Explore London’s Literary History with Our Walking Tours

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Welcome to Literatours.

We currently run our classic tour of the literary history of Southwark three times a day:

Early bird express: 10am-11am (£10 pp)
Pre-lunch literary stroll: 11.30am-1pm (£20 pp)
Post-lunch reading ramble: 2pm-3.30pm (£20 pp)

Our tour is a gentle ramble around Southwark that takes in the haunts of Shakespeare, Dickens, Keats and Chaucer, with references to Zadie Smith, Oscar Wilde and others.

Our head guide is local writer and poet Adam RW. Our FAQs are below but please do reach out to us over email or Instagram if you have any questions.

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FAQs

When do the tours run?

We run three tours a day starting at 10am, 11.30am and 2pm.

How long do the tours last?

1 hour for the 10am tour, 90 minutes for the 11.30am and 2pm slots.

Where do they start?

Just outside the George Tavern on Borough High Street.

Where do they end?

Beside Shakespeare’s Globe by the River Thames.

How much do they cost?

The tours are £10 for our 1-hour early bird express (10am every day) and £20 for the later, more in-depth literary rambles at 11.30am and 2pm.

What’s with your business model?

We used to be on TripAdvisor and GetYourGuide (and five-star reviewed) but they simply wanted too much and didn’t give us a great deal in return. So, here we are with our own booking platform to empower our guides and our walking tourists.

Who we are

Literatours was established by local writer and spoken word performer Adam RW. It is still run by Adam along with a collective of friendly local writers and artists who are our tour guides. Their passion for the local area and its literary history is why they run these tours.

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