England » London | 🏛 London Walking Tours · Food Tours London · London Bridge Tour · Borough Market Tours

London Bridge & Borough Market Food Tour with Shakespeare's Globe

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.80 (10 reviews)

Free cancellation

1/20

Duration2h 30m

GroupUp to 12

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

London's South Bank: Five Tastings, One Bridge, and the Stories Nobody Tells

You walk London Bridge hearing why the nursery rhyme exists, taste five foods at Borough Market while learning its medieval history, see the Golden Hinde and Clink Prison Museum, and visit both the original and rebuilt Shakespeare's Globe. The guide handles the stories and timing, so you just show up and follow — no planning the route or wondering what you're looking at.

2h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Walk London Bridge and hear history
View Tower Bridge and cross Thames
Taste food and explore Borough Market
Hear story of Golden Hinde ship
Learn history of old ruin and prisons
Pass Clink Prison Museum
Visit original Shakespeare's Globe site
See modern Shakespeare's Globe theatre
Stop to discuss theatre history and patrons

The Experience

So you're standing on London Bridge and your guide is explaining why the nursery rhyme exists — and it's not what you think. The American one got shipped over stone by stone in the 1960s, which is wild, and you can actually see Tower Bridge from here while you're hearing all this. The Thames is right there, the light hits it a certain way, and suddenly you're not just walking through a postcard, you're walking through the actual thing that made the postcard happen. That's the rhythm of this tour: a fact lands, you look around, and the place clicks into focus.

Then you hit Borough Market, which is chaos in the best way — stalls packed together, people calling out, the smell of bread and cheese and things frying. You stop and taste, and the guide talks about how the market's been here since medieval times, which explains why the layout makes no sense and also why it works. Five tastings across the day means you're not just grabbing a sandwich and moving on; you're actually eating London, tasting what people here actually eat. After Borough Market you walk to the Golden Hinde, Drake's ship, sitting in dry dock like it's been waiting for you to show up. The guide tells you the story of it — the voyage, the privateering, the whole thing — and you're standing next to wood that's actually been around.

The Clink Prison Museum is next, and this is where the tour gets a bit darker in a good way. The guide explains the connection between this old ruin and how modern prisons work, which is the kind of thing you don't think about until someone points it out. Then you're at Shakespeare's Globe — first the original site, then the modern rebuild right on the river. You get the history of the theatre, who came here, why it mattered, and you can actually stand where people stood 400 years ago, more or less. The whole thing moves at a pace that lets you breathe between stops instead of rushing you through a checklist.

What’s included

Five food and drink tastings at Borough Market and along the route.
guided walk across London Bridge with Thames and Tower Bridge views.
stop at the Golden Hinde with its history.
visit to the Clink Prison Museum.
tour of both the original Shakespeare's Globe site and the modern rebuild on the river.
local guide leading the whole thing.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by London and Westminster Tours

Is this one for you?Pick this if you want London's South Bank history without planning the route yourself or wondering which stops matter — the guide handles the stories and the tastings, so you just walk and eat and listen.