Secrets & Stories of Nottingham: An Immersive Journey

Secrets & Stories of Nottingham is a self-guided audio tour that takes you through the city's hidden layers, starting from Nottingham's City of Caves at Drury Walk, Upper Level, Broadmarsh Shopping Centre, NG1 7LS. It's created by AudaTours, and rather than following a guide, you set your own pace. The audio is professionally narrated and plays automatically as you approach each landmark, so you can keep your phone in your pocket and just look around.

The tour runs for about an hour and 11 minutes and covers around 2.9 kilometres, taking in 12 landmarks across the city. Along the way, you'll pass the City of Caves, the National Justice Museum, St Mary's Church, the Lace Market, the Adams Building, the Corn Exchange, Nottingham Castle and Old Market Square. It's pitched at solo travellers, couples, families and small groups who'd rather explore on their own schedule than stick to a group's timing.

What it actually tells is where the city's oddities hide. You'll hear about the crisis that forced Severn's Building to be rebuilt piece by piece like a medieval puzzle, the figure who vanished among the damp echoes of the City of Caves, and the courtroom that once fell through the floor during a trial. It's a way of seeing the city you walk past every day and realising there's a lot more going on beneath the surface than you'd think.

Practically, the tour is delivered via the free AudaTours app and works offline once you've downloaded it, so you don't need to worry about your signal dropping as you move. There's no in-person guide and no building entry included, so you're just taking in the sites from the street. Prices start from £4.99.