Bath Audio Tour: Timeless Tapestry

Explore Bath at your own pace

In Bath, a bridge doesn't just cross the river-it becomes a theater for ambition, rebellion, and roaring water. Explore a self-guided audio tour through Kingsmead's elegant streets and storied green fields, unearthing secrets most wanderers pass by unnoticed.

Why did a simple family rivalry nearly turn Pulteney Bridge into Bath's ultimate scandal? Which sports ground doubled as a battleground for rock legends and politicians alike? And who keeps watch from the spire of St John's Church-pilgrims or predators?

Stroll where triumph rose from muddy pitch, where scandal erupted over stonework, and where victory echoes beneath gothic arches. Every step sweeps you deeper into history's mysteries and Bath's boldest moments-sights and stories woven into every street.

Photo: Toby Osborn, Unsplash

Tour details

• Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes, entirely at your own pace
• Distance: around 3.1 km (1.9 miles)
• Stops: 15 landmarks, including Pulteney Bridge, Recreation Ground, Bath, St John's Church, Bath
• Audio: up to 38 minutes of narration
• Starts at: Pulteney Bridge

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How it works

• Book here and a redemption code arrives by email within minutes.
• Download the free AudaTours app on your phone and enter the code.
• Download the tour once and the whole thing works offline.
• Walk to the first stop and press play. The audio for each landmark starts automatically as you approach it, so your phone can stay in your pocket.

There is no fixed date and no start time. The date you pick at checkout does not matter, and the tour stays on your phone permanently, so you can use it whenever you next visit and walk it again as often as you like.

What is included

• Professionally narrated audio that plays automatically at each stop
• An interactive map showing the walking route between landmarks
• Full offline access once downloaded, so you need no data or signal
• Freedom to start, pause and resume whenever you like
• Lifetime access - your code never expires

Where you will stop

• Pulteney Bridge
• Recreation Ground, Bath
• St John's Church, Bath
• SouthGate
• Stall Street, Bath
• Bath Gorgon
• Bath Abbey
• Guildhall, Bath
• Victoria Art Gallery
• St Michael's Church, Bath
• Trim Street, Bath
• Theatre Royal, Bath
• Queen Square, Bath
• Herschel Museum of Astronomy
• Bath Green Park railway station

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What is AudaTours?

AudaTours turns a walk through a city into a story. Our guides bring landmarks to life with the history, the scandals and the detail you would never get from a plaque.

• Immersive: real stories about the places in front of you, not a dry commentary
• Offline: download once and use it with no data, anywhere
• At your own pace: start, pause and resume whenever you want
• Accurate: every story is built from verified historical sources and checked before release

Good to know

• This is a self-guided audio tour on your own phone. There is no in-person guide.
• It does not include entry to any building or site along the route.
• The landmarks on the tour are not affiliated with AudaTours.
• You need a smartphone with Android 7.0 or later, or iOS 16 or later.
• Bring headphones and start with a charged phone.

Who it suits

Solo travellers, couples, families and small groups who would rather explore on their own schedule than follow a guide and a fixed departure time. It suits a first visit, and it suits anyone who has already seen the famous sights and wants to know what actually happened in them.

Image credits

Photos: Nveitch (Wikimedia Commons, public domain); Toby Osborn, Bradley Pritchard Jones (Unsplash).