Talking the Walk

So which town will be the next in line for a 'Talking the Walk'? At the moment the front runner is Henley in Arden a gem of a town near Stratford Upon Avon and in the ancient Forest of Arden mentioned in Shakespeare's As You Like It...

I'm very proud of this series - and was even more proud when it won a silver medal in the Excellence in Tourism awards. They are made for the south Warwickshire tourism website Shakespeare Country in conjunction with local councils, charities and town centre companies. 

There are lots of cheap and cheerful audio guides out there but our aim with Talking the Walk is go a step beyond them by offering audio that is as interesting to listen to at your computer while you browse as it is to have with you on your mp3 player while you are walking the talked walk! We use local people with a love and a knowledge of their town and that I hope comes across.

They are more expensive to make than a script read in a studio with some atmos and music laid on, but they are built to last! With regular downloads over several years they increasingly become a good investment. And the beauty of audio is that it is very easy to update should anything change.  

The most recent addition to the series wasn't for a town at all but for Compton Verney - an 18th century Stately home with a remarkable art collection. The walk however is in the, often overlooked, Capability Brown grounds with the head groundsman of 30 years John Schumann and garden historian John Phibbs...

Others in the series include Shipston on Stour, Warwick and Southam. 

You can also find them on the Podcats website and at Visit Britain  the official British Tourism website. 

For a taster see the YouTube promo below....