Booze, Brothels & The Bard: A Walking Tour of London's Bawdy Borough
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 Shakespeare's Globe Theatres both old and new!
The walking tour begins outside Borough Station, ends near London Bridge Station, and will take around two hours. Total distance is about two miles.
Ticket sales will be limited to fifteen attendees, to ensure maximum enjoyment for everybody on the tour.
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Booze, Brothels & The Bard: A Walking Tour of London's Bawdy Borough
What's included in Booze, Brothels & The Bard: A Walking Tour of London's Bawdy Borough
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
St George the Martyr
The only remaining part of the Marshalsea Prison
Crossbones Graveyard & Garden of Remembrance
The final resting place for thousands of Southwark's outcast dead
The largest extant reminder of Southwark's beer trade
Inclusions
- Walking Tour Guide
- Gratuities
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- 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.
