Tower of London Audio Tour: Prisoners and Crowns

Explore London at your own pace

Centuries of jagged flint and bloodstained stone hide secrets that the average tourist ignores. Beneath the shadows of the Tower of London, a thousand years of political betrayal and royal ruin wait to be unearthed.

This self-guided audio tour navigates the complex history of these iconic fortifications. You will bypass the standard plaques to uncover forgotten scandals and violent rebellions that defined the fate of the monarchy.

Which prince vanished forever behind the locked doors of the Bloody Tower? What ancient, restless spirit still paces the cold perimeter of the White Tower? Why did a captive king choose to face his final, desperate hour within the walls of Wakefield Tower?

Photo: Giammarco Boscaro, Unsplash

Tour details

• Duration: 36 minutes, entirely at your own pace
• Distance: around 0.8 km (0.5 miles)
• Stops: 10 landmarks, including Byward Tower, Bell Tower, Traitors' Gate
• Audio: up to 25 minutes of narration
• Starts at: Tower of London, main visitor entrance through the Middle Tower

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How it works

• Book here and a redemption code arrives by email within minutes.
• Download the free Auda 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.

Your code arrives within minutes of booking, so you can walk the tour today. 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 also keep it for a later 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

Not included

• This is an independent, unofficial audio guide by AudaTours. It is not produced by or connected with the site or its owners.
• Entry ticket to Tower of London. Buy it from the site before you go.

Where you will stop

• Byward Tower
• Bell Tower
• Traitors' Gate
• Bloody Tower
• Wakefield Tower
• Salt Tower
• White Tower
• Jewel House (Crown Jewels)
• Tower Green
• Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula

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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.
• AudaTours is not affiliated with the landmarks on the tour.
• 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: Gavin Allanwood, Giammarco Boscaro, Charles Postiaux (Unsplash).