Rick Steves Britain & Ireland Audio Tours

14 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 41 ratings

Rick Steves Audio Tours are leaving the podcast space. For the latest versions of these audio tours, download the (free!) Rick Steves' Audio Europe™ App — available for Apple and Android. The app also includes hours of top-quality travel talk excerpted from the Travel with Rick Steves radio interviews to add another dimension — and some different voices — to your travel planning and appreciation. Learn more at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe
Rick Steves Britain and Ireland Audio Tours provide humorous and insightful commentary on the art and history of Britain and Ireland's most notable museums and historic sites. Excerpted from the Rick Steves London, Ireland, and Scotland guidebooks. All rights reserved.

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Episodes

Ireland: Dublin City Walk 1 — South Bank

March 02, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MB

For the latest version of this audio tour, download the (free!) Rick Steves' Audio Europe™ App — available for Apple and Android. Learn more at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe Part one of this walking tour covers the south end of Dublin's historic center, taking you past venerable Trinity College, historic Dublin Castle, atmospheric Temple Bar, popular Grafton Street (with plenty of characteristic pubs along the way), and more.

Ireland: Dublin City Walk 2 — O'Connell Street

March 02, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 18.9 MB

For the latest version of this audio tour, download the (free!) Rick Steves' Audio Europe™ App — available for Apple and Android. Learn more at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe Part two of this two-part walking tour covers the north end of Dublin's historic center, with sights and monuments that recall Ireland's fight for independence and give a sense of today's Dublin, including grand O'Connell Street and the historic General Post Office.

Westminster Walk

November 01, 2015 15:40 - 43 minutes - 20.7 MB

This quick nine-stop walk gives you a whirlwind tour as well as a practical orientation to London in about an hour. The walk begins on Westminster Bridge and ends at Trafalgar Square, with stops along the way at the Statue of Boadicea, Parliament Square, Whitehall, Cenotaph, #10 Downing Street and the Ministry of Defense, Banqueting House, and Horse Guards. Don't forget to download the PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.

England: Westminster Walk

November 01, 2015 15:40 - 43 minutes - 20.7 MB

For the latest version of this audio tour, download the (free!) Rick Steves' Audio Europe™ App — available for Apple and Android. Learn more at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe This quick nine-stop walk gives you a whirlwind tour as well as a practical orientation to London in about an hour. The walk begins on Westminster Bridge and ends at Trafalgar Square, with stops along the way at the Statue of Boadicea, Parliament Square, Whitehall, Cenotaph, #10 Downing S...

England: Historic London — "The City"

November 01, 2015 15:30 - 1 hour - 35.8 MB

For the latest version of this audio tour, download the (free!) Rick Steves' Audio Europe™ App — available for Apple and Android. Learn more at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe This two-mile walk from Trafalgar Square to London Bridge parallels the Thames, on the same main road used for centuries. Along the way, you'll see sights from The City's storied past, such as St. Paul's Cathedral, historic taverns, and narrow alleyways with faint remnants of the London o...

Historic London: "The City"

November 01, 2015 15:30 - 1 hour - 35.8 MB

This two-mile walk from Trafalgar Square to London Bridge parallels the Thames, on the same main road used for centuries. Along the way, you'll see sights from The City's storied past, such as St. Paul's Cathedral, historic taverns, and narrow alleyways with faint remnants of the London of Shakespeare and Dickens. Allow about three hours for this walk. Don't forget to download the handy PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.

St. Paul's Cathedral

November 01, 2015 15:20 - 38 minutes - 18.8 MB

In this one-hour tour of St. Paul's Cathedral (two if you climb the dome), military buffs will find memorials to many great wars and their war heroes and dome-climbers will be rewarded with expansive views over London's skyline. Don't forget to download the handy PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.

England: St. Paul's Cathedral

November 01, 2015 15:20 - 38 minutes - 18.8 MB

For the latest version of this audio tour, download the (free!) Rick Steves' Audio Europe™ App — available for Apple and Android. Learn more at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe In this one-hour tour of St. Paul's Cathedral (two if you climb the dome), military buffs will find memorials to many great wars and their war heroes and dome-climbers will be rewarded with expansive views over London's skyline.

British Library

November 01, 2015 15:10 - 29 minutes - 14.4 MB

The British Empire built its greatest monuments out of...paper. In this hour-long tour, we'll concentrate on a handful of documents — literary, historical, and musical — that changed the course of history. Don't forget to download the handy PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.

England: British Library

November 01, 2015 15:10 - 29 minutes - 14.4 MB

For the latest version of this audio tour, download the (free!) Rick Steves' Audio Europe™ App — available for Apple and Android. Learn more at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe The British Empire built its greatest monuments out of...paper. In this hour-long tour, we'll concentrate on a handful of documents — literary, historical, and musical — that changed the course of history.

England: British Museum

November 01, 2015 15:00 - 1 hour - 30.2 MB

For the latest version of this audio tour, download the (free!) Rick Steves' Audio Europe™ App — available for Apple and Android. Learn more at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe In this 90-minute tour, we focus only on the very best of the British Museum, including Egypt (3000 BC–AD 1); Assyria (900–600 BC) and Greece (600 BC–AD 1).

British Museum

November 01, 2015 15:00 - 1 hour - 30.2 MB

In this 90-minute tour, we focus only on the very best of the British Museum, including Egypt (3000 BC–AD 1); Assyria (900–600 BC) and Greece (600 BC–AD 1). Don't forget to download the handy PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.

Scotland: Edinburgh Royal Mile Walk

March 06, 2014 23:00 - 1 hour - 30.4 MB

For the latest version of this audio tour, download the (free!) Rick Steves' Audio Europe™ App — available for Apple and Android. Learn more at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe There's no better introduction to Scotland's cultural capital than a walk straight down the spine of the Old Town. We'll walk from the hill-topping castle — past cafes, shops, and tiny lanes — to the historic palace.

Edinburgh Royal Mile Walk

March 06, 2014 23:00 - 1 hour - 30.4 MB

There's no better introduction to Scotland's cultural capital than a walk straight down the spine of the Old Town. We'll walk from the hill-topping castle — past cafes, shops, and tiny lanes — to the historic palace. Don't forget to download the PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.