Self-guided walking tour

London Walking Tour: Bankside and Borough – Theatre, Markets and the Shard (about 3 hours, 6 stops)

6 stops in walking order through London, from Borough Market to Shakespeare's Globe: 2.5 km on foot, about 31 min of walking, 2 h 45 min in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of “Bankside and Borough: Theatre, Markets and the Shard”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.

Total: 2 h 45 min
Distance: 2.5 km
Walking: 31 min
Stops: 6

The stops, in walking order

Borough Market
A historic food market hall where speciality foods are sold to the public alongside wholesale trade.
4 min walk · 320 m
The Shard
A tapering glass skyscraper designed by Renzo Piano, recognised for its spire-like form and angled glazing.
5 min walk · 390 m
Old Operating Theatre Museum
The Old Operating Theatre Museum preserves a surgical theatre in the garret of St Thomas’s Church, on the original site of St Thomas’ Hospital.
7 min walk · 520 m
Crossbones Graveyard
A disused burial ground in Southwark, remembered for its overcrowded history and the many people buried there.
9 min walk · 740 m
Tate Modern
An art gallery in the former Bankside Power Station, where international modern and contemporary art occupies a remarkable industrial setting.
6 min walk · 500 m
Shakespeare's Globe
Shakespeare’s Globe is a modern open-air reconstruction of the playhouse associated with Shakespeare’s works.