Shakespeare's London Walk: Discover historic hidden gems related to the iconic playwright

Join Declan McHugh, a Shakespeare expert, on a captivating walk through Shakespeare’s London. Discover hidden gems, memorials, and hear famous speeches brought to life.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Shakespeare In The City Walk - This is the starting point for the ‘Shakespeare in the City Walk’. Meet me outside Blackfriars UNDERGROUND Station. Blackfriars underground station is on the Circle & District Lines. (Be careful - do NOT go South of the river to Blackfriars overground station). There is only one exit so you won’t miss me. I will be…
What's Included
  • Live entertainment
  • Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points
  • Professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Image already added
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Our guide, Declan McHugh, brings four decades of extensive study and research on William Shakespeare, with particular expertise around Shakespeare’s life in London. He will lead you to unseen, delightful London locations associated with Shakespeare. Through his enthusiastic and informed narration, he will bring Shakespeare’s London life - his…

Location
Blackfriars
Blackfriars Road
Meet me outside the ONLY EXIT at Blackfriars underground station. Blackfriars underground station is on the Circle and District lines.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Mirkias2024
Oct 18, 2024
The best Shakespeare tour - Excelent tour to get to know the daily live of William Shakespeare, his houses, theatre, church, taverns he went to socilise. The guide offers an inside of who Shakespeare was. He also performs some short monologues from important plays. I reccommend it.
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T2380zqguyg
Sep 22, 2024
Shakespeare - London insights - Declan took us for a very interesting and informative walk around all the Shakespeare-related locations in London, on the north bank of the Thames, which we would never have found for ourselves. His delivery was clear and humorous and full of unique insights. He recited lines from Shakespeare's plays and poems which further illustrated hidden aspects of Shakespeare's life and times. It was well worth it!
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Peterfurness2017
Sep 13, 2024
Enlightening walk & talk. - Enjoyable and informative walk. we discovered lots we did not know about both Shakespeare and the times and areas he lived in. Declan, the guide was entertaining and interacted with our small group through out the walk. Would highly recommend booking.
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Patricia
Sep 13, 2024
Absorbing, interesting & thoroughly enjoyable tour - Declan brings Shakespeare’s London to life. He clearly loves his subject & it was a treat to have him show us the hidden parts of London that Shakespeare lived & worked in. I could have been in Declan’s knowledgeable & witty company all day. Sadly it was over all too soon.
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Emmajob2022
Aug 30, 2024
Enriching, engaging and interesting - I've done one of Declans tours before and loved it, as I did this one! I saw parts of london I'd never noticed before, heard facts and interesting pieces of history I didn't know and was moved by the chosen quotes from Shakespeare and their meanings. Declans passion and deliverance mean you will be engaged, inspired and intrigued to dive deeper into your own research. The tour felt unique and well thought out, thorough enjoyed :) Highly recommend this tour as well as Declans book and other tour!
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P9429txcarolyns
Aug 27, 2024
Informative Shakespeare loving tour - Informative, entertaining, Shakespeare loving tour - great insight into the City of London walking along the same streets that Shakespeare did, learning about the city of London as it was then and learning so much along the way. The tour guide was exceptional, clearly loves both Shakespeare and the history of the city
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Alanag480
Jun 22, 2024
The secret Shakespeare tour - Great tour. The places included are off the beaten path and little known facts of Shakespeare are sprinkled throughout the tour. The tour guide was very knowledgeable with many snarky and witty quips and even recited full Shakespearean speeches in full dramatic effect. Would recommend to Shakespeare fans and people on holiday in London.
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Deborah_c
Jun 16, 2024
A unique and fascinating tour - Declan was an excellent guide. Passionate about Shakespeare’s history, he enthusiastically presented historical information and entertaining stories about the Bard. As a small group, he took time to interact with each of us while guiding us to places we never would have found ourselves. If you are interested in Shakespeare, this is a fantastic tour for you.
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Dream241823
Jun 14, 2024
Great walking tour - Great tour, Declan was very knowledgeable and entertaining. Joining instructions were very clear. Would definitely recommend this walking tour and look forward to booking one of his other walking tours!
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Johnwz9766nn
Jun 14, 2024
A guided tour of little known areas of London where Shakespeare lived. - Great tour of Shakespeare’s life on the north side of the Thames. Well researched, funny and very interesting. Really worth doing.
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up to 10 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).