The Titanic Disaster: A Self-Guided Audio Tour in Southampton
Description
No single event has affected Southampton more profoundly than the Titanic disaster. On this self-guided audio tour, you’ll trace the path of those connected to the famous ship, and hear haunting stories from crew members and passengers. You’ll also find out about the Titanic’s devastating aftermath, leaving hundreds of Southampton families without fathers, husbands, and sons. This tour starts at the Holyrood Church ruins. You’ll walk through Southampton’s historic streets and past boarding houses where crew members spent their final nights ashore. Along the way, you’ll discover how deeply embedded the Titanic was in the city’s fabric, with nearly every street losing someone to the disaster. You’ll hear about the lookouts who first spotted the iceberg, and the crew members who never returned home. The tour ends at Dock Gate 4. Walk in the footsteps of those who sailed on the “unsinkable” ship and experience how a single maritime disaster changed an entire city forever.
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This self-guided tour starts at the Holyrood Church ruins, a fitting memorial to the Merchant Navy. You’ll weave through Southampton’s historic streets, and past boarding houses where crew members spent their final nights ashore.
Along with learning about the Titanic disaster, on this tour you'll hear and learn about Memorial Fountain RMS Titanic
Along with learning about the Titanic disaster, on this tour you'll hear and learn about St Michael's Church
Stop for a drink at historic pubs like the Red Lion or the Grapes, where some narrowly avoided their fate by missing the ship.
Along with learning about the Titanic disaster, on this tour you'll hear and learn about Queens Park - Southampton
Visit the former White Star Line offices where anxious families gathered for news of survivors
Stop for a drink at historic pubs like the Red Lion or the Grapes, where some narrowly avoided their fate by missing the ship
Learn how the South Western Hotel housed the ship’s designer and White Star Line chairman before the sailing
Along with learning about the Titanic disaster, on this tour you'll hear and learn about Solent Sky
Along with learning about the Titanic disaster, on this tour you'll hear and learn about Union-Castle House.
he tour ends at Dock Gate 4, where the Titanic departed on April 10, 1912, beginning the fateful maiden voyage that would forever link this port city to one of history’s most famous maritime disasters.
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- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
