Secret Stories

Discover local areas with fun & interactive walking tours for family & friends!

Discover fun, self guided, interactive walking tours and experiences with Secret Stories, brought to you by Ordnance Survey - and enjoy staying active and spending time outdoors with family and friends!

Transform everyday walks into mini adventures and activities - with our selection of free and paid** for self guided tours. Explore Secret Stories all around you, from mysterious deaths to scandalous romances, rogue royalty, and so much more - all brought to life through maps, quizzes and interactive challenges.

Why you’ll love our Secret Stories walking experiences:

- No bookings necessary - Simply pick a place to explore whenever, with no need to plan ahead.

- Affordable & fun - Choose mini adventures and walks in local areas, that don’t break the bank.

- 100+ stories & walking tours - From legend and folklore to history, architecture, music and more.

- Easy navigation - Our maps are simple to read, and suitable for all ages.

- Be active outdoors - Enjoy the benefits of being active in nature with family and friends!

Self guided walking stories, tours AND experiences

• Discover interactive self guided walking stories and tours at your fingertips, from 30 minutes to 4+ hours.

• Enjoy being a solo explorer, or turn your tour into a fun day out with family and friends.

• Adults and kids - Our mini adventures cater to all age ranges, so anyone can learn about local legend, folklore, history and more!

Hundreds of walking stories & mini adventures

• From local tours to those further away, explore a range of walking tours and tales across legend, folklore, history, architecture and much more with fun quizzes and challenges throughout.

• From history in Hampshire to spooky tales in Surrey, current locations include Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, West Sussex and Surrey - more coming soon!

Easy to follow maps and navigation

• Our easy maps and navigation system means every explorer can wander effortlessly between our walking stories.

• The live red dot makes following walking routes easy for all types of map readers - from beginners to experts alike!

Search and save tours - locations, categories & more

• Save walks and experiences you want to come back to in your library and search by locations, categories and more.

• Something for every explorer - categories include archaeology, architecture, arts, film, folklore, literature & much more.

Secret Stories - Share your own

• Create your own Secret Stories to share with others in the community.

• Use our quick guide to start spilling stories in your area, from local legend to historical fact or something more spooky!

Our top 10 most downloaded tours:

Whether you want to stay active with some friends, be an explorer with the family, or take a stroll as a solo adventurer - here are some of our most popular secret stories that we think you’ll love too:

• Winchester's Battles, Abba & Stinky Sweets Tour

• Old Lodge Loop

• Dartmoor's Wray Valley Trail

• Malmesbury's Mad Monks and Swimming Pigs Tour

• Guildford's Golden Nuggets

• Ham Hill's Pits of Peril and Rampaging Romans Tour

• Winchester's Saxon Bones and Suffragettes Tour

• Sherborne's Monks & Megastars Tour

** Our premium tours start from just £2.99.

So, what are you waiting for?

Download today to start walking — and discover and share the secret stories surrounding you.

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