3 Hours Borough Market Morning Food Tour with London Bites Tours
Description
Borough market is known as the Larder of London and for good reason. Join us on our 3 hour tour of this fascinating place. We won't just be sampling the best bites from our favourite traders. We'll also hear their fascinating stories. We'll learn about the markets history and how it has shaped London over the centuries. Around every corner is a new story. From Bridget Jone's film set to gory murder sites and haunted London pubs. During our exploration we'll be stopping at 6 independently run food vendors and enjoying a tasty dish at each stop. One of the best butchers in London, a unique South American snack and traditional dishes with a London twist all star on this food safari of Borough market. Led by a local expert our small group tour allows you to feel a part of the market. We'll take you down hidden alleyways and into some of our favourite spots that even some locals don't know about. We can't wait to show you around.
Tour Options
Itinerary
The oldest crossing point of London and the start of our tour. Hear about how the bridge used to be a living breathing market itself.
The best market in London and possibly the whole country for street food. We'll explore the tight alleyways and show you some of our favourite food vendors.
More than just a church. This fascinating building has a lot to answer for in Borough markets story.
Replica ship of Sir Francis Drake
One of the busiest urban waterways in the world.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Not suitable for gluten free guests
- It is imperative that you let us know if you have any food restrictions at time of booking. We may not be able to accomodate last minute on the day requests.
- Not recommended for travelers with food allergies.
Reviews(45)
It was a really great tour. Sam our tour guide provided us with information and delicious food! Highly recommended!!
Thanks very much It was a pleasure hosting you guys.
Veronica was a fantastic guide!!! Not only food but history as well!! Loved the intimate tour with just my husband and I. She was knowledgeable about the history as well as providing us with fantastic food options 🇬🇧🥰
Thank you very much for the kind words. All of our tours are small groups. We want to keep it personable. Our mission is to make every guest feel a part of London and not just a passing tourist. It's wonderful to read that that's how you guys felt. Thank you very much for choosing us to show you around.
Excellent tour of the market and great food choices. We appreciated the history background too. Veronica is a great guide.
Thank you very much for the kind words. Glad to know you guys enjoyed the tour so much. We have some amazing vendors that we partner with and we're very proud to show them off to all of our guests. Thanks for choosing us to show you around.
Our guide Ciaran was exceptionally informative, funny, and knowledgeable; it was a wonderful experience, not to be missed.
Thank you very much for the kind review. Our aim is to make every guest feel a part of London, like you're being shown around by your local friend. It's great to hear you enjoyed the experience so much. I hope the rest of your time in our great city was as much fun.
I was between a two and three rating here but read on and decide for yourself. We started late which was fine, but it definitely got more crowded by the minute. I was hoping for a lot more from this tour based off the reviews and description about learning about the vendors / food sourcing but this tour with George? Fell a bit flat. I was hoping there’d be inquiries into what kind of food we were interested in and more about the diff stalls and vendors but it was a standard fare of 4 items and 2 pub stops. We never even learned the name of the 3rd food vendor. Sausage roll (great), fish and chips (fine), Mediterranean fare (prefer to save space) and humble and crumble (fine but I’d skip for something else). I was hoping for paella, pork sandwiches, chocolate strawberries and creme brûlée doughnuts but those can wait for another trip. George had good knowledge for sites but I would have preferred to hear more about the market and vendors or even vendors we didn’t eat at as in what else to try on a different day. A little overpriced for what it was. Also it feels like there could be a better relationship with the food vendors to avoid the line waits. I’d suggest a diff guide based on the reviews who feel like read their audience or try another tour.
