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Exeter the Medieval Powerhouse: A Self-Guided Walking Tour

Exeter is one of England’s most historically significant cities, where Roman ruins meet medieval splendor. On this self-guided walking tour, you’ll explore a former Roman fortress that became a wealthy medieval trading center that exported valuable cloth. You’ll discover the radical people and ancient places that give Exeter its distinctive character. The tour starts at Exeter Central Station. You’ll weave through historic streets and past the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, with treasures like Gerald the Giraffe and the Exeter puzzle jug. You’ll walk alongside sections of the Roman wall that’s defined the city for nearly 2,000 years, and pass through ancient gateways that once controlled access to this prosperous city. You’ll learn about the Prayer Book Rebellion and discover how Exeter’s waterways powered its trade and industry for centuries. You’ll see the remains of Exeter’s medieval bridge and hear tales of the city’s resilience during multiple sieges.

Exeter the Medieval Powerhouse: A Self-Guided Walking Tour

1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutesFree Cancellation

Ghosts and Gothic Tales: Audio Tour of Exeter Haunted History

Exeter’s ancient streets and historic buildings are filled with whispers of the past. On this self-guided audio ghost walk, you’ll hear chilling tales of the spirits that still linger in the city’s most atmospheric locations. This tour starts at Exeter Cathedral, where a spectral nun glides silently across Cathedral Green and vanishes through solid walls. You’ll weave through Southernhay, once a site of public executions, and past the former Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, where a mysterious ”grey lady” in an old-fashioned nurse’s uniform has been spotted since 1949. You’ll visit historic pubs where phantom judges and children make their presence known, and hear the remarkable story of Mary, a heroic World War II carrier pigeon who returned to her loft in West Street despite suffering severe wounds. The tour ends at the Exeter Catacombs, built in 1837 to protect the dead from body-snatchers.

Ghosts and Gothic Tales: Audio Tour of Exeter Haunted History

1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutesFree Cancellation

Pirates, Poetry and Prosperity: An Audio Tour of Fowey

Fowey has earned its living from the sea for over a thousand years. On this self guided audio tour, you’ll discover how this Cornish harbour town prospered through trade, survived brutal attacks, and developed a talent for brandy smuggling. The tour starts at the Bodinnick Ferry near Caffa Mill Car Park, where China clay was loaded onto ships bound for the world. You’ll walk along Fore Street’s historic merchant quarter, and along the Town Quay where deep water still allows cruise ships to anchor. Along the way, you’ll find out how the River Fowey connected inland Cornwall to global trade routes, and why controlling this waterway meant controlling wealth and power. The tour ends at St Catherine’s Castle, a fortress built by Henry VIII to ensure this strategic harbour would never fall again.

Pirates, Poetry and Prosperity: An Audio Tour of Fowey

45 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutesFree Cancellation

Dartmoor Audio Driving Tour: 10,000 Years of Human History

Dartmoor’s granite was forged 280 million years ago. On this audio driving tour, you’ll trace 10,000 years of human history across one of Britain’s most extraordinary landscapes, from Bronze Age settlements to Napoleonic prison walls. The tour starts at the Haytor Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centre, where you can climb one of Dartmoor’s most iconic granite tors before setting off. You’ll wind south through the villages of Widecombe in the Moor and Ponsworthy, their very names encoding the Old English and Latin of early settlers. From Merrivale’s Bronze Age hut circles and stone rows, to the ancient oak woodland of Wistman’s Wood and the twin granite rings of Grey Wethers, you’ll encounter a landscape that was once densely settled and then gradually abandoned as the climate turned colder. The last stop before heading back up to Haytor is at the House of Marbles in Bovey Tracey, a working glass and marble studio housed in the original Victorian pottery buildings.

Dartmoor Audio Driving Tour: 10,000 Years of Human History

2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

Plymouth’s Mayflower and Citadel: An Audio Tour

Plymouth’s maritime history stretches back centuries, and the Barbican district will give you a glimpse into its storied past. On this self-guided audio tour, you’ll explore the historic heart of a city that launched voyages of both discovery and conquest. You’ll also find out how Plymouth’s strategic location shaped not just British history but world events – from the sailing of the Mayflower to Napoleon’s final defeat. The tour starts at the iconic Mayflower Steps Memorial where, in September 1620, the Pilgrim Fathers departed on their momentous journey to the New World. Along the way, you’ll discover how this bustling port connected England to global trade networks, and played a crucial role in the development of Britain’s naval power. The tour ends back near the Mayflower Museum, where you can hear more of the story of the famous voyage that forever linked Plymouth to American history.

Plymouth’s Mayflower and Citadel: An Audio Tour

45 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutesFree Cancellation

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