For a more political look at London, follow Stephen Fry’s Quite Interesting Tour of Westminster, which begins at Westminster Pier and ends at Cleopatra’s Needle. Along the way, listeners will learn about the secret rooms at the Houses of Parliament, the motorbiking women who rode through bombings during the Blitz and the surprisingly spooky inspiration behind the innocent-seeming red phone boxes.
“You notice things when you walk and it stirs the imagination,” said Fry in the press statement. “London inspires the curious – and the wonderfully curious minds behind QI have created tours that will keep you wondering at the world around you.”
Also launching this week are two tours by Dan Snow, the historian and founder of online channel History Hit; one about the execution of Charles I and another about the Great Fire of London. These add to the wealth of walks already available on VoiceMap, which has almost 400 self-guided audio tours in the UK and more than 2,000 available worldwide.
By Danielle Goldstein
Header photo by Claudio Raschella
Stephen Fry’s Quite Interesting Tours cost £11.49 each and are available now through the VoiceMap app. voicemap.me
