Stratford-Upon-Avon: Explore Shakespeare's Life with a Self-Guided Audio Tour

Immerse yourself in Shakespeare’s world with a self-guided audio tour of Stratford-Upon-Avon. Explore the places that shaped his life and hear fascinating stories along the way. Book now!

Duration: 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Jester - The tour starts next to The Jester statue. You’ll hear about the relevance of the Jester in Shakespeare’s plays. You’ll also hear about how VoiceMap works.
What's Included
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
  • Lifetime access to this self-guided tour in English
What's Not Included
  • Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
  • Smarphone and headphones
  • Food and drinks
  • Transportation
Additional Information

Explore the locations where Shakespeare resided, socialized, and drew immense inspiration, through an economical self-led walking tour in Stratford-Upon-Avon.
• Visit the significant locations connected to Shakespeare’s life, such as the church where he received baptism and where he is currently interred, while also hearing about the curse he planted on…

Location
The Jester
Windsor Street
Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Susann_p
Mar 26, 2026
‘Give every man thy ear (…)’. - It’s good for a solo traveller to a town. Good pace and narrates interesting history without being too much to take in.
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Weeefi
Feb 8, 2026
Great easy to use, good value guide with interesting information. - This was a great way to explore Stratford-upon-Avon at our own pace and learn about Shakespeare and the landmarks associated with his life. It was useful to be able to re-wind and/or revisit places. The instructions were clear and we’d definitely use this app again for other locations. Thank you.
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Richard-mitchell
Feb 7, 2026
An enriched walk through Stratford-Upon-Avon - My grown-up son and daughter and I arranged to meet in Stratford-Upon-Avon as somewhere near the centre of where we all live. We wanted to take a guided tour, but none were available at the times we could manage on our chosen date, so we booked an audio tour, which we could play through our smartphones. We were all pleasantly surprised how well the technology worked (the tour app tracked our location, and started and stopped the commentary at appropriate places), and how helpful it was in enriching the experience of walking through Stratford, without overwhelming us with minute details. The tour lasted about an hour and a quarter. The price was very fair.
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Clint_y
Oct 10, 2025
Can’t go wrong with this guide. - Great guide, made better by it using GPS to know when we were at the correct place to automatically start playing the next bit of content.
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Courtenay_g
May 17, 2025
Great info and easy app - Was great way to hear the history of the buildings and Shakespeare. Very intuitive app, easy to use and nice feature where by knowing your location it tells you certain audio.
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Andyjor2
Dec 29, 2024
Highly recommended - This really is an excellent way to get round Stratford and see everything you need to see. The guide was actually better than expected as you just switch it on at the start and then forget about it! The commentary starts again each time you reach a new point of interest. So you don’t need to keep getting it out of your pocket to look at, or start, the next bit. That is a real big plus! The directions are spot on and the commentary is very interesting, with plenty of detail on Shakespeare and relevant buildings. We were in no rush and took in lots along the way and so it took about 3 hours to complete, on which basis I would highly recommend this as a perfect introduction to Stratford, and superb value for the price.
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Sue_t
Sep 2, 2024
App for audio tour of Stratford on Avon - Enjoyed this self guided tour. Good interesting information on all the important tourist places. For the most part, directions easy to get from each to the next location. Good value for money.
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Lindahaggett
Jul 17, 2025
Background to Shakespeare's life and plays - I found it very interesting. I wasn't too skilled on using the Voicemap app and so got confused when the app clicked off at times. However. It was informative and gave interesting background to Shakespeare's life and his contemporaries
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Timothy_h
Aug 5, 2024
A good tour of Shakespeare’s Stratford. - This was our first experience with a tour app and with a “walking tour”. Overall we really liked the ability to pause the tour and re-listen to parts of it. The presenter has a pleasant voice which we easily understood. The only drawback for us is that we were taking the tour on a Sunday, so once we got to the later part of the tour at Trinity Church, we could not finish the tour because of the Sunday service taking place, so we missed seeing the tombs of Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway. Aside from that oversight, we are happy to recommend this tour.
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Jane_h
Sep 14, 2025
Good - It was ok. Took a little while to get used to it but when we did it was quite informative. Need to concentrate
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From $12
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).