Shakespeare in London Private Tour
Overview
Shakespeare's life and work come alive through a guided exploration of London’s significant sites. Visit Southwark Cathedral, Borough Market, and the Globe Theatre for an engaging experience with your knowledgeable guide.
- 🎭 Admission to the official Globe Theatre tour is included.
- 📜 Each guest receives a copy of some of the Bard's famous expressions/sayings.
- 🏰 Explore locations where Shakespeare drank, prayed, and acted.
- 📍 Stops include Southwark Cathedral and Borough Market.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Adults/Seniors
- Guide
- Globe Theatre in-house tour included
- Food and drinks
Meeting point
Return details
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Shakespeare's Globe TheatreThe 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!
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Golden HindeThis 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.
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South BankOur 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".
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Winchester PalaceThe 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.
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Southwark Anglican CathedralWill 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.
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Borough MarketOur 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.