Our brand new self-guided multimedia tour has now launched!

The Tour:

• presents ‘then’ and ‘now’ images to reveal the medieval streets and buildings as depicted by artists and engravers
• gives a glimpse of what Coventry was like during the Middle Ages.
• introduces the people associated with the city – from townsfolk and merchants to nobility and royalty, and everyone in between!
• unearths some of the medieval artefacts recently discovered by archaeologists
• tells the story of how Coventry became an important royal residence for King Henry VI and Queen Margaret of Anjou in the 1450s
• reveals exquisite documents that provide a fascinating insight into the social, working, religious and administrative life of the city’s inhabitants
• encourages you to deepen and enrich your knowledge of medieval Coventry by spending time in the places seen or mentioned on the tour.

Accessing the tour:

• Download the tour on to a smartphone or tablet: tours.medievalcoventry.co.uk

It will run offline without the need for Internet access.

• Find your way to the Metropolis Restaurant on Earl Street to begin.
• Use the online maps, following the route and pausing at the Stopping Points.

The tour can also be used remotely on a computer PC.