Highlights
- GPS-triggered audio plays automatically as you approach each landmark - explore Chelmsford at your own pace, with no group and no fixed start time.
- 10 stops across Chelmsford, roughly 82 minutes of narration, walked in whatever order and at whatever speed suits you.
- Works fully offline once downloaded, so you need no data or signal while you walk.
- Your code never expires and there is no fixed date - buy now and use it whenever you next visit.
Explore Chelmsford at your own pace
Beneath Chelmsford's tranquil skyline, secrets of power and play linger just steps from the modern bustle. Uncover them on this self-guided audio tour where every quiet courtyard and striking spire hides stories most visitors walk past.
What dramatic conflict once unfolded right at the edge of the County Cricket Ground? Whose ambitions shaped the Diocese of Chelmsford in ways still felt today? And which unlikely Cathedral detail sparked a local scandal that whispers through the city even now?
Follow winding streets through shadows and sunlight, from sacred halls to historic battlegrounds. Watch Chelmsford reveal itself in bursts of drama and dazzling detail as centuries collide around you. This is not just a stroll-it's a journey into the heart of an unexpected city.
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Tour details
- Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes, entirely at your own pace
- Distance: around 3.2 km (2.0 miles)
- Stops: 10 landmarks, including Chelmsford Civic Centre, County Hall, Chelmsford, Chelmsford Cathedral
- Audio: up to 25 minutes of narration
- Starts at: Chelmsford Civic Centre
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
- Chelmsford Civic Centre
- County Hall, Chelmsford
- Chelmsford Cathedral
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Chelmsford Crown Court
- Shire Hall, Chelmsford
- Stone Bridge, Chelmsford
- Central Park, Chelmsford
- County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford
- Our Lady Immaculate Church, Chelmsford
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: AudaTours.
