Private London Food Tour with Borough Market & Leadenhall

About this activity

Discover Borough Market with a private guide, enjoying six tastings, a walking tour of Southwark and City of London, and ending with a wine and cheese pairing. 

Highlights

  • 6 iconic bites across Borough Market, Leadenhall Market, and the surrounding neighborhoods
  • A private wine and cheese tasting at the end of the tour
  • A private local guide, focused only on your group for personal attention and flexible pacing
  • A walking tour through Southwark and the City of London

Full description

Most London food tours squeeze in a quick lap of Borough Market and call it a day. This private tour goes further: two historic markets, six standout bites, and a private wine and cheese tasting to close, with a guide who answers only to your group.

•     Taste a proper British breakfast, a sausage roll, and a viral London dessert at Borough Market

•     Walk into Leadenhall Market's Victorian ironwork for a French meringue from an expert pastry chef

•     Eat one of the city's best fish and chips as you cross from Southwark into the City of London

•     Trace the history behind each neighborhood, from the Great Fire to modern pop culture

•     Finish with a private wine and cheese tasting, reserved only for your group

Borough Market: a thousand years of food in one morning

Begin at Borough Market, one of London's oldest, where knowing exactly where to go makes all the difference. Your guide leads you straight to a proper British breakfast, a perfectly executed sausage roll, and a viral dessert built on the tension between sweet and tart. It's the kind of route that takes locals years to learn on their own.

Leadenhall Market: Victorian ironwork and a French meringue

From Borough, walk into Leadenhall Market, where the Victorian architecture alone feels like stepping into a different century. Stop at a stall run by an expert pastry chef for a delicate French meringue, a small, precise contrast to the heartier bites that came before it.

Southwark to the City: history behind every bite

Between tastings, your guide walks you through Southwark and across into the City of London, connecting each neighborhood's food to its history. Expect stories that range from literary landmarks to the Great Fire of London to the pop culture that's shaped the area since. Somewhere along the way, you'll stop for fish and chips fried the way London's chippies have done it for generations.

A Private Wine Tasting: the finale

The tour closes with a private wine and cheese tasting, reserved entirely for your group, at an independent wine bar. Sit back with expertly paired wines and cheese while your guide answers whatever questions never came up earlier. It's a proper full stop to a morning built entirely around London's food.

Included / Excluded

  • Local English-speaking guide
  • Expertly guided walking tour
  • 6 food tastings
  • 3 wine pairings
  • Hotel Pick-up/Drop-off
  • Gratuities

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the activity starts

Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund

Reviews

⁨Kiara M.⁩
Aug 2026
5.0

Amazing Tour!!

Jolynn
Jul 2026
5.0

A highly recommended experience.

Lisa
Jun 2026
5.0

The tour was great and having priority on the boat was excellent