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Booze, Brothels & The Bard: A Walking Tour of London's Bawdy Borough
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Greater London
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Travel through a thousand years of history, meeting William Shakespeare, medieval Winchester Geese prostitutes, Charles Dickens, the ghost of a nineteenth century pub landlady, and the wonderfully named Doorkins Magnificat!
On our walking tour we'll visit the areas around Borough and Bankside, which being outside the jurisdiction of the City of London were for centuries the site of seedy goings on. We'll learn how the area had been notorious for prostitution since the arrival of the Romans, visit the locations of Southwark's two most notorious prisons of which parts can still be seen today, take in the sights of a millennium-old market, view the remains of a medieval palace, and find Shakes...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Walking Tour Guide
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
Borough
We meet outside the exit of Borough Station. Please aim to arrive five minutes early as the tour will start on time. If you aren't able to make the tour or you will be late, please message me on +44 7783 401 129 so that I know whether to send you our live location on WhatsApp.
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Booze, Brothels & The Bard: A Walking Tour of London's Bawdy Borough
(102) Reviews
Greater London
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Travel through a thousand years of history, meeting William Shakespeare, medieval Winchester Geese prostitutes, Charles Dickens, the ghost of a nineteenth century pub landlady, and the wonderfully named Doorkins Magnificat!
On our walking tour we'll visit the areas around Borough and Bankside, which being outside the jurisdiction of the City of London were for centuries the site of seedy goings on. We'll learn how the area had been notorious for prostitution since the arrival of the Romans, visit the locations of Southwark's two most notorious prisons of which parts can still be seen today, take in the sights of a millennium-old market, view the remains of a medieval palace, and find Shakes...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Walking Tour Guide
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
Borough
We meet outside the exit of Borough Station. Please aim to arrive five minutes early as the tour will start on time. If you aren't able to make the tour or you will be late, please message me on +44 7783 401 129 so that I know whether to send you our live location on WhatsApp.
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Shakespeare's Globe
Itinerary
1
St George the Martyr
The only remaining part of the Marshalsea Prison
5 minutes
2
Crossbones Graveyard & Garden of Remembrance
The final resting place for thousands of Southwark's outcast dead
5 minutes
3
The Hop Exchange
The largest extant reminder of Southwark's beer trade
5 minutes
4
George
London's last surviving galleried coaching inn
5 minutes
5
Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret
Europe's oldest surviving operating theatre
5 minutes
6
London Bridge
The world famous and iconic London Bridge
5 minutes
7
Southwark Cathedral
London's oldest surviving gothic church
5 minutes
8
Borough Market
A one thousand year old food market
5 minutes
9
Winchester Palace
The remains of one of the most prestigious homes in medieval England
