London: Bankside Witches & History Walking Tour

Walk through London's dark history
with a witch character guide

Meet your guide dressed as a witch at Southwark View Point near London Bridge and walk the cobbled streets of the South Bank for about 75 minutes. Your guide weaves together true stories of people suspected of witchcraft in London through the ages with the city's history.

Hear the stories of London's real witches

Hear about figures such as Nicholas Culpeper, debated as either a herbalist for the people or a notorious herbal doctor, Elizabeth Barton, Jinny Bingham, nicknamed "Mother Damnable", and "Old Joan Butts", and draw your own conclusions.

Pass Bankside sights from the Golden Hinde to the Globe

Follow Winchester Walk around Borough Market, then walk along Clink Street and Bankside. Pass the Tudor ship the Golden Hinde, the ruins of Winchester Palace and the notorious medieval Clink prison, and see sites of Elizabethan playhouses and Shakespeare's Globe. Along the way, you may also see a famous Harry Potter filming location.

Cross the Millennium Bridge to finish the tour

Walk along the Thames with views of St Paul's Cathedral across the river, then cross the Millennium Bridge and finish at Gallery 101, 101 Queen Victoria St.

※ This outdoor walking tour runs in all weather, so please dress for the weather.
※ The itinerary may change depending on local conditions.