Deptford: The Mysterious Murder of Christopher Marlowe
Walking Tour
Dive into an Elizabethan murder mystery and try to determine what happened to legendary playwright Christopher Marlowe.
Playwright Christopher Marlowe is best known as the author of Doctor Faustus and the greatest influence on his contemporary, William Shakespeare. But he also had a hidden life as a secret agent in the Elizabethan spy network. As the story goes, on a... More
The Pilot Figureheads
The Dog & Bell
St Paul's Church View
St Paul's Church Steps
St Nicholas Church Skulls
St Nicholas Bench
River View
Payne's Paper Wharf
Old Royal Naval Dockyard
Marlowe's Death and Burial
Across the road from Nail Supply
Dockyard Deptford
Deptford Market Yard, Deptford High Street
Tips & Hours
In the summer, this Detour is best taken between 11:30am- 7:00pm, on any day.
In the winter, it is best taken between 11:30a- 5:00pm, as St Nicholas's churchyard - where Marlowe is buried - closes at dusk.
The Dog & Bell pub, our final stop, is cash only.
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