Tea and Doughnuts: Historic Walking Food Tour of Southwark

90 minutes – 120 minutes
London, United Kingdom

About this activity

Discover the best doughnuts in downtown London on this riverfront guided walking tour. Visit 4 bakeries and doughnut shops near Borough Market and Tower Bridge and enjoy curated doughnut tastings.

Highlights

  • Experience the mouth-watering smell of coffee and donuts at each destination
  • Try some classic doughnut styles like glazed, chocolate, and many others
  • Explore four of the top donut shops near Borough Market and Tower Bridge
  • Sample London's best doughnuts and wash them down with some coffee
  • Learn about London's history and celebrate its well-established food culture

Full description

Our tour begins near the Borough Tube station at St. John Bakery, where we’ll try their delicious doughnuts to get the tour started off right. From there, we’ll walk up Borough High Street stopping along the way to talk a bit about history, restaurants, pubs, and anything else we feel like chatting about. Our second stop is right near Borough Market, one of the oldest public markets in London, where we’ll sample some more amazing donuts (shown above). Make sure you pace yourself - it’s a marathon, not a sprint. Our third stop is actually in Borough Market itself where you’ll sample some absolutely stunning doughnuts that are made fresh every single day in their pastry school, which is attached. And our last and final stop at Crosstown Doughnuts will give you a jaw dropping view of Tower Bridge that you have to see to believe. We’re so excited to get this tour started and we hope you can join us! We also offer much more information about the route, the city, the stops and more on our website: www.donuttour.com. Check it out today!

Included / Excluded

  • Curated donut tasting
  • Tour guide
  • Guided tour of Borough Market and the area around Tower Bridge
  • We also offer much more information about the route, the city, the stops and more on our website: www.donuttour.com. Check it out today!
  • Tips / Gratuities

Meeting point

Start Location

St. John Bakery, Borough High Street, London, UK

Important information

Know before you book

  • This tour will take place rain or shine
  • Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing
  • Please let us know if you have any food allergies we should be aware of.
  • As much as we love pets, pets are not allowed on the tour.

Know before you go

  • Please let us know if you have any food allergies we should be aware of.
  • As much as we love pets, pets are not allowed on the tour.
  • Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing
  • This tour will take place rain or shine

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

GetYourGuide
Natalie
Jul 2026
5.0

Destiny was amazing. A perfect about of walking, learning, and sweet treat consuming.

GetYourGuide
Cheryl
Jul 2026
3.0

I wish you would have provided boxes to take left overs instead of paper bags and I think every place should have seating when your eating a donut. I think including a latte would have been a nice touch. Overall the guide was good and the walk enjoyable

GetYourGuide
GetYourGuide traveler
Jul 2026
5.0

I really enjoyed the tour and thought the stops were each unique and delicious! My favourite what visiting Pirlous! Ceana Was a great guide with lots of historical insight!! She was also good at providing some recommendations on what to do with the rest of my time in Edinburgh!