Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
This half-mile Bankside Walk gives you plenty of history and sights to choose
from—you can see it all, design your own plan, or just enjoy the view of London's skyline
across the river.
(See “Bankside Walk” map,
here
.)
Length of This Walk:
One hour (or up to an entire day if you tour Vinopolis,
Shakespeare's Globe, and the Tate Modern).
Getting There:
Take the Tube to the London Bridge stop to begin the walk. (The Monu-
ment stop, on the Circle Line, is nearby.) The walk ends near Blackfriars Bridge
(closest Tube stop: Blackfriars; the Southwark stop is several blocks south of the
bridge on the South Bank). Bus #RV1 stops along Southwark Street behind the Tate
Modern, and runs east to Tower Bridge or west to Covent Garden.
Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret:
£
6.50, cash only, daily 10:30-16:45,
closed Dec 15-Jan 5.
Southwark Cathedral:
Free, but
£
4 donation requested (be prepared with at least
£
1 or
a simple “No”); Mon-Fri 8:00-18:00, Sat-Sun 8:30-18:00 (but partially closed during
frequent services—schedule posted out front), last entry 30 minutes before closing.
Borough Market:
Wed-Thu 10:00-17:00, Fri 10:00-18:00, Sat 8:00-17:00, closed Sun-
Tue.
Golden Hinde
Replica:
£
6, daily 10:00-17:00, last entry at 16:15, sometimes closed for
private events.
The Clink Prison Museum:
Overpriced at
£
7.50; July-Sept daily 10:00-21:00; Oct-June
Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00, Sat-Sun until 21:00, last entry 30 minutes before closing.
Vinopolis:
£
27-38 self-guided tour packages, more expensive packages include a meal;
Wed 18:00-21:30, Thu-Fri 14:00-22:00, Sat 12:00-21:30, Sun 12:00-18:00, closed
Mon-Tue; last entry 2 hours before closing (4 hours on Sun).
Shakespeare's Globe:
The complex is open daily 9:00-17:00. To see the theater interior,
you must either take a 40-minute guided tour (
£
13.50, includes Globe Exhibition mu-
seum and audioguide;
£
10 when only the Exhibition is open; see
here
) or buy a ticket
to a performance (see the Entertainment in London chapter).
