Cheltenham Audio Tour: Reverence, Revelry Street

Explore Cheltenham at your own pace

A quiet Cheltenham street hides tales of secret societies, dramatic comebacks, and pint-pouring legends just beyond the everyday bustle.

Unlock this self-guided audio tour to wander Sandford like an insider, discovering vivid stories and remarkable places missed by most visitors.

What mysterious event caused Trinity Cheltenham to nearly fade from history only to roar back with new life? Which powerful figures shaped shadowy rituals inside Cheltenham Masonic Hall-and what secrets are hinted at in its sloping stone walls? Why does the Sandford Park Alehouse's champion pint still draw devotees decades after its opening, right under an unassuming iron porch?

Photo: Richard Bell, Unsplash

Tour details

• Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes, entirely at your own pace
• Distance: around 3.2 km (2.0 miles)
• Stops: 11 landmarks, including Trinity Cheltenham, Cheltenham Masonic Hall, Sandford Park Alehouse
• Audio: up to 28 minutes of narration
• Starts at: Trinity Cheltenham

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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

• Trinity Cheltenham
• Cheltenham Masonic Hall
• Sandford Park Alehouse
• Cheltenham Town Hall
• Cheltenham Synagogue
• St Gregory's Church, Cheltenham
• The Wilson
• Cheltenham Minster, St Mary's
• Cavendish House
• Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
• Cheltenham Municipal Offices

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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: Richard Bell (Unsplash); AudaTours.