Shakespeare Anniversary/St George’s Day Charity Walk

St. Paul's tube station, London (exit 1)

Guided by Ian

Adult: £20 · Students & Seniors: £15 · Children: £5

Walk Times

Day	Walk Type	Start Time	End Time
23 April 2025	Special	3.30 pm	5.30 pm	Winter	Reserve Online

All the axial lines converge on this one. It’s Shakespeare’s birthday.

It’s the anniversary of his death. It’s St George’s Day. It’s a charity walk – every single penny it brings in goes to a really good cause. It’s a side of the angels walk – good for all concerned. Good for body and soul. Good for fellowship, for cheer, for health, for the spirit, for the community.

Which is by way of saying, this walk is nurturing. It’s got all kinds of feel-good for everybody involved: for you the walkers; for Ian the guide; for London Walks; for the charity; for the kids and their families. Everybody involved will have done a good thing, made the world a better place. We can all hold our heads high.

It takes place on a fine day in April (“Oh, to be in England now that April’s there”).

It’s got an all-star guide.

It’s a great walk.

It’s London.

N.B., bears repeating, this: Guide Ian – and London Walks – are dedicating this walk to the Teenage Cancer Trust. Every penny it earns will go to the TCT.

For the record, Ian F. is one of life’s good guys. He’s been a London Walks guide for several years. Every single penny he’s earned has gone to a charity.

So, yup, this one’s the platonic ideal of a good cause London Walk!

Short read: inner and outer worlds.

Fanfare read: Shakespeare’s life is a tale of two towns. Stratford bred him, London provided him with a stage – literally and figuratively – for his fortune.

Long read: Welcome to Shakespeare’s London. The London where he lived and worked. The London he drew inspiration from. The outer world of his inner world. Everything from St. Paul’s to the unfortunate Jewish doctor who inspired Shakespeare to create Shylock to the pandemonium of the lanes and alleys of mediaeval London to Stationers’ Hall, where the earliest printed copies of his works were registered, to the theatre where unscrupulous playhouse managers forced kidnapped boys to perform. London places that open a window on his life, his times, his world… and his art. Guided by Ian.

SHAKESPEARE IN THE CITY – THE PRACTICALS

The Shakespeare Anniversary/St George’s Day Walk takes place on Wednesday, April 23rd at 3.30 pm. Meet Ian just outside exit 1 of St. Paul’s  Tube.

The ‘gate’ for this walk – all the money it brings in – will be donated to the Teenage Cancer Trust.

THE BIRTHDAY

As long as we’re on the subject – and you’re on the walk – please do all of us at London Walks a big favour. Guide Ian will have just celebrated his birthday. Yes, that’s right, Ian was born on the eve of Shakespeare’s birthday. Please wish him a very Happy Birthday! It’s a nice touch and he’ll be touched.