Enjoy a stayvacation: go walk about in London

Traditionally, many British families up sticks and head to the Continent in search of the sun each summer. Thanks to soaring fuel costs, the credit crunch and increasing knowledge of the damage that even short haul flights can inflict on the environment many Brits are opting to stay at home this summer.

Families who enjoy sightseeing abroad can enjoy the best of four British cities with a Walk Talk Tour audio downloadable walking tour. There are five Walk Tours of London. Reduce your carbon footprint and keep your weight in check as you hear about the history behind some of the capital's best known and often overlooked landmarks.

Many of the most popular public spectacles and visitor attractions in the English capital can be enjoyed for free. Why not take in Mounting the Guard at Horse Guards and Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace? Both displays of pomp and pageantry can be seen by listeners who choose to go walk about with the Palace Trail, London travel guide. Each Walk Talk Tour comes complete with a Where & When page, which provides information regarding the opening times and admission charges of key attractions on each tour's route.

The Palace Trail retraces the coronation process from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey in reverse. Hear about the history of the New Palace of Westminster and how the Houses of Parliament operate today. Hear about the lone anti-war protester in Parliament Square amid the statues of the great and the good. To hear an audio sample from the Palace Trail please click here.

Discover where the 'true centre' of London is located. See what has become of what was once London's smallest police station. Take a picture or two in Trafalgar Square and then head under Admiralty Arch onto the Mall. Then continue into St James's Park, before concluding your mp3 guided tour in front of the administrative centre of the monarchy, Buckingham Palace.

The five Walk Talk Tours of London are available in English, French, German and Spanish. Each Walk Talk Tour, London city guide, costs just £5.95. Customers purchasing two tours simultaneously will receive a twenty per cent discount. Buy three at the same time and get thirty per cent off.

Follow in the footsteps of the stars on the Museums, Galleries & Performing Arts podcast guided tour. This Walk Talk Tour London travel guide begins outside the National Gallery. Listeners are then guided round to the National Portrait Gallery and on into Leicester Square - where British film premieres are traditionally held. Walk onto St Martin's Theatre, the home of the Mousetrap, the longest running theatre production in the world.

Walk Talk Tourists then walk on to Long Acre, where you will hear about the first television broadcast ever. Wander to Covent Garden, a mecca for street performers. Hear about the origins of the name and history of Covent Garden.

Continue your tour to the London Transport Museum. Then walk past the Royal Opera House and discover the origins of the term limelight. Walk on, and learn about the origins of the Blind Beak and his brother, and the origins of professional policing in London.

Walk up Neal Street. Hear about the colourful character speculator, Thomas Neale, who gives his name to a nearby shopping centre. Then walk to the British Museum, where the Museum, Galleries & Performing Arts podcast guided tour concludes.

Sightseeing as part of a large group or party can be extremely tiring. With a Walk Talk Tour London mp3 guided tour you're in charge. You can dictate the pace at which you take in the sights.

Each Walk Talk Tour, London iPod travel guide, comes complete with a downloadable map for you to print off - so you won't miss a thing.

How does it work? Select the Walk Talk Tour podcast guided tour or tours that you wish to purchase. Pay using our secure credit/debit card payment procedure provided by ePDQ. Then save your tour and tour plan (map) to a place where you can easily locate it, like your Desktop. Unzip the audio file(s) and then synche to your iPod, MP3 player or alternative device. Print off your map and away you go!

Each Walk Talk Tour tour guide is composed of commentary points. Listeners will hear about a particular landmark or place. Listeners will then receive instructions informing them of how to reach the next commentary point on the tour. Walk Talk Tourists are then asked to press pause. Then walk to the next commentary point. When you arrive at your next destination simply press play.

Each of the Walk Talk Tour London visitor guides can be completed in two hours - with the exception of the longer of the City & South Bank Circular audio downloadable walking tour.