Brighton Audio Tour: Journey Through Time

Explore Brighton at your own pace

Beneath Brighton's glitzy surface beats a heart full of secrets, drama, and eccentricity waiting just off the tourist track. Embark on a self-guided audio tour winding from stately Marlborough House through Old Steine Gardens and on to the rebellious Marlborough Pub and Theatre-uncovering wild tales and hidden places most wanderers never see.

Which scandal forced a prince to slip down shadowy tunnels in the dead of night? What ghostly stories still echo around abandoned ballrooms and secret gardens? Why did one landlord's wife plunge mysteriously down those infamous stairs?

Follow twisting streets and glittering façades as Brighton's revolutionary past, legendary parties, seaside transformations, and social awakenings come vividly alive. Every step holds new discoveries-unexpected intrigue and unforgettable colour-reshaping how you see this dazzling city.

Photo: Yiming Ma, Unsplash

Tour details

• Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes, entirely at your own pace
• Distance: around 2.5 km (1.6 miles)
• Stops: 15 landmarks, including Marlborough House, Brighton, Old Steine Gardens, Marlborough Pub and Theatre
• Audio: up to 38 minutes of narration
• Starts at: Marlborough House, Brighton

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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

• Marlborough House, Brighton
• Old Steine Gardens
• Marlborough Pub and Theatre
• Brighton Dome
• Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
• Royal Pavilion
• Union Chapel, Brighton
• Chapel Royal, Brighton
• 155-158 North Street, Brighton
• Holy Trinity Church, Brighton
• Brighton Friends Meeting House
• Middle Street Synagogue
• Brighton Hippodrome
• Clock Tower, Brighton
• St Nicholas Church, Brighton

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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: Yiming Ma, Martin Förster (Unsplash); AudaTours.