Experience · Bankside · London
Shakespeare's Globe
Oak and thatch, an open roof, the groundlings' yard
When it fits
Best in the afternoon · about 90 min
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Where it is
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Straight-line distances: Tate Modern 177 m · Borough Market 547 m · St Paul's Cathedral 636 m. Not travel times.
Why Aura
A reconstruction of Shakespeare's open-air playhouse on Bankside. From autumn to January, take the guided tour and exhibition; in the summer season, stand in the yard for a play.
IconicGood with kids
Today09:00–17:00
All hours
09:00-17:00Price range£31 per ticket
Visit lengthAbout 90 min
WeatherPartly outdoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortEasy
Sources and dates (6)
- When it fits: Aura editorial estimate.
- Today: OpenStreetMap
- Price range: per shakespearesglobe.com, read 30 Sept 2026
- Visit length: Aura estimate
- Effort: Aura estimate
- Tags are Aura editorial judgement.
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- shakespearesglobe.com — Globe Theatre guided tour (daily 30 Sep 2026–31 Jan 2027, about 1h30) · official · read 30 Sept 2026
- OSM relation/1239793 · osm · read 30 Sept 2026
Also in this area
Southbank CentreSouth Bank · The concrete arts complex on the river — Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Hayward Gallery — with free foyers open to anyone and many free events. Walk the Queen's Walk from here to Tate Modern.
Tate ModernBankside · Modern and contemporary art in a former power station: the Turbine Hall, then the free collection floors (Rothko, Picasso, Bourgeois). Open until 21:00 on Fridays and Saturdays; the top-floor terrace looks across to St Paul's.
Borough MarketSouthwark · London's great food market under the railway arches by London Bridge: cheese, bread, game, oysters and hot lunch stalls. Come on a weekday morning; it is shut on Mondays and packed by Saturday lunchtime.