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Southwark to Shoreditch Shakespeare Promenade

Activity Duration (2 hours)
Extreme
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About

A stroll from Southwark to Shoreditch, celebrating the works of Shakespeare along the way.

What you'll do

Join your professional actor guide on this small-group walking tour and explore the Globe Theatre, where historically accurate performances are still carried out today. Then, head out into Shoreditch to visit several locations important to Elizabethan renaissance theatre, including the Globe Theatre.

What is included?

  • An actor guide narrator
  • Entry/Admission - Barbican Centre

What is not included?

  • No entry fees
  • No refreshments, food or drink provided by host

Additional Information

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Steps and Stairs included on walk
  • Road crossings
  • 20 minute interval at Barbican
  • Suitable walking footwear required
  • Umbrella or rain macs may be required
  • Bring own bottled water
  • The total duration includes walking time
  • Not suitable for Children under 16
  • Not recommended for travelers with mobility issues
  • Not recommended for travellers who have difficulty walking or keeping up with a group
  • Rest Rooms Available at Barbican
  • Not recommended for under 16 year olds
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers

Meet your host

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Magnolia Eco Travel
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Host since 2025

Itinerary

London Tram Tours Itinerary (2026 Guide) – What You'll See & Do

Explore the full itinerary for Southwark to Shoreditch Shakespeare Promenade in London, United Kingdom (UK). This tram tours experience includes 13 stops over 1 day. Duration: 2 hours. Activity level: Extreme.

No meal included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Here is the starting point

Thames River
1

Thames River

Stop: 10 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
Thames River

Walking the north to the south bank

2

Southwark Bridge

Stop: 10 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
Southwark Bridge

Visitors will cross Southwark Bridge to view the Globe Theatre

3

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

Stop: 10 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

The tour passes by The Globe Theatre on the southbank, with no entry to the site but viewing from the south Thames Walk.

4

Millennium Bridge

Stop: 15 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
Millennium Bridge

The tour will cross over the Millennium Bridge after viewing the Globe Theatre

5

Playhouse Yard

Stop: 5 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
6

St. Paul's Cathedral

Stop: 5 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
St. Paul's Cathedral

Encircling St Paul's Cathedral along Cheapside, and up Milk Street.

7

Guildhall

Stop: 10 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
Guildhall

See the Heminges and Condell Shakespeare statue on Love Lane featuring Shakespeare's folio held housed in the Guildhall. View Guildhall and hear history and speech.

8

Roman wall ofLondonium

Stop: 5 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
Roman wall ofLondonium

See the ruins of the Roman Wall on Noble Street and the plaque showing Shakespeare's Lodgings on Silver Street.

9

Barbican Highwalk

Stop: 10 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
Barbican Highwalk

Experience a little known and exciting walkway through the Barbican estate with superb views and history of the estate and Barbican Centre.

10

Bunhill Fields

Stop: 10 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
Bunhill Fields

Walk up Whitecross street, see the site of the Fortune Playhouse then Cross the boundary to Shoreditch and hear of the history of the burial ground.

11

Barbican Centre

Stop: 10 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
Barbican Centre

Enter Barbican via walkways, learn history of the Barbican Centre (London home of the Royal Shakespeare Company)

12

New Inn Yard

Stop: 5 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
13

Shoreditch

Stop: 15 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
Shoreditch

Walking through the modern district of Shoreditch towards Curtain Road

This concludes the tour.

You’re free to explore at your own pace from here.
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