Derrie Danders: A Self-Guided Riverside and South City Audio Walk

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Highlights

  • Walls of Derry

  • Peace Bridge

  • Peace Wall

  • St Columb's Cathedral

  • Bishops Gate

Summary

Trace a loop through history on a tour of the walled city's less-visited sites

Tour info

Duration
1 hour - 1 hour 15 minutes
Group Size
Pricing (From)
Voucher Access Code: (6-99 years)
$5.99
Commentary
English
Meeting Point

Visit Derry Visitor Information Centre, 1 Waterloo Pl, Londonderry , GB

Dropoff location

Place du Palais, Place du Palais, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 33000

Why take this tour?

Welcome to the historic city of Derry / Londonderry, and to this walking tour focused on the city’s maritime and industrial heritage. We’ll ramble along the River Foyle from the Peace Bridge to the Craigavon Bridge, before returning to our starting point with a stroll through the city. You’ll see the spot where Scottish settlers left for America and, a little further up the river, the spot where the city’s patron saint Columba left for Scotland. Along the way, you’ll learn how bridges, railways and shirt factories were built as the city came into the industrial age, the role of the city in World War II, and where divided communities still live on either side of the walls that are now called peace lines.

On this tour you’ll also see:

• HMS Ferret, the port where the WWII naval ships that protected convoys and hunted German U-boats were berthed
• The parts of the city that were industrialised first, including what were the world’s largest ship factories in the 1800s
• Some of the city’s most important churches
• The iconic “Hands Across the Divide” sculpture on Craigavon Bridge
• The location of the world’s first independent department store
• The Masonic Hall, the courthouse and the War Memorial
• The former residences of Mrs Cecil Francis Alexander, a famous 19th century hymn writer, and Phil Coulter, a modern songwriter

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What’s included?

  • Lifetime access to this tour in English

  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

  • VoiceMap App for Android and iOS

  • Food and drink

  • Smartphone and headphones

  • Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

  • Transportation

Things to know

Before you book

  • This is a self-guided audio tour.

  • Entrance fees to all attractions mentioned on the tour are excluded from the price.

Before you go

  • Install the VoiceMap app beforehand and use the code included with your ticket to download the tour.

  • Remember your headphones, unless you've booked a driving tour.

  • Charge your phone's battery. The way VoiceMap uses GPS to play audio automatically can be battery intensive.

Redemption information

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