Coventry Audio Tour: Time and Creativity

Explore Coventry at your own pace

A city once reduced to rubble, Coventry still hides secrets behind every scar and sculpture. Beneath its skyline of medieval spires and striking modern shapes, centuries-old rivalries and silent rebellions have left bold marks waiting for discovery.

Unlock Coventry's soul with this self-guided audio tour, journeying through echoing cathedral ruins, historic squares and tucked-away radio studios. Find stories invisible to casual visitors but unforgettable to those who listen closely.

Which act of defiance changed the fate of Coventry forever? What cryptic message lies sealed in a wall inside the BBC CWR building? And why did a mysterious procession vanish one night near the old city gate?

Photo: Jobin Bennykutty, Unsplash

Tour details

• Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes, entirely at your own pace
• Distance: around 2.7 km (1.7 miles)
• Stops: 14 landmarks, including Coventry, Coventry Cross, Drapers' Hall, Coventry
• Audio: up to 35 minutes of narration
• Starts at: Coventry

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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

• Coventry
• Coventry Cross
• Drapers' Hall, Coventry
• Coventry University
• Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
• Coventry School of Art and Design
• Coventry Cathedral
• St Mary's Priory and Cathedral
• BBC CWR
• Lady Herbert's Garden
• Coventry Transport Museum
• Old Grammar School, Coventry
• Belgrade Plaza
• Belgrade Theatre

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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: Jobin Bennykutty, Oscar Mucyo (Unsplash); AudaTours.