England · AUDIO TOURS
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 audio tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part of planning.
Golden Tours York hop-on hop-off open top bus with an English audio guide, 20 stops, and a 24 or 48 hour ticket to explore York your way.
“Great time on the bus, saw lots of interesting points of interest and had a good, funny guide. I would recommend giving the tour a go.”
Ride west from London to Windsor Castle with round-trip transport, timed State Apartment entry, St George’s Chapel, and an audio guide.
“Have a plan. Prioritize what to see. Lines can be long. Wear comfortable shoes, & know your route back to coach. Enjoy. It's a beautiful & interesting place to visit.”
2-hour open-top London bus tour with 12-language audio and views of Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben.
“The hard part was finding the right meeting point. We put the address in and walked very fast to be on time. When we got there the bus that pulled up was the right company but it was a hop on hop off bus that’s went 3 hours instead of the 1.5 hours we wanted originally. Some of the earphone jacks didn’t work. I asked the man as we entered if it was the right tour and he just ushered us on not even checking our ticket. It was nice to be in open air after a long flight though.”
Self-guided audio walk through York’s Roman, Viking, and medieval highlights, with offline VoiceMap directions and flexible pacing.
“We enjoyed the whole trip and found our way easily! Thanks for all the interesting facts. What a wonderful city to do an audio tour in!”
Self-guided Emirates Stadium and Arsenal Museum tour with multi-language audio, behind-the-scenes access, and classic Arsenal memorabilia.
“Disappointing that we had to queue for access and it was a long one. When you go for a day with other activities plan it was difficult. Not as good as the other stadiums yours we have been on”
Skip the guessing game at London’s Natural History Museum with a 30-minute guide intro plus audio and reserved entry.
“Our tour agent, Ms. Janet, was really good. She is very friendly and briefed us so well. We had a wonderful time at the Natural History Museum.”
Stroll St James Park and The Mall with a small-group guide, then enter Buckingham Palace with skip-the-line tickets and an audio guide.
“The whole tour was a good and would not change a thing about it. Guid was helpful getting us into the line effectively as well.”
Prebook timed Churchill War Rooms entry with multi-language audio, plus Political London and sightseeing apps, with an outside host.
“Very well done give the visitor a very good idea of how it was for Churchill and the British government functioned during WW II would have preferred a live guide vs self guided”
British Museum highlights in a timed slot with a phone audio guide in 7 languages, plus a self-guided Political London add-on.
“Just to confirm this ticket says it gives audio tour and priority entrance. It does not give you entry to the museum and you need to purchase a separate ticket (albeit it is free). We went on Saturday and thought this would give us entrance but it didn’t and all entrance tickets were sold already.”
Former Student’s Cambridge Colleges outdoor audio tour: GPS-guided walk past King’s, Trinity and more, $8.99, in English. Offline on your phone.
“Very easy to follow , pleasant enthusiastic voice “Town &Gown” felt like I had someone with me on my adventure around Cambridge”
A self-guided GPS audio walk through Whitby’s legends, with offline maps and lifetime access via VoiceMap.
“Was great to walk at own pace and have an individual tour by some who knew the local area and history. As the tour used your allocation you could stop and look around and when you moved on the tour continued. Very easy to follow as directed where to go with very clear directions. Very enjoyable”
Self-guided Cheltenham audio walk with offline maps and GPS-triggered stories. See key landmarks at your pace for $11.99.
“Excellent, first tour and exceeded my expectations. Very well put together and presented. Clear and sufficient information. Worked really well, delighted with tour.”
Twelve self-guided London audio walks with offline GPS maps, quick neighborhood hops, and Instagram photo cues, so you control your pace.
“Excellent Tours! There is a lot of great information while you explore the city. We were here for 4 days and did 3 tours, well worth the price. The actors who do the tours speak well, and do a great job. We thought the information was excellent as we love to hear about the history of the area. We had misunderstood the initial instructions. We got the app and signed in to get our tours. What we missed is that you have to start the tour to download. We were able to do this, but want to advise to do this important step. We found that we could pair two…”
A self-guided VoiceMap audio walk through Darwin’s Shrewsbury, from Shrewsbury Castle to Darwin Gate, with offline audio and street-name stories.
“There were three in our party and we are "seniors," but had no trouble with downloading the app and initiating the tour. The content presented was interesting and fun, the ability to move from site to site at a comfortable pace, and the leisure to start at any time during the day you have reserved were big plusses. We would definitely recommend this tour!!”
Reserve entry to the Houses of Parliament plus the Political London audio guide, self-paced in multiple languages, about 90 minutes in total.
“This was hugely enjoyable and enlightening. The audio tour was very clear and allowed us to go round at our own pace. It was great to see the two houses 'for real'. These was a slight delay to get in for security checks but this was a niggle rather than anything else. We would thoroughly recommend this tour. The information that we received prior to going up to London was second-to-none.”
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