Shakespeare in the City Walk - In Shakespeare's footsteps North of the Thames Discount Tickets

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location pin icon St. Paul’s Churchyard, London, EC4M 8AD, England
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Overview

Your Guide, Declan McHugh, has spent 40 years studying and researching William Shakespeare, and is especially knowledgeable about Shakespeare's London life. He will take you to hidden, beautiful places In London connected to Shakespeare. His passionate and knowledgeable words will summon up for you Shakespeare's life in his London: his friends, the places he knew, his work, his language, even his intriguing love-life! You walk in William Shakespeare's footsteps NORTH of the river Thames. You will be shown many memorials to Shakespeare including statues, plaques, busts, and even a 20 foot (7 metre) aluminium totem pole incorporating one of his greatest speeches! Plus - the icing on the cake - Declan, is a former professional actor and delivers some of Shakespeare's most famous speeches - just for you...

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Queen Victoria Street, England, EC4V 4DY, United Kingdom

Meet me outside the ONLY EXIT at Blackfriars underground station. Blackfriars underground station is on the Circle and District lines.

End Point

End point

Right at Barbican underground station on the 1) Circle, 2) Metropolitan and 3) Hammersmith & City lines.

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. 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 standing metres away from that underground station exit, with a sign on my rucksack featuring Shakespeare's face.
Duration: 2 mins
2. EC4Y 0JP
A Shakespeare statue most people miss. Shakespeare's popularity. Why you should ignore the conspiracy theories.
Duration: 5 mins
3. Church Entry
The location of the original Blackfriars Theatre, and why you had to be rich to attend; plus how rich Shakespeare himself became.
Duration: 10 mins
4. Ireland Yard
The remaining fragment of the Blackfriars Monastery. Shakespeare's thematic obessions.
Duration: 5 mins
5. Carter Lane
A really lovely, hidden quiet location connecting Shakespeare and King James.
Duration: 5 mins
6. Saint Andrew's Hill
The site of a Shakespeare house in London, and its fate. The play likely written here. PLUS, a church with a hidden sculpture of Shakespeare praying, and a very important document. The Researcher who makes Americans proud. The play 'Richard 111' and its connections to the area.
Duration: 15 mins
7. Queen Victoria Street
An extraordinary hidden totem pole made from a very famous William Shakespeare speech. You would NEVER find this weird and wonderful monument by yourself! Declan, who used to be a professional actor, gives the entire speech. Next, The College of Arms and the Shakespeare family's coat of arms. Why that honour came two months too late. Plus Ben Jonson's joke at Shakespeare's expense. Also information about Shakespeare's children.
Duration: 15 mins
8. Carter Lane
On to a plaque revealing Shakespeare's generosity, why you should keep looking in dusty attics, plus the background to Shakespeare's two daughters and their very different fortunes.
Duration: 7 mins
9. St. Paul's Cathedral
To the magnificent St Pauls Cathedral and a breathtaking revelation about it (although we don't go inside). Shakespeare's best ever seller, plus his sonnets and a reasonable interpretation of his sexuality. Declan's favourite words by anyone EVER (clue: it's only 4 words and they are by William Shakespeare. And they are cosmic).
Duration: 10 mins
10. Cheapside
Next a section on Shakespeare's amazing vocabulary, and why it just wasn't enough. The location of a pub he drank in and who else drank there. Plus a section on Shakespeare's religion, and why he was lonely and reclusive.
Duration: 12 mins
11. Love Lane
Up next, a bust of William Shakespeare, and the men who honoured him; which plays we would lack without them. Plus revelations about his writing style. Also why you should NOT get all starry-eyed thinking about Love Lane!
Duration: 7 mins
12. London Wall
The location of Shakespeare's second house, and why Shakepeare ended up in this area. Plus the full story of how Shakespeare made a marriage and then regretted it.
Duration: 7 mins
13. St. Giles Cripplegate
Finally, at a church he knew, the two best known actors of his age, and the sad case of his brother Edmund. Declan finishes with another complete and hauntingly beautiful speech from Shakespeare's last play, in which Shakespeare gets cosmic again. The speech is perfect because it is about saying goodbye...
Duration: 7 mins
14. Barbican
Declan then walks to Barbican underground station if you want to accompany him to join the underground train system. Barbican is on three different underground lines: The Circle, Metropolitan, and Hammersmith & City Lines. By the end of this magical tour I promise - and the rave reviews here on TripAdvisor agree - that you will know William Shakespeare, and his London, infinitely better!
Duration: 5 mins

Inclusion

Live entertainment

Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points

Professional Guide

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Gratuities

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Children must be accompanied by an adult. Recommended age for a child: 10 years and above.

A maximum of 15 people per booking

Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Supplied by City Secrets Walks

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