Explore Trowbridge at your own pace

A silent tower once defied the king's soldiers here while a web of intrigue hid in Trowbridge's bustling lanes. Every corner hints at secrets older than the cobblestones themselves.

Explore these shadows on your own terms with this self-guided audio tour, uncovering the dramas and surprises most visitors rush past. Stand where Holy Trinity Church was both sanctuary and battleground. Watch the world glide by at Trowbridge railway station, gateway to industrial plots and escapes.

Why did whispers inside the church spark a scandal that reached Parliament? Who vanished from the heart of town leaving behind only riddles? What unexpected invention changed daily life for generations right under these rooftops?

Tour details

Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes, entirely at your own pace

Distance: around 4.3 km (2.7 miles)

Stops: 13 landmarks, including Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge, Trowbridge railway station, Wiltshire Library and Information Service

Audio: up to 33 minutes of narration

Starts at: Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge

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

Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge

Trowbridge railway station

Wiltshire Library and Information Service

County Hall, Trowbridge

The Shires Shopping Centre

Trowbridge

Castle Place Shopping Centre

Trowbridge Town Hall

Trowbridge Museum

Parade House

St James's Church, Trowbridge

Trowbridge Cricket Club Ground

Trowbridge Cottage Hospital

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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: AudaTours.

Description supplied by the event organiser.