Self-guided audio walking tour of Lincoln's High Street, with historical stories at fifteen landmarks, delivered through the AudaTours app.
Lincoln Audio Tour: A Timeless Journey Through History is a self-guided walking tour starting from High Street, and because you set your own pace, there's no fixed date or start time to work around. You'll need the free AudaTours app to get it going, and once you've downloaded the tour, it works entirely offline, so you won't have to worry about signal dropping out as you move through the city.
The walk covers about 4.1 km across fifteen landmarks and takes around an hour and forty minutes to complete. Along the way, up to 38 minutes of narration play automatically as you approach each site, so you don't have to keep pausing and playing manually. The route takes you past the former royal prison of Lincoln Castle, the Cathedral, and the Lincoln Museum, and through Jews' Court, Steep Hill, and the site of the Battle of Lincoln. AudaTours describes the experience as a story told by guides who bring the landmarks to life with the history, scandals, and detail you wouldn't get from a plaque, all drawn from verified historical sources.
Those stories touch on some of the city's more dramatic moments: the country's most dangerous uprisings, the ritual that linked pilgrims to the heart of the cathedral, and a scandal over a forgotten relic. It's a self-guided experience, so there's no in-person guide to follow and no entry to any of the buildings or sites along the route—you're taking in the history from the street. That makes it a good fit for solo travellers, couples, families, or small groups who'd rather explore on their own schedule than stick to a set tour time.
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The tour starts from High Street (3 St Mary's St, Lincoln, LN5 7AR), and prices start from £4.99.
