More Brits choose Blighty (And so can you)

According to the UK Tourism Survey, which will be published on Monday, September 6, 7.1 million Brits chose to shun the sun and enjoy a 'staycation' in the UK in May this year - up from 6 million for the same month last year.

Penelope, Viscountess Cobham, the chairman of England's official tourism board, VisitEngland, told The Sunday Telegraph: "The April to June period has shown increases in the numbers of holiday trips and in visits to visitor attractions... The latest statistics bear this out with May looking to be a record month for domestic holiday trips."

Brits and foreigners alike can tap into the rich heritage of some of Britain most visited cities, including London and Edinburgh, with audio downloadable walking tours brought to you by Walk Talk Tours. Each guide is professionally researched and recorded.

When sightseeing in the UK it is always a good idea to be prepared to encounter rain, as this mime artist who performed on the Royal Mile at the recent Edinburgh Festival would testify. Soak up Edinburgh Old Town's unique atmosphere with the Royal Mile & More tour.

Unlike a conventional guided tour, listeners to a Walk Talk Tour audio travel guide are in charge of their own destiny, so if the heavens should open listeners can take shelter and resume their tour when the skies have cleared. There are no hidden charges, deadlines or overbearing guides to contend with. Simply buy online, download to your computer, transfer to your device and away you go.

The Scott Monument, pictured left, was erected in honour of Sir Walter Scott, the great historic novelist and Scottish patriot of the nineteenth century. Listeners can hear more about Scott with the Old and New Towns audio guide. To hear an audio sample from the tour please click here.

Customers can buy one tour and get a second free by entering the following promotional code in the shopping basket page: BI123.

Visitors to Manchester, Chester and York can also go walk about with Walk Talk Tours. Visitors without the means to listen to the tour of the aforementioned three cities can hire the tours on a pre-loaded MP3 player from the Tourist Information Centres in each city.

The five Walk Talk Tours of London are available in French, German and Spanish.