Self Guided Tours

Explore the rich history and culture of Ilfracombe at your own pace with our self-guided tours. Immerse yourself in the fascinating stories and landmarks of this beautiful town.

Choose Your Adventure

With our self-guided tours, you have the flexibility to select from a variety of options. Whether you're interested in a ghostly tour or a historical landmarks tour, there's something for everyone.

Each tour offers a unique perspective on Devon's captivating history, allowing you to delve into the stories that shaped the town.

Immerse Yourself

Our self-guided tours provide historical information for each tour. You'll have all the resources you need to fully immerse yourself in the rich heritage of Ilfracombe. As you navigate the town at your leisure, you'll uncover hidden gems and intriguing tales that have been passed down through generations.

Ilfracombe High Street History and Ghostly Tour

On this self guided walking tour, we will shed light on the town’s History of which there is plenty we will also share ghost stories ranging from the Victorian Era.

Starting at the top of Ilfracombe’s High Street, our tour traverses the oldest part of the town and heads into Fore Street where your final stop is George & Dragon, a pub dating back to the 1300s. Along the way, I’ll point out a wide variety of architectural styles, dating from the 1800s to the present and I’ll show you several buildings and hotels in the Georgian, Regency or Victorian in style. You’ll also hear about some of the people who used to occupy these buildings and, particularly, the ones that still haunt them.

Start Your Adventure Today

Embark on a self-guided tour and experience the wonders of Ilfracombe at your own pace. Uncover the secrets of the town's past and create unforgettable memories.

Benefits of a self-guided tour

On a self-guided tour, you get the perks of a multi-day group tour: an expertly planned itinerary but with more flexibility to pick and choose what you want, spend more time somewhere, and never worry about keeping up with the tour group.

Follow a route with turn-by-turn-directions.

Follow the route from a fixed starting point. And be guided by your phone's GPS to play audio automatically, at the right time and place. Just install the voicemap app, then download your tour and go to the starting point to begin your walk

Listen as many times as you like

You can listen to your tours as often as you like using both the VoiceMap app and the VoiceMap website. Your access to tours doesn’t expire.

Take virtual tours anywhere

Just select Virtual mode in the VoiceMap app to listen to tours at home – or anywhere else. You’ll see the option after you download the tour. You can also listen to the whole tour on the Voicemap website.

Use the tour offline

The app works entirely offline if there’s no data connection, so you don’t have to pay roaming fees. Just download the tour over WiFi before you get started.