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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Graceoi2369uv
May 18, 2025
Great Shakespeare Tour - Incredible tour taking in Shakespeare’s world north of the Thames. Declan, our tour guide, was full of historical facts and additional knowledge we’d never heard of. It was fun and informative and I would highly recommend it
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Angelayd6145ja
May 16, 2025
This is THE Shakespeare London Tour: brilliant, professional and funny too - Declan is the very best Shakespeare guide you could imagine. He's obsessed with Shakespeare so he knows him better than the back of his own hand. And he knows Shakespeare's plays just as well, so as he guided us around hidden parts of London with Shakespeare connections he treated us to speeches from the plays: the last one was so beautifully delivered I was in tears. Don't go on any other Shakespeare London tour until you've been on this one ... and then you'll want to do this one again. Brilliant, professional and funny too.
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Sammy
May 12, 2025
Excellent tour for fans of Shakespeare and London History - I highly recommend this Shakespeare tour around the City of London! Took my sister along and we both loved it. We got to see many sites and features for the first time, a few hiding in plain sight(!). Declan’s what you want in a tour guide - enthusiastic and very knowledgeable on the topic of Shakespeare and clearly a fan! Plus happy to answer our questions and gave ample opportunity for photos. Plenty of great insights into the history of the area and the playwright himself. Thoroughly enjoyable!
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137coletteg
Apr 19, 2025
Informative tour eoth Declan - Fantastic tour , Declan was engaging throughout and well informed. The details and sites covered during the walk have really expanded my knowledge of both Shakespeare and the time he lived in, thanks Declan.
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Sabrinarj3377qm
Apr 11, 2025
Highly recommended! - I had an amazing tour with Declan today! He explained everything in a very interesting and even showed his talent as an actor!
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Oliverpf6218sx
Apr 11, 2025
Great tour! - A great tour of Declan. It shows unknown places and tells completely new stories. It was two very entertaining hours with great impressions! The tour is highly recommended, thank you Declan!
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474micko
Mar 7, 2025
Knowledgeable guide. - Very knowledgeable tour guide, visited hidden gems of the city and learned lots of interesting facts. Would definitely recommend taking this tour.
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N1082molaurab
Feb 22, 2025
Brought Shakespeare to Life - Declan is a very knowledgeable, friendly and entertaining guide. We were really impressed with how much history he had to share in a short distance and time. There were frequent pauses breaking up the walking and lots to look at and talk about on the way. Thanks for a great tour.
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131naliaf
Feb 15, 2025
Amazing experience - This tour was absolutely brilliant. My sister and I had the chance to be the only two people on the tour that day (probably because of the cold weather), which made the visit all the more special. Declan is an amazing guide, who communicates information with a strongly contagious passion. He had a variety of niche anecdotes to share as he led us through the City. It is truly remarkable how much there is to discover about Shakespeare in those tiny streets and courtyards, and Declan made sure we learnt a lot. He was always happy to answer questions, and definitely impressed us with his renditions of monologues and other quotes from Shakespeare's plays. We would definitely recommend this tour to anyone who wants to learn more about the playwright with a passionate guide, while also avoiding the crowds. Thank you Declan!!
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Discover457594
Jan 3, 2025
Well worth it - Declan certainly knows his stuff and his enthusiasm for Shakespeare is obvious. Great to see hidden places associated with the bard. Well worth taking this tour.
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From $24
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).