Whitehall Audio Tour: Kings, Cabinets and the Corridors of War

Explore London at your own pace

Walk down the street where royal power turned into government. See the banqueting hall outside which a king was beheaded, the mounted sentries of Horse Guards, the most famous front door in Britain, Henry VIII's buried wine cellar and the memorials where the nation remembers, ending among the statues of Parliament Square.

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Tour details

Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes, entirely at your own paceDistance: around 3.2 km (2.0 miles)Stops: 16 landmarks, including Equestrian statue of Charles I, Charing Cross, Equestrian statue of the Duke of Cambridge, Ministry of Defence Main Building (United Kingdom)Audio: up to 40 minutes of narrationStarts at: Equestrian statue of Charles I, Charing Cross

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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 stopAn interactive map showing the walking route between landmarksFull offline access once downloaded, so you need no data or signalFreedom to start, pause and resume whenever you likeLifetime access - your code never expires

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Where you will stop

Equestrian statue of Charles I, Charing CrossEquestrian statue of the Duke of CambridgeMinistry of Defence Main Building (United Kingdom)Banqueting HouseMonument to the Women of World War IIThe CenotaphDowning StreetCádiz MemorialHorse Guards ParadeHorse Guards (building)Guards MemorialChurchill War RoomsSupreme Court of the United KingdomStatue of Oliver Cromwell, WestminsterStatue of Winston Churchill, Parliament SquareStatue of Millicent Fawcett

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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 commentaryOffline: download once and use it with no data, anywhereAt your own pace: start, pause and resume whenever you wantAccurate: 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: Giammarco Boscaro, Charles Postiaux, Benjamin Davies (Unsplash).