Pocket London


Pocket London
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Description

Unique OFFLINE London tour guide and map - ideal for international visitors.

Pocket London is your personal tour guide. It covers the best and most interesting places in London. Like a traditional tour guide, Pocket London will tell you interesting history, fascinating facts and entertaining stories.

The majority of our articles are accompanied by AUDIO commentary, that captures the essence of London using atmospheric music and sound effects, with clear spoken English.

Historic sights covered include Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.

The guide will also tell and show you the stories of Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, Soho, Chelsea, Chinatown, the City of London and Westminster.

London stories covered include the story of Jack the Ripper, Sherlock Holmes, The Gun Powder Plot, The Great Fire of 1666, The Blitz. There is also some comedy including contributions from Eros (Piccadilly Circus), Admiral Nelson (Trafalgar Square), Dinosaur Skeleton (Natural History Museum) and The Duke of Buckingham (Buckingham Palace).

Pocket London also includes a detailed street MAP of central London, which shows your location and what is of interest around you. A central London TUBE map is also included.

The guide also includes over 700 PHOTOS, London themed QUIZ questions and picture PUZZLES.

Once downloaded, the entire guide and map runs OFFLINE.

Our talking tour guide will greatly enhance your discovery of London and inform you of some of the stories behind the places that have made London what it is today.

For more information and sample audio see our website at www.pocketplaces.co.uk

What's New in Version 2012.7

Addition of new articles
Updated information
Improved use of the retina display

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