Dark and untold history
The Bishop's Liberty: Sin, Cells and the Singing Bones of Bankside
The Bishop's Liberty: Sin, Cells and the Singing Bones of Bankside is a 22-minute self-guided audio walk through 6 stops around Bankside and Borough. Hear each story near the place it happened.
Wanderwalk is an iPhone GPS audio guide. Stories typically start within about 40 metres. This is not a live guided tour and not turn-by-turn navigation.
- Area
- Bankside and Borough
- Neighbourhood
- Bankside
- Stops
- 6
- Total time
- About 22 min
- Walking
- About 17 min
- Distance
- 0.9 miles
- Access
- 3-Day Pass, 7-Day Pass or Annual. $4.99, $8.99 or $29.99 a year.
The route
6 stories in walking order
This list shows the route in order. Each entry names the mapped place and where it appears in the walk.
- 01
Bear Gardens, Southwark
You start at Bear Gardens, Southwark, the first of 6 stops, and Globe Theatre original site is next.
- 02
Globe Theatre original site
You reach Globe Theatre original site after Bear Gardens, Southwark, and the next stop is Clink Prison Museum.
- 03
Clink Prison Museum
Clink Prison Museum is between Globe Theatre original site and Winchester Palace.
- 04
Winchester Palace
You reach Winchester Palace after Clink Prison Museum, and the next stop is Crossbones Graveyard.
- 05
Crossbones Graveyard
Crossbones Graveyard is between Winchester Palace and St George the Martyr.
- 06
St George the Martyr
St George the Martyr is your last stop, and you come to it after Crossbones Graveyard.
Who it is for
This walk suits people who want an ordered story
Choose this route for dark and untold history around Bankside and Borough. The stops follow a set order, and you can walk without a tour group.
About this walk
Is this a walking tour app?
The Bishop's Liberty: Sin, Cells and the Singing Bones of Bankside is a self-guided Wanderwalk audio walk for iPhone in Bankside and Borough, London. Stories play when you come within about 40 metres of the mapped place. It is not a live guided tour and not turn-by-turn navigation.
Does it work on iPhone?
Yes. Wanderwalk is an iPhone app. The Bishop's Liberty: Sin, Cells and the Singing Bones of Bankside plays on iPhone. Wanderwalk is not available on Android.
Do I need to follow a route?
This curated walk has 6 stops in walking order around Bankside and Borough. You can also use Wander mode to hear nearby London stories without a start point. Neither mode is turn-by-turn navigation.
How long is the walk?
The Bishop's Liberty: Sin, Cells and the Singing Bones of Bankside takes about 22 minutes, covering 6 stops around Bankside and Borough.