6 Market Tours in Britain to Build a Day Around

1.Air Raid Shelter & St. Nicholas Market Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 320 reviews · 75 minutes - 2 hours · from $16Our pick

Begin at Bristol’s Corn Exchange, walk through the Old City, then enter a preserved WWII air raid shelter beneath St Nicholas Market. Guides including Owen, Duncan, and Theresa bring wartime Bristol to life, with access to old music rooms and time for market food afterward.

“That’s my second tour with Owen and once more a great experience with this passionate and very professional guide. The tour is well organised, capturing and informative at the same time. Definitely to be recommended”

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2.Secrets of London Bike Tour: Thames, Tower Bridge & Market

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 42 reviews · 4 hours · from $60

Ride through central London with an English-speaking guide, following both banks of the Thames past Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, Shakespeare's Globe, St. Paul's, the Shard, and the London Eye. Your bike and helmet are provided, with lunch at Borough Market at your own expense.

“Guide could be better. 2 of my party didn’t like that he had saliva dripping from mouth off and on. He could have been sick”

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3.Camden Market Guided Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 15 reviews · from $115

Join an English-speaking food guide at The World’s End pub for a 3.5-hour Camden Market walk. You’ll taste birria tacos, British roast flavors, cheese, cider, gin, Chinese-Mediterranean dishes, wine, dessert, and a secret dish. Guides have included Anita and Tom.

“We ended up having a private tour since we were the only ones there. It was a very interesting three hour tour, our guide Tom was very nice and kept giving us stories and explanations. Food was nice and by the end of it we were very full”

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4.Old Market Self-Guided Craft Beer Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 11 reviews · from $32

Start at Moor Beer Co. for three guided tastings, then use tokens and a Bristol beer map to visit three independent Old Market venues. You’ll sample seven local beers or ales over four hours, with cider available at the final two stops. The route is relaxed, social, and self-paced.

“Great tour if you want to try some fantastic local beers and dive into the atmosphere of the local pubs. Highly recommend!!!”

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5.Borough Market Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 hours · from $129Top rated

Spend three hours with a local food expert tasting six fresh dishes at Borough Market, from empanadas and oysters to fish and chips and crumble. Groups are limited to 10, with guides such as Ciaran, Veronica, and Sophia adding London stories, riverside sights, and film-set trivia.

“Veronica was an excellent tour guide, very friendly and accommodating! Also the food was all excellent and the market has so many great stories”

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6.Borough Market Food Tour with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 4 reviews · from $113

Follow an English-speaking guide from Tooley Street through Borough Market, Southwark, the City, and Leadenhall Market. You’ll taste six British bites, including fish and chips and sausage rolls, then finish with two wine pairings and cheese at Baby Bacchus.

“Our guide Sharan was great! She was very knowledgeable and sweet. I would have liked to have spent more time exploring the market, but I can go back on my own to do that.”

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