Derrie Danders: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of the Riverside and South City

Overview

Available languages

English

Mobile ticket

Welcome to the historic city of Derry / Londonderry, and to this walking tour focused on the city’s maritime and industrial heritage. We’ll ramble along the River Foyle from the Peace Bridge to the Craigavon Bridge, before returning to our starting point with a stroll through the city. You’ll see the spot where Scottish settlers left for America and, a little further up the river, the spot where the city’s patron saint Columba left for Scotland. Along the way, you’ll learn how bridges, railways and shirt factories were built as the city came into the industrial age, the role of the city in World War II, and where divided communities still live on either side of the walls that are now called peace lines.

On this tour you’ll also see:

• HMS Ferret, the port where the WWII naval ships that protected convoys and hunted German U-boats were berthed

• The parts of the city that were industrialised first, including what were the world’s largest ship factories in the 1800s

• Some of the city’s most important churches

• The iconic “Hands Across the Divide” sculpture on Craigavon Bridge

• The location of the world’s first independent department store

• The Masonic Hall, the courthouse and the War Memorial

• The former residences of Mrs Cecil Francis Alexander, a famous 19th century hymn writer, and Phil Coulter, a modern songwriter

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Wheelchair accessible

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What To Expect

The tour passes by the Foyle Embankment.

Admission Not Applicable

Peace Bridge

The tour passes by Peace Bridge

Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

VoiceMap App for Android and iOS

Lifetime access to this tour in English

Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Food and drink

Smartphone and headphones

Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

Transportation

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Derrie Danders: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of the Riverside and South City

Reviews

5.00

3 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Knowledge and new ground on the Riverside and the south of Derry city dander.
johndV3885NO,,May 10, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I went on an audio tour supplied by David of Derrie Danders. It covers the Riverside and the south of Derry city. As someone who has lived in Derry all my life, it surprised me how little I knew. Walking along the river, I learnt of the part that Derry played in the emigration of the Ulster Scots to the USA and also of the German U-boats surrendering at the end of World War II. Passing the Long Tower, I walked on some Derry streets for the very first time. The tour was very informative and enjoyable . David's commentary was enlightening. The audio tour gave me flexibility and I did it on two separate days.
Great tour of Derry's Riverside and South Side
claredZ6630NA,,Apr 16, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The whole tour was very informative and unbiased. We horoughly enjoyed the whole tour. Length of tour and timing was spot on.
Fantastic Walk around river and city
M4109ORpatrickf,,Jul 18, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This is the fourth of Derrie Danders Audio Tours I have tried and it was the best so far. The route takes you along the river and then back to the city centre through streets that I have rarely walked and I learned so much about the city's industrial heritage, particularly the shirt factories of which my own family had connections. It did not hurt that it was the warmest day of the year so far and the city was glistening in the sun.