Buildings with secrets
Albertopolis: The Secrets of Exhibition Road
Albertopolis: The Secrets of Exhibition Road is a 26-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around South Kensington. Hear each story near the place it happened.
Wanderwalk is an iPhone GPS audio guide. Stories typically start within about 40 metres. This is not a live guided tour and not turn-by-turn navigation.
- Area
- South Kensington
- Stops
- 5
- Total time
- About 26 min
- Walking
- About 22 min
- Distance
- 1.0 miles
- Access
- 3-Day Pass, 7-Day Pass or Annual. $4.99, $8.99 or $29.99 a year.
The route
5 stories in walking order
This list shows the route in order. Each entry names the mapped place and where it appears in the walk.
- 01
Natural History Museum Spirit Collection
You start at Natural History Museum Spirit Collection, the first of 5 stops, and Royal Albert Hall chimney is next.
- 02
Royal Albert Hall chimney
You reach Royal Albert Hall chimney after Natural History Museum Spirit Collection, and the next stop is Royal Albert Hall.
- 03
Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall is between Royal Albert Hall chimney and Science Museum.
- 04
Science Museum
You reach Science Museum after Royal Albert Hall, and the next stop is Victoria and Albert Museum.
- 05
Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum is your last stop, and you come to it after Science Museum.
Who it is for
This walk suits people who want an ordered story
Choose this route for buildings with secrets around South Kensington. The stops follow a set order, and you can walk without a tour group.
About this walk
Is this a walking tour app?
Albertopolis: The Secrets of Exhibition Road is a self-guided Wanderwalk audio walk for iPhone in South Kensington, London. Stories play when you come within about 40 metres of the mapped place. It is not a live guided tour and not turn-by-turn navigation.
Does it work on iPhone?
Yes. Wanderwalk is an iPhone app. Albertopolis: The Secrets of Exhibition Road plays on iPhone. Wanderwalk is not available on Android.
Do I need to follow a route?
This curated walk has 5 stops in walking order around South Kensington. You can also use Wander mode to hear nearby London stories without a start point. Neither mode is turn-by-turn navigation.
How long is the walk?
Albertopolis: The Secrets of Exhibition Road takes about 26 minutes, covering 5 stops around South Kensington.