Secrets & Stories of Nottingham: An Immersive Journey

Secrets & Stories of Nottingham: An Immersive Journey opens at Nottingham's 'City Of Caves' on Thursday 22 October, a self-guided audio tour that takes you through the sandstone tunnels and cellars running beneath the city. The whole thing is delivered via the free AudaTours app, with up to 30 minutes of narration that you can download and access offline once you're on the move.

As you walk, the audio pulls in the city's history. You'll pass timber-framed merchant houses, shadowy sandstone tunnels and solemn domes, and the narration asks the kind of questions that make you look closer: what crisis forced Severn's Building to be rebuilt piece by piece like a medieval puzzle, who vanished among the damp echoes of the City of Caves, and how an entire courtroom fell through the floor during a trial at the National Justice Museum. It's built from verified historical sources, so the stories are grounded in fact rather than folklore.

Because it's self-guided, there's no in-person guide to keep you on a set pace. You set your own speed, stop when you want, and move on when you're ready. There's no entry to any building or site along the route, so you're exploring the city's surface and its subterranean edges rather than going inside. That makes it a good fit for solo travellers, couples, families or small groups who'd rather wander on their own schedule than follow a group.

The tour starts at 12:00 at Nottingham's 'City Of Caves', Drury Walk, Upper Level, Broadmarsh Shopping Centre, NG1 7LS, and costs £4.99.