London
Uncover the life of Shakespeare on a walking tour in London. Visit historic sites, including Southwark Cathedral and the Globe Theatre, and learn about the Bard’s time in the city.
Uncover the life of Shakespeare on a walking tour in London. Visit historic sites, including Southwark Cathedral and the Globe Theatre, and learn about the Bard’s time in the city.
Duration:
3 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre - The original Globe was located just a short distance from Sam Wanamaker’s impressive replica. The guide will lead visitors to the original site and then into the Globe for an engaging official in-house tour. Truly captivating!
- Golden Hinde - This is a full-scale replica of the original Golden Hinde, the ship Sir…
- Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre - The original Globe was located just a short distance from Sam Wanamaker’s impressive replica. The guide will lead visitors to the original site and then into the Globe for an engaging official in-house tour. Truly captivating!
- Golden Hinde - This is a full-scale replica of the original Golden Hinde, the ship Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world in 1577. Queen Elizabeth, who was both Drake’s and Shakespeare’s monarch, commissioned this voyage.
- South Bank - The tour is set in the area known to Londoners as SOUTH BANK. During Shakespeare’s era, this was the “Las Vegas” of London, where activities like bull-baiting and theatre were legally permitted, unlike in the CITY of London across the Thames, where the puritanical city leaders deemed theatre as “the work of the devil.”
- Winchester Palace - The ruins are present here, and it was the Bishop of Winchester who owned all the land on South Bank at the time, including the pubs, brothels, and theatres.
- Southwark Cathedral - Both Will Shakespeare and his brother Edmond (who is buried here) would have worshipped at this cathedral. Today, it hosts a vibrant Church of England congregation and is a venue for many community concerts and events. The guide will also show the Harvard University chapel and the stunning Shakespeare stained-glass window.
- Borough Market - The guide will lead visitors into London’s renowned Borough Market, which dates back to Elizabethan times and is a place Shakespeare would have known well, as he lived in the area for many years. Today, it offers everything from gourmet coffee to organic vegetables and delicious takeaways.
What's Included
- Globe Theatre in-house tour included
- Guide
- Globe Theatre in-house tour included
- Guide
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
Exclusive tour – enjoy a personalized experience with your engaging and knowledgeable guide.
Discover insights into Shakespeare’s life, work, and leisure activities in London. Your engaging guide will lead you to the locations where the legendary playwright drank, worshipped, and performed. Explore Southwark Cathedral, Borough Market, and the remarkable…
Exclusive tour – enjoy a personalized experience with your engaging and knowledgeable guide.
Discover insights into Shakespeare’s life, work, and leisure activities in London. Your engaging guide will lead you to the locations where the legendary playwright drank, worshipped, and performed. Explore Southwark Cathedral, Borough Market, and the remarkable Globe Theatre, founded by Sam Wanamaker, for their captivating in-house tour. The tour includes entry to the official Globe Theatre tour. Each participant receives a collection of the Bard’s renowned expressions and sayings.
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Location
New Globe Walk
Globe Theatre on Bankside. Large glass doors on east side of building by the Starbucks.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(13 Ratings)
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Klamak2024
Jun 18, 2024
Great - The Shakespeare Walking Tour in London offers a fascinating journey through the playwright's life, visiting key historical sites with engaging guides. Perfect for literature enthusiasts and history buffs alike!
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Kristen_j
May 16, 2024
Met expectations - Met my expectations, great guide, wish I had time to see a play too, to experience how they were done back in the day.
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592peppap
Feb 24, 2024
Great experience - Great tour.everyone loved and enjoyed this visit.Lots of things to know n a great interest for kids as well.good for kids holiday time tour
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Diane
Apr 22, 2023
Great tour! - Exceptional tour! Our guide was knowledgeable, passionate, professional and lovely! Made a great memorable experience. Would highly recommend!!
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Sue
Jan 15, 2023
Well worth doing this tour to find out about Shakespeare and sixteenth century London. - Declan was a really interesting guide. He was able to bring Shakespear’s life in London alive. He had lots of well informed theories on his character and provided context for many of his plays and sonnets. He also recites beautifully and interacts with participants.
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Rgfenton
Jun 9, 2022
Shakespeare Globe and Greenwich tours both excellent - I went on a Shakespeare Walking Tour as well as the Greenwich Half-day tour. Both were terrific.
The Shakespeare in London tour was very educational. Muhsin was an excellent guide - very knowledgeable and had a lot of fun!
The Greenwich Highlights Half Day Tour that I took with Stephen was very educational. Architecture, science and music. Excellent!
Strongly recommend both!
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Comoxmcdonald
May 4, 2019
The World of Shakespeare - I like Shakespeare's plays and now, after this tour, I have a deeper understanding of how the times he lived in motivated and inspired his writing. Our guide, Graham, made history come alive, and added in information about contemporary London that was pure bonus for me, first time visitor. This was a high quality experience and I'm so glad I went.
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Dan_m
Aug 3, 2022
Could Have Been Better - Our guide was pleasant and knew his way around the Shakespeare sites south of the Thames. The personal tour was pricey for what we got. We thought it a little hurried. The walk around included the Globe, where guides in the theater took over. I thought it inappropriate for the guide to ask us to complete a written survey of the tour at The Glove as he sat watching and which he took away with him.
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Christine_w
May 19, 2023
An expensive disappointment - Very disappointing tour. We booked it because it was a private tour but you end up visiting the globe with a large group anyway. The other stops beforehand were pathetic and our tour guide was a nice man but offered little commentary and really this part of the tour was waaayyyy too long considering there was nothing actually to see. I would not recommend this tour for the cost-instead book a tour with the globe directly.
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Gianfrancomcwinner
Jul 29, 2023
Unbalanced price/quality ratio - The tour consists of a 1.5 hour walk through the streets of London, Blackfriar area, places Shakespeare would have frequented. Following the visit to the Globe theater. Interesting the second part, boring and devoid of content the first. Although the guide was good at making the walk interesting, the poverty of topics made it difficult for the guide himself. First part of the tour AVOIDABLE. SPECIAL FEATURE: on the site it was possible to buy the participation in the tour for one person and my purchase was regularly confirmed. After several weeks, close to the date, the tour operator informed me that the reservation, ALTHOUGH VALID, had to be cancelled because it was mandatory (!) to book for at least two participants. Not wanting to disappoint my daughter, I agreed to the unexpected schedule change. ULTIMATELY: the price is exaggeratedly high for the quality of the Service offered. I would not recommend this tour at this price.
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