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South Bank & Bankside

The Thames path between Westminster and Tower Bridge is one of the best walks in the city, strung with galleries, markets and street performers. You can spend a whole day here and barely touch your wallet.

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Worth your time here

Walks & views

The South Bank riverside walk

A wide, traffic-free path along the river, past the London Eye, the National Theatre and the second-hand book stalls under Waterloo Bridge.

Culture

Tate Modern

A vast free gallery in a former power station, with a top-floor viewing level that looks straight across the river to St Paul's.

Food & drink

Borough Market

One of London's oldest food markets, packed with traders and lunch stalls in the railway arches by London Bridge.

Culture

Shakespeare's Globe

A faithful reconstruction of the open-air theatre, right on the river. Tours by day, plays through the warmer months.

We will weave the parts that fit you into a full day, with food, timings, a route and a budget.

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