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By VoiceMap Audio Tours

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Free cancellation available
The previous price was RM 37 and current price is RM 29 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 10m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Mary Queen of Scots, Prince William and Alice in Wonderland all left their mark on St Andrews. On this self-guided audio walk, you past the town's best-known sights and tells the stories most visitors never hear: why Prince William was almost turned down for his first flat, where the last relics of St Andrew ended up, and why locals raised £5,000 for a statue of a cat. Expect an irreverent local's take, not a polite guidebook.
    The VoiceMap app plays 49 short stories automatically as you reach each spot, with turn-by-turn directions, from the Cathedral ruins past the Castle and university quads to the Old Course and West Sands. It works offline. Start whenever you arrive, pause for coffee, and pick up where you left off.

    Highlights
    • Hear the stories behind the Cathedral, the Castle, the university and the Old Course
    • 49 GPS-triggered stops over 4 km, about 2 hours at an easy pace
    • Start any time that suits you, with no group and no schedule
    • Works offline, so no roaming data needed

Activity location

  • North Street
    • North Street
    • St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • North Street
    • North Street
    • St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

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St Andrews Self-Guided Audio Tour: Cathedral, Castle & Old Course in English

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 10 minutes2h 10m
    2h 10m
  • Opening hours: Thu 0:00-23:59
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
RM 36.69
RM 29.35 x 2 AdultsRM 58.70
Total
The previous price was RM 73.38 and current price is RM 58.70
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    VoiceMap Application
  • Inclusions
    Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • Inclusions
    Lifetime access to Rebels, Romance & Raisins tour
  • Exclusions
    Smartphone
  • Exclusions
    Transportation
  • Exclusions
    Food/Drink
  • Exclusions
    Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

Know before you book

    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

St Andrews Cathedral (Pass by)

Start among the ruins of what was once Scotland's largest church, where medieval pilgrims came for the relics of St Andrew. Hear how a saint's bones ended up in Fife, how the Reformation left the cathedral a shell, and why today's pilgrims come to worship golf instead.

St Mary On The Rock (Pass by)

On the headland above the harbour lie the foundations of St Mary on the Rock, one of Scotland's earliest churches. Discover the community of monks who worshipped here long before the cathedral rose next door, and why only its outline survives today.

East Sands Beach (Pass by)

Walk down past the harbour to East Sands, the beach where students plunge into the North Sea at dawn every May Day. Learn about the town's quirkier student traditions, from the May Dip to the red-gowned Pier Walk along the harbour wall after Sunday chapel.

St Andrews Castle (Pass by)

Perched above the sea, the bishop's castle is where the rebels of the title made their stand. Hear how Protestant reformers murdered Cardinal Beaton here in 1546 and held the castle under siege for over a year, and peer towards the grim bottle dungeon carved into the rock.

St Salvator's Chapel (Pass by)

Outside the gates of St Salvator's, founded in 1450, look down for the initials PH set into the cobbles. They mark where the reformer Patrick Hamilton was burned in 1528. Find out why students refuse to step on them, and what is said to happen to anyone who does before exams.

St Mary's College Library, incorporating the King James Library - University of St Andrews (Pass by)

Step into the quiet quad of St Mary's College, founded in 1538 and still home to the university's divinity school. Its gnarled thorn tree is said to have been planted by Mary Queen of Scots, who loved St Andrews. Note: the college is closed to visitors on Sundays.

Hamish McHamish Statue (Pass by)

Hamish the cat was a popular figure around town – so much so that a statue was erected in 2014, after they had raised £5,000. Sadly, that same year Hamish passed away.

13A Hope St (Pass by)

rince William's Old Flat, 13a Hope Street, St Andrews, Fife KY16. Prince William arrived at St Andrews in 2001 and met Catherine Middleton as a student here. Stop outside 13a Hope Street, the Victorian terrace flat they shared in their second year, and hear why he was almost turned down for it, plus how a small town lived with a royal romance.

The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (Pass by)

R&A Clubhouse and the Old Course. Reach the home of golf. Stand before the Royal & Ancient clubhouse and look out over the Old Course, where golf has been played for over 600 years. Learn how a seaside links became golf's most famous course, and why on Sundays the course is closed to play and open to walkers.

West Sands Beach (Pass by)

The tour ends at West Sands, two miles of beach made famous by the running scene in Chariots of Fire. Take in the view back over the Old Course and the town, then reflect on the stories you have heard. The tour start point is about 1 km back along the seafront.

Location

Activity location

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    North Street
    • North Street
    • St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    North Street
    • North Street
    • St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

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