Explore Elvet Plaques in Blue Plaque, English Heritage, National Trust & local plaque schemes
Explore Elvet plaques & local Elvet history / heritage content through street plaque schemes (including Blue plaques, English Heritage & National Trust) plus Walkfo’s millions of audio plaques in Walkfo’s Audio Travel Guide to Elvet.
About Elvet
Elvet is an area of Durham, in County Durham, England. It is situated on the opposite side of the River Wear from Durham Cathedral. The word elvet means “swan-stream”, from the Old English elfetu or ilfetu. The Swan and Three Cygnets is a reminder of the historical name given to this part of the city.
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plaques Walkfo has converted physical plaques into audio files triggered by GPS on a phone when you pass close by on foot, bike, bus or car. You hear Elvet history information & more at the places where they happened, with up-to-date content created by our AI, sourced from trusted history resources such as Wikipedia, local Elvet plaque schemes, English Heritage & National Trust. Walkfo improves on existing Elvet’s physical Elvet plaque schemes with additional, more detailed information than the writing on the physical plaque. With millions of audio places / virtual plaques created across the whole of the UK, you can explore Elvet the same way you might explore a museum or art gallery with information audio headset