Shakespeare's Bankside
**Shakespeare's Bankside** walking tour is a unique opportunity to dive into _Middle Ages_ entertainment industry and learn thing or two about famous London's _landmarks_ on the south bank of the River Thames. The tour will take approximately _2 and half hours_ and we will cover roughly _1 mile_. There are many other great London walks you can book to explore different parts of the city.
##### **During this tour you will see:**
**Tower Bridge** - suspension bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894. The bridge crosses the _River Thames_ close to the _Tower of London_ and has become an iconic _symbol_ of London.
**HMS Belfast** - is a Town-class light cruiser that was built for the _Royal Navy_. She is now permanently moored as a _museum ship_ on the River Thames in London and is operated by the _Imperial War Museum_.
**Borough Market** - one of the _largest_ and _oldest_ food markets in London, with a market on the site dating back to at least the _12th century_.
**Cross Bones** - a disused post-medieval burial ground on Red-cross Way in Southwark, south London.
**Golden Hind** - an English galleon best known for her privateering _circumnavigation_ of the globe between 1577 and 1580, captained by _Sir Francis Drake_.
**Winchester Palace** - a 12th-century palace which served as the London
townhouse of the Bishops of Winchester.
**The Globe** - a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company.
**The Rose** - an Elizabethan theatre. It was the fourth of the public theatres to be built. The place of the theatre was saved from excavation and re-open to public in 1999.
**Tate Modern** - Britain's national gallery of international _modern art_ and forms.
It is based in the former _Bankside Power Station_, in the Bankside area of the London Borough of Southwark.