Explore Luton at your own pace

Beneath Luton's lively surface lie whispers of radio scandals and churchyard secrets, where town criers once clashed with rebels on cobblestoned streets. This self-guided audio tour leads you beyond the obvious, letting you unlock hidden stories and overlooked corners that most visitors stroll past.

What sparked the radio drama inside the BBC Three Counties studio late one rainy night? Which ancient tomb in St Mary's Church holds a puzzle only historians dare to touch? And what odd object vanished from Luton Town Hall, sending city officials into panic?

Stride through centuries of dramatic meetings and shadowy negotiations. Feel tension build under grand towers, hear echoes in quiet chapels, and see old Luton's heart come alive at every turn. The city transforms as secrets emerge beneath your feet.

Tour details

Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes, entirely at your own pace

Distance: around 3.1 km (1.9 miles)

Stops: 10 landmarks, including Luton Town Hall, The Hat Factory, Power Court Stadium

Audio: up to 25 minutes of narration

Starts at: Luton Town Hall

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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 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

Luton Town Hall

The Hat Factory

Power Court Stadium

Luton power station

St Mary's Church, Luton

Luton Point

Luton Crown Court

Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Luton

Luton Castle

BBC Three Counties Radio

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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.

Description supplied by the event organiser.