The Ghosts of Llandaff: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
ID: GYG447279-804104
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Country: United Kingdom
Duration:
35 min.
Description
Stalk ghostly tales on a self-guided audio tour. Experience the magic of GPS-playback on this immersive stroll through hallowed grounds of Cardiff's Llandaff Cathedral.
Follow the forgotten but, in places, ancient pathways which lie behind Llandaff Cathedral. Isolated, atmospheric, and away from modern urban Cardiff, they are filled with mystery, atmosphere, legend and ghost stories. It is no wonder. In places these paths were ancient Celtic trade routes, or medieval roadways.
They are filled with strange and sometimes spine chilling tales of ghosts and phantoms, still being witnessed and reported in modern times. In places the atmosphere can become strange, overwhelming, even sinister, especially in the dark seclusion of night!
This tour follows a circular route taking you along a mysterious and atmospheric wooded lane, the scene of many ghostly experiences, before following the riverbank where more ghostly encounters and legends are told. The route turns back towards the Cathedral for more tales, and culminates in the old abandoned and overgrown woodland graveyard, with its intense atmosphere and ghostly tales.
The stories are highlights from The Llandaff Ghost Walk, which I researched, created and operated under the name of “Cardiff History and Hauntings” from 2009-2019, and whose tales form part of a new book scheduled for publication in 2020.
The Llandaff Ghost Walk captured media attention locally and nationally and welcomed thousands of participants from all over the world. Every tale you hear on this tour has been faithfully researched and retold and when, in the second half of the tour, I share with you my own personal ghostly experiences of this place, I can assure you that my accounts are honest and faithful, whatever it was being experienced at the time.
I cannot of course guarantee that you will experience a ghost on this tour. However, I hope that you find it intriguing, captivating and, in places, as spine chilling as I did when I walked these paths, in the night, in the dark!
Highlights
- Meet the Welsh Banshee along the Road of the Dead
- Hear from tour producer James Cowan, the leader of The Llandaff Ghost Walk
- Do it all in 35 minutes or go at your own pace
- Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it
- Use the virtual tour option at home
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The tour uses a mobile app. You will need to download the app and then use the voucher code provided to download the tour
It is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace
You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date. It is best to download the tour before you set off for the starting point
When the download is complete, you will see a screen with a photo of the starting point and directions to it. The red start button will become active when you are at the starting point
The tour follows a set route and includes turn-by-turn directions. It works best if you start it in the right place and follow the directions from one location to the next Please note that you'll need to use your own mobile device and headphones for this tour. The tour is only available in English.
The tour begins outside the main entrance (The West Door) of Llandaff Cathedral. The entrance has a tower either side of it. A tall perpendicular bell tower to the left, with a flag pole, and a taller spire to the right. On Llandaff High Street, continue up the hill until you reach the end of the street where the main road bends to the left. Follow this bend and keep walking. You will see that the road before you widens to form an open space called The Cathedral Green. Walk towards the Cathedral Green and you will see the Cathedral on your right, down at the foot of a short hill. You will also see a narrow lane to the right leading towards the spire of the Cathedral. Please follow this lane to the spire which brings you to the entrance door to the Cathedral. This is where our tour starts.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
