16 Oct – Globe Theatre Tour – Visits

Would you like to be transported back to 1599 and tour the theatre for which Shakespeare wrote some of his plays? Well, a reconstruction of that theatre. Our guided tour, bringing the theatre to life, lasts about 50 minutes. It’s followed by a self-guided tour of the exhibition space, reliving the sights, sounds and secrets of Shakespeare’s London. In total the tour can last for two hours.
Afterwards you can explore what the area has to offer – Tate Modern (next door), St Paul’s Cathedral (across the Jubilee Bridge) and nearby Borough Market.
If you wish, you can take a leisurely walk along the river back to Waterloo.

Date: Thursday, 16 October

Meeting Time/Place: 10am, Waterloo Station, opposite platform 4

Cost: £21.40

Travel: We leave Waterloo Station via the exit at the end of the concourse by the old Eurostar platforms. We take the steps down to pavement level in York Road and walk to bus stop V to catch bus 381 towards Peckham Bus Station.

The bus journey takes about 10 minutes (5 stops) and we get off at Lavington Street. We turn left into Great Guildford Street and then right into Park Street which leads to New Globe Walk and the Globe Café for a welcome cuppa (not included in the price). There is also a Starbucks opposite.
We assemble in front of the Globe Theatre at 11.30am for our guided tour at 11.45am.

Accessibility: The Waterloo Station exit has steep steps down to pavement level in York Road. Please contact Pam Townsend if you need a different exit.
The guided tour in the Theatre covers four floors but there is a lift if required.

 

To join us, please fill in the form in the centre of this newsletter and send it with your cheque, made payable to Kingston u3a GAS, to Pam Townsend

pamandgil@icloud.com, 07789 397635

 

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