Britain · SELF-GUIDED TOURS
The 15 best self-guided tours you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Spend about 90 minutes exploring Emirates Stadium with an audio guide in six languages. Visit the changing room, tunnel, dugout, pitchside areas, and Arsenal Museum, then use interactive shirt cam and tour cam features to bring club history to life.
“Excellent tour. The museum should be close to the starting point”
Meet a Vox City host at Russell Square, receive help with entry, then explore the British Museum at your own pace. Your phone audio guide covers more than 50 highlights, from the Rosetta Stone and mummies to the Parthenon sculptures and Lion of Knidos. Hosts may include David, Connor, Roberto, Davide, or Regan.
“many fun facts and stories ! Connor Led the tour so well. good enjoyable atmosphere!”
Visit Bath’s Roman Baths at your own pace with an audio guide in 12 languages or a BSL video guide. See the Great Bath, temple treasures, heated rooms, saunas, and plunge pools, then taste spa water containing 43 minerals.
“Excellent audio tour of Roman baths, alot larger than it looks from the outside, good value for money, I would highly recommend this on your visit to Bath.”
Visit Canterbury Cathedral at your own pace with a handset and headphones in English, French, German, or Japanese. Follow stories of Augustine, kings, monks, and Thomas Becket, then explore the Chapter House, Great Cloister, gardens, and up to three exhibitions.
“The audio guide was both informative and easy to follow. It offered the suggested route to follow, natural breaks or segments which gave you to option pause and absorb.”
Visit the underground Churchill War Rooms with a multilingual audio guide, then use the VoxCity app to explore 15 political London sites, including 10 Downing Street and Parliament. Bring your own charged phone and headphones, and allow extra time if crowds slow your progress.
“Fascinating place with useful audio tour but extremely crowded during the holidays so felt very rushed. I’d been many years ago before they added the museum. The museum is worth a visit in itself. Would like to visit again in the future at a less busy time.”
Follow an English-speaking guide from the William III statue through St James’s Park and The Mall to Buckingham Palace. Hear royal stories, then use the official audio guide inside the palace. Guides such as Jen, Sophie, Lee, and Chris have made the walk lively and family-friendly.
“We spent two weeks in England and this tour was the highlight of our whole trip. Buckingham Palace is just amazing and we had an incredible guide who was so funny and knowledgable about the Royal Family and traditions. Will recommend this to all of my friends.”
Start at Bristol Bridge and follow Heather’s English-language audio through Castle Park, the Old City, Saint Nicholas Market, Christmas Steps, Banksy murals, Bristol Cathedral, and the Docks. GPS-triggered commentary lets you walk at your own pace, pause for food, and use the tour anytime within one month.
“Really enjoyed it. A bit of fiddling with the app etc first of all - I advise you do all the downloading BEFORE going to the start point as the 4G by the start point is pretty congested and it wasn't downloading. But went for a drink elsewhere, tried again, and it was perfect. Tour is a good length and right level of detail. We timed it so we got to the cascade steps just as the ferries were about to cast off, so added in a boat tour of the docks for a further £8 each. Would definitely recommend it as an initial introduction tour.”
Follow a two-hour, self-guided Notting Hill route through Portobello Road, film locations, pretty mews, and former residents’ homes. The Trippy Tour Guide app gives directions and automatic audio in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, or Chinese, so you can pause and explore at your own pace.
“I really enjoyed this self-guided Notting Hill walking tour. The app was easy to use and took me to all the key spots, including famous locations from the Notting Hill and Love Actually movie scenes, plus so much more. A great way to explore the area at your own pace and really soak in the charm of the neighbourhood. Highly recommended!”
Use the Trippy Tour Guide app to follow a self-guided Harry Potter route through central London. You’ll visit Platform 9¾, Cecil Court, Millennium Bridge, Leadenhall Market, and Tower Bridge while hearing 40-plus audio stops in six languages. Bring headphones, water, and a fully charged phone.