Hi Jennifer, Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. I’m very sorry that your experience didn’t quite live up to your expectations, and I do appreciate you highlighting both what worked for you and what didn’t. We will always be trying to improve everything we do so this is a great help. To give a bit of context for future readers: this was a small-group, join-in tour, which follows a set route of carefully chosen vendors. We want to highlight some of the incredible independent vendors that you might otherwise miss as we move through the market together. This structure allows us to keep things running smoothly for everyone in the group, but it does mean we can’t fully tailor the stops to individual preferences in the way we can on a private tour. The items you mentioned wanting to try—such as paella and chocolate strawberries—are very popular with many tourists and easy to find on your own, which is why we focus our tours on vendors that are a little harder to discover and that we feel really showcase the depth and quality of Borough Market. We’re always happy to point guests toward other must-try spots at the end of the tour. I’d like to apologise for the delayed start to your tour. This was due to an unexpected issue with another guest, and while we do everything we can to start on time, we missed the mark on this occasion. The knock-on effect was a busier market atmosphere, and as a small thank-you for your patience we asked your guide, George, to include an extra pub stop. We’re sorry if that wasn’t what you were hoping for. Your feedback about wanting more storytelling around the vendors, sourcing, and even stalls you didn’t eat at is something we’ll be reinforcing with our team. We’ll be doing an extra training session this week as we always want to showcase the incredible stories behind our vendors and for whatever reason it appears we fell short on your tour. So thank you for bringing this to my attention. We’re very proud of all of our vendors so telling their stories is a must. Again, I absolutely appreciate your honesty and rest assured we will use it to make the experience even better going forward so thank you.
We did a borough market tour through London bites organised by get your guide . Kieran was our guide and he was amazing . So passionate about the history and all the little stories he told us . Loved the market and tried lots of interesting foods . Argentinian enchilada, fish and chips , amazing sausage rolls , iraqien food and the best crumble ever . Kieran showed us the original site of the globe theatre and dozens of stories . Was the best ever .
Thanks Elaine, We're delighted you guys enjoyed the tour so much. Supporting our smaller independent vendors is a pleasure and we're very lucky to have them. Thanks for choosing us to showw you around.
Ciaran was an amazing tour guide. Funny, knowledgeable and very personable. The food spots he took us to were all brilliant, evidenced by the fact that everyone had a different favourite on the day! Cannot recommend this tour highly enough - we did it as a work trip but it would be great with friends or family as well. Finishing in the pub was also a lovely touch.
Thanks a lot for the very kind words. It was a pleasure to host you team event on our Borough tour. I'm really pleased you all enjoyed the experience. We've got some fantastic food stops. Most of them are the lesser known spots as well so we feel quite lucky to have them. Thanks for choosig us to host you guys.
Wonderful private tour with Eric! Learned a lot of Borough Market history, including use of Borough Market in popular movies/film. Sampled many delicious foods, both savory and sweet, including traditional English and ethnic food bites. Enjoyed touring the market and all it had to offer. This tour was one of the memorable highlights of our trip to London!
That's very kind of you to say. Thanks you very much. I know Eric enjoyed showing you guys around and it's fantastic to know you enjoyed the tour so much. Thank you for choosing us to show you one of our favourite spots in the city.
Eric was an amazing guide and unbelievably personal and very knowledgeable. The food was delicious and well thought out. We never felt rushed and the tour was all we hoped it would be! We love that London Bites supports local and small businesses, green environmental approaches and a world for the future.
Thanks so much Sharon. It's so important that we support these amazing small vendors. If we don't we'll lose them. Thanks for choosing London Bites to show you around. It was a pleasure hosting you.
Erik was our tour guide. He was so wonderful and was so knowledgeable. We learned so much about the history of the area and the food was AMAZING. Erik brought us to places that were all fabulous foods, interconnected with the city, and supported local small businesses. Erik was so kind and friendly and catered the tour to our group (the food we like, dietary restrictions, etc). There is a great stop for Harry Potter fans! Thank you Erik!
Thanks for the kind words. It's fantastic to hear you guys enjoyed the tour so much. We're very lucky to be able to support so many really great independent traders and businesses on the tour. Thanks for choosing us to show you guys around.
