🏨 London's Alternative History Tour Self-guided Audio Walk Activity

London's Alternative History Tour Self-guided Audio Walk

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Duration: 60 minutes

Departs: London, London

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

If you like humorous history, quirky facts, and solving mysteries, this delightful wander in the heart of London is for you! We will walk around some of London's world famous areas and familiar landmarks as you are entertained with stories of the city—but trust me, it's not the stuff you learned at school. This tour utilises state of the art GPS technology to “autoplay” as you walk, and can be downloaded and used whenever suits you. It uses the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline. Maximise your experience of London with this walk – whether it is your first time in the city, or you’re a local who's curious about the secrets the city has to offer, this is a great intro to London's alternative history.

What's Included

Lifetime access to 'London's Alternative History Tour'

Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

VoiceMap Application

What's Not Included

Food/drinks

Smartphone

Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

Transportation

Traveler Information

ADULT: Age: 6 - 99

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Service animals allowed
This tour is wheelchair accessible with one caveat: part of the final portion of the tour after Waterloo Bridge has staircases – wheelchair users can stay on bridge-level and proceed to the final two stops which are on the same level.

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Service animals allowed
This tour is wheelchair accessible with one caveat: part of the final portion of the tour after Waterloo Bridge has staircases – wheelchair users can stay on bridge-level and proceed to the final two stops which are on the same level.

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What To Expect

This tour is about experiencing the hidden sides of London that were right in front of your eyes but you never noticed. Take a dive into the deep end of London’s quirky history as we move through tales of religion, drinking, and even a bit of 1800’s brothel banter. We will discover the secret behind the flowing of the River Thames, the origins of the name Covent Garden, and try to solve the mystery of the world famous Theatre Royal Drury Lane. All you have to do is open the VoiceMap app, put in your headphones and start the tour. You will be guided through the streets by the voice of acclaimed local guide Joey Leskin without even having to take your phone out of your pocket – except to take photos, of course!

Key highlights include:
- How the Americans stole coffee from the British—honest!
- The only street in London where we drive backwards
- London's most notorious brothel, and the extinct police force that shut it down
- London's last original Victorian gas lamp

The tour begins in Covent Garden and zig zags around the area, finishing not far away from the starting point. It has a total walking distance of around 2km and takes just over an hour without stopping. There are plenty of cafes, restaurants and pubs all along the route for a quick (or lengthy!) break, however, and you can pause and resume the tour as many times as you like. Once you have downloaded it, the tour is yours to keep.

Local tip: The Coal Hole pub, at the very end of the tour, is a great historical venue to enjoy a well-deserved drink!

• Admission Ticket Free

Lyceum Theatre

Where the Lion King is hosted, but you'll hear about the Lyceum's decidedly non-PG history.

• Admission Ticket Free

St Paul's Church

We'll describe the strange features of this Church and how they came to be.

• Admission Ticket Free

Somerset House

We'll visit the Somerset House courtyard and I'll tell you why I think this is London's finest square.

• Admission Ticket Free

Savoy Theatre

Hear the story behind the world's (not just London's) first public building to use electricity throughout.

• Admission Ticket Free

Reviews

Highly recommend!

Tracy_N, 21-05-2022

I had a couple of hours to fill in our day and found this online. So glad I did! It was really interesting and fun to follow the route. We took longer than the hour but that’s why this is great- it’s totally up to you how long you take. We stopped and chatted here and there about what we were listening to - just paused the audio and I don’t walk particularly fast! We learnt some fab facts that I’ve been telling everyone about since arriving home! I shall do more of these in other cities.

Get to know the city even as a local!

Nigelllllll, 15-10-2019

Did this tour a few weeks ago and loved it - got to know so much about the city despite having lived here my whole life. Learned a bunch of things I never knew, really easy to use the interface as well.

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