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Highlights of the Shakespeare Walk• See the actual site of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and the magnificent New Globe Theatre, which is identical to the original. • Discover the 11th century remains of Winchester Palace and the notorious Bear Gardens where bull- and bear-baiting took place. • Visit the George Inn, the last remaining 14th century galleried coaching inn remaining in London, where Shakespeare and Charles Dickens regularly drank. • Visit Southwark Cathedral, Shakespeare’s family church, where his brother Edmund’s burial is commemorated. • Explore the infamous 11th century Clink Prison, whose underground cells held and tortured prisoners for over 700 years. • Explore the replica of the Golden Hinde, in which Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world. Other places of interest on this Walk include England’s oldest Operating Theatre, Queenhithe - London’s oldest port -, the actual site of Old London Bridge and more... |
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