“Tour molto interessante e carino, si riescono a vedere scorci di Londra mentre si ha l’opportunità di immergersi dietro le quinte di Harry Potter. Difficoltà nel sincronizzare il tour con l’audio guida ed il gps. Proverò sicuramente a riprendere da dove l’ho interrotto.”
Drive from Portree at your own pace with the Trippy Tour Guide app. Follow more than 30 audio stops in six languages, from Loch Fada and Lealt Falls to the Quiraing, Fairy Glen, and Caisteal Ùisdein. Bring your own car, download the route on Wi-Fi, and allow one or two days.
“Complete and utter waste of money. I did everything advised. I downloaded the maps beforehand, turned off WiFi and data. All I got was the intro, no driving instructions. Tried driving, nothing. Turned data back on, nothing. A couple of years ago I used a similar app for Route 66. It was plug & play. No faffing, it just worked, unlike this rubbish. In the end we just used our Airbnb hosts instructions direct into Google Maps. Worked perfectly. TBH the app's Californian twang would sound stupid touring the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Surely a soft local accent isn't too hard to accomplish? Then again, in my experience they…”
Follow a three-hour, app-based walk from Sky Garden to St. Paul’s Cathedral, with more than 30 audio stops in six languages. You’ll pass the Great Fire Monument, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Borough Market, Shakespeare’s Globe, Tate Modern, and other historic sites. Entry fees are separate.
“Nous n’avons pas pu terminer le tour l’application a eu un bug en plein milieu et impossible de finir… très déçu”
Walk around Stonehenge at your own pace with admission included and an app tour offering maps and information in multiple languages. Allow about two hours. The route is wheelchair accessible, and you can cancel up to 24 hours before the visit.
“There were no headsets to use for app guide and no clear instructions on alternatives. Stonehenge was crowded and even more so at the closest point. Sadly both impacted the experience. Since we booked a time, I did not expect the volume of people.”
Use the Trippy Tour Guide app to follow a two-hour route through Bath, from Marlborough Buildings and the Royal Crescent to the Roman Baths, Abbey, Pulteney Bridge, and Jane Austen sites. Audio plays automatically in six languages, with 30-plus stops and directions to major sights and quieter corners.
“Audio was in heel veel talen beschikbaar en zeer duidelijk. Beter zou zijn om vooraleer te starten , reeds een 10 tal locaties op de kaart van bath te zetten waar men kan starten. Wij bezochten vooraf de Romeinse baden en gingen dan naar het opgegeven startpunt van de tour , ongeveer 2 km naar het noorden van de stad. Daarna de hele weg terug als onderdeel van de wandeling. Indien we dit geweten hadden, zouden we de audiowandeling gestart hebben aan de Romeinse Baden .”
Walk Oxford’s historic center with an English-speaking guide, passing Radcliffe Camera, Bodleian Library, Christ Church, the Bridge of Sighs, and key colleges. Then use the Vox City app for self-guided routes to places such as Oxford Castle, Port Meadow, Jericho, and the Ashmolean Museum.
“Just the right amount of time. Hard to hear the guide sometimes as there were lots of people around. Headphones and a mic would have helped.”
Follow a self-guided Bridgerton route through Bath using the Trippy Tour Guide app. Over two hours, you’ll visit 1 Royal Crescent, the Assembly Rooms, Beaufort Square, The Colombian Company, Abbey Green, and Holburne Museum, with audio in six languages and directions to 20-plus stops.
“Fun for Bridgeton fans and to be reminded of certain scenes shot in the locations. Great way to wander much of the city centre. A couple of places were pinned in the wrong place and a few of the audio prompts for turns were the wrong way. Check and follow the map. Maybe update with some season 3 and Queen Charlotte titbits. Excellent value at £7 and you can wander at you own pace and stop start as suits you.”
Pick a city, a castle or a long drive north.
