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

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…
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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…

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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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Brigittelt9266kq
Jul 27, 2025
very rewarding for those interested in culture! - A holiday week in London left a lot of impressions on me – an incredible number of historical, architectural gems we were able to get to know and immerse ourselves in art and literature. A highlight was the «Shakespeare Day with a themed guided tour north of the Thames in the morning and an evening Shakespeare theatre screening. On a two-hour walk from Blackfriar, the guide Declan Mc Hugh showed us great background knowledge and a lot of passion for many unknown corners of London that have played a role in Shakespeare's life, backed up with interesting historical details and with his verses and quotations of Shakespeare recited in an impressive actor's voice: "all the world's a stage...." I take home from this tour, which I highly recommend to all people interested in culture as part of a visit to London, many memories that prompt me to get to know William Shakespeare even better at home with his works and his philosophical side.
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Sjg620
Jul 20, 2025
- We enjoyed our walk with Declan through places and times of bygone London. We enjoyed learning about Shakespeare's life and family. We also enjoyed learning more about his life in the places he frequented. I learned a lot of about London's (and the City of London in particular) neighborhoods through the years. Declan has the right balance of facts, storytelling, quotations from Shakespeare's works, and information about today's London. Definitely better than a big touristy show. Highly recommend!
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679kf
Jul 11, 2025
In love with Shakespeare - Brilliant walk if you are into Shakespeare. Declan the guide showed a wealth of unusual spots and interesting places that opened up some really interesting facts about the Bard and his life... and with ex-acting experience told the stories as if we were back in the day. Thanks very much xx
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Sandydave
Jun 25, 2025
From a 'lean and slipper'd pantaloon'! - It was an absolute pleasure to be on this walk, with such lovely people, and the excellent Declan as a guide. Declan is so knowledgeable and imbued in his subject, and the fact that it takes place on the North of the Thames, perhaps less associated with Shakespeare's time in London, made it particularly informative. I couldn't recommend the walk more highly.
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Tianxiaow787
Jun 21, 2025
a wonderful experience - Declan is a knowledgeable, friendly, funny, and engaging tour guide who knows many secrets of London City and the life of Shakespeare. Really worth the money.
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R2612zbcarolw
Jun 1, 2025
Interesting and passionate - A very interesting walk by well informed and passionate guide, Declan. He gave us clear instructions and managed the croup very well throughout the walk.
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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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