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Shakespeare Walking Tour in London

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 3 hours

Departs: London, London

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Learn more about how Shakespeare lived, worked and spent his time in London. Your fun and informative guide will take you to the places where the great bard drank, prayed and acted. Visit Southwark Cathedral, Borough Market as well as Sam Wanamaker's wonderful Globe Theatre for their interesting in-house tour. Tour includes admission to the official Globe Theatre tour. Each tour guest receives a copy of some of the Bard's famous expressions/sayings.

What's Included

Globe Theatre in-house tour included

Guide

What's Not Included

Food and drinks

Traveler Information

ADULT: Age: 16 - 59
SENIOR: Age: 60 - 99

Additional Info

Face masks provided for travellers
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
This tour is very safe in terms of COVID-19. Two reasons: this is a small group walking tour with max 6 pax. Also - we are outside most of the time with lots of social distancing.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers

What To Expect

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

The original Globe existed a short two blocks away from Sam Wanamaker's wonderful replica. Your guide will take you to the original site as well as escort you into the Globe where you will enjoy the official in-house tour of the Globe. Fascinating!

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Golden Hinde

This is a life-size model of the original Golden Hinde that Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world in 1577. He was commissioned by Queen Elizabeth who was both Drake's and Shakespeare's queen.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

South Bank

Our tour takes place in what Londoners call SOUTH BANK. In Shakespeare's time this was the " Las Vegas " of London where activities such as bull-baiting and theatre could legally take place, unlike in the CITY of London on the other side of the Thames, where the puritan city fathers considered theatre to be the " work of the devil".

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Winchester Palace

The ruins are here and it was the Bishop of Winchester who was the owner of all the land on South Bank at the time, including the pubs, the brothels and the theatres as well.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Southwark Cathedral

Will Shakespeare and his brother Edmond ( who is buried here ) both would have worshipped here. Today, the Cathedral has a very active Church of England congregation and is where many community concerts, etc. take place. Your guide will how you the Harvard University chapel as well as the beautiful Shakespeare stained-glass window.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Borough Market

Our guide will take you into London's famous Borough Market, which goes back to Elizabethan times and is a place that Shakespeare would undoubtedly have been familiar with, as for may years he lived in the area. Today, you will find everything from gourmet coffee to organic vegetables to tasty takeaways.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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