Explore Lincoln at your own pace

Beneath the shadow of Lincoln Cathedral, ancient stones guard tales few ever hear. This self-guided audio tour unlocks a city layered with rebellion, scandal, and breathtaking survival-hidden in plain sight for centuries. Wander beyond the postcards to discover where The Drill Hall rang with the raw energy of The Rolling Stones, where a single accusation at the Jew's House sparked violence that shook a kingdom, and where at The Collection Roman mosaics lie buried beneath modern feet.

Why did soldiers and stars alike converge inside the same imposing walls? What secret was unearthed beneath a new museum wing? And whose story echoes through Steep Hill's oldest limestone arches?

Let curiosity guide your steps through battles fought, reputations shattered, and wonders rediscovered. Lincoln's history pulses underfoot, inviting you to see each street anew.

Photo: Tom Kulczycki, Unsplash

Tour details

Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes, entirely at your own pace

Distance: around 2.7 km (1.7 miles)

Stops: 12 landmarks, including Lincoln Drill Hall, The Collection, Jew's House

Audio: up to 30 minutes of narration

Starts at: Lincoln Drill Hall

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

Lincoln Drill Hall

The Collection

Jew's House

Norman House

Lincoln Cathedral

Lincoln Medieval Bishop's Palace

Vicars' Court, Lincoln

Lincoln Cathedral Library

Newport Arch

Battle of Lincoln

Lincoln Castle

Lincoln Crown Court

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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: matthew Feeney, Tom Kulczycki, Jane Sorensen (Unsplash).

Description supplied by the event organiser.