Booze, Brothels & the Bard: London’s Bawdy Borough – London, United Kingdom

EXPERIENCE:

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 to 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.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Explore Southwark with a guide and learn why its known as London’s Bawdy Borough
Discover over a millenium of history filled with debauchery and seedy goings-on
See two notorious prisons and what remains of the Bishop of Winchester’s palace
Uncover Charles Dicken’s connection to London’s infamous neighbourhood
Visit London’s largest and oldest market and Shakespeare’s famous Globe Theatre

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