Explore Aberdeen at your own pace

Granite spires pierce a sky once blackened by rebellion and invention in Aberdeen. Here, secrets echo in the steps outside His Majesty's Theatre and shadows linger behind the bright storefronts of Bon Accord Centre.

Embark on a self-guided audio tour that leads you beyond polished granite and busy streets, deep into the hidden stories most visitors never uncover.

What royal scandal threatened to close the theatre's doors forever? Which lost souls are said to haunt Triple Kirks, and what mysterious rituals once unfolded there before dawn? At Bon Accord, why did a seemingly ordinary shop become the heart of political intrigue for a single fateful night?

Photo: Daniel Olaleye, Unsplash

Tour details

Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes, entirely at your own pace

Distance: around 5.0 km (3.1 miles)

Stops: 15 landmarks, including St John's, Aberdeen, Union Square Aberdeen, Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen

Audio: up to 38 minutes of narration

Starts at: St John's, Aberdeen

Map data by Mapbox and OpenStreetMap contributors

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

St John's, Aberdeen

Union Square Aberdeen

Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen

Trinity Centre, Aberdeen

Gilcomston Church

St Mary's Cathedral, Aberdeen

His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen

The Academy Shopping Centre

Triple Kirks

The Belmont Cinema

Belmont Street, Aberdeen

Kirk of St Nicholas

Bon Accord Centre

Marischal Square

The Tolbooth, Aberdeen

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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: Paul Chambers, Daniel Olaleye, Julie Adams (Unsplash).

Description supplied by the event organiser.