Shakespeare's London Walk: Discover historic hidden gems related to the iconic playwright
5.0
111 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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Davsarm
Oct 17, 2025
Truly hidden secrets - A well researched and dramatized telling of the history and personal details of Shakespeare’s many connections hidden in plain sight within the small parameters of the City of London (not greater London, just the original small city). Fascinating to hear both undeniable historic facts and relationships as well as plausible speculation on motivations and social realities form this time period. Well worth your time to walk the city and imagine yourself in the steps of Shakespeare!
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Mary
Oct 10, 2025
THEEEE best hidden and historical Shakespeare walking tour - THEEEE best Shakespeare tour guide Declan was FANTASTIC! He KNEW all things Shakespeare because it is his love and passion! I could tell right away that we were in for a treat! I missed my start time two Fridays ago (London train traffic! Urgh) so Declan let me join today with my friends and two other Americans. Declan KNEW what he was talking about, answered all our (mostly mine!) many questions and recited key portions of keep plays at crucial locations. Part historian, part actor, always fun and passionate, Declan was great. I highly, HIGHLY recommend Declan.
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Michael1050
Sep 26, 2025
Shakespeare's city - Brilliant walk. So many places and things you could walk past and never know they were there and the connection to Shakespeare. Declan was a real passionate font of knowledge.
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A3928wqhelend
Sep 23, 2025
A brilliant tour of Shakespeare's life in London - We had a brilliant time on the Shakespeare in the City tour. Declan was extremely knowledgeable and passionate and took us to an area of London you wouldn't otherwise see (beautiful side streets away from the main hustle and bustle). We learnt lots about Shakespeare and got a real sense of his life in this part of London. We also liked his approach of photos are only taken once he has finished talking as it meant the whole group was fully engaged and listening. We would highly recommend.
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69bobbyc
Sep 12, 2025
A real treat of a tour - This was an excellent and highly informative tour. I particularly loved the talented delivery of the speeches from 2 of my favourite plays. Learned a lot I didnt know about Shakespeare and places in the city I had not seen before Thank you Declan
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E8300fskarend
Sep 5, 2025
Great walking tour - If only I could write as well as the Bard I’d leave a more poetic review - but the tour was fantastic and highly recommended. Declan is informative and entertaining and his knowledge of the sites was brilliant. Well worth it!
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281susannae
Sep 5, 2025
Informative and entertaining - Declan really cares about Shakespeare and shares his knowledge of fascinating places and stories associated with Shakespeare and his life.
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C3631mkterencec
Aug 23, 2025
Fabulous Shakespeare's London - Absolutely fabulous. Shakespeare's LondonCity walk with Declan. Really good for the knowledgeable and the not so knowledgeable. I strongly recommend this ultimate history of the Bard in the City of London.
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T5284cnericah
Aug 3, 2025
The best way to learn about Shakespeare and experience London! - I loved Declan's tour!! Went with my two best friends (who are visiting from the US), and we all learned so much. I can't think of a better way to spend time with friends on a Saturday morning in this beautiful city. We went to so many hidden spots in the city following the foot steps of Shakespeare, and Declan is such a marvelous storyteller. There were so many poetic moments in the tour that we couldn't stop thinking or talking about it for the rest of the day. If you are looking for an enriching experience full of inspirations that will stay with you for a long long time, don't miss this tour. :)
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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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