Explore Northampton at your own pace

Beneath Northampton's bustling streets lies a city forged by rebels, visionaries, and whispered secrets-a place where ancient stones remember more than most locals dare to admit.

Unlock the untold stories of Northampton on this self-guided audio tour through the Cultural Quarter and beyond. Drift from iconic sites to hidden gems, discovering corners and tales that most visitors rush straight past.

Why did riots once echo in the shadow of All Saints' Church? What scandal erupted behind the refined doors of 78 Derngate? Which forgotten artist left their mark where you'd least expect?

Tour details

Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes, entirely at your own pace

Distance: around 3.3 km (2.1 miles)

Stops: 15 landmarks, including Northampton Castle, St Peter's Church, Northampton, Sol Northampton

Audio: up to 38 minutes of narration

Starts at: Northampton Castle

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

Northampton Castle

St Peter's Church, Northampton

Sol Northampton

Great Fire of Northampton

St James Abbey, Northampton

Roadmender

The Holy Sepulchre, Northampton

Northampton Crown Court

Northampton Medieval Synagogue

Grosvenor Centre

All Saints' Church, Northampton

Northampton War Memorial

Northampton Guildhall

Cultural Quarter, Northampton

78 Derngate

Image: AudaTours

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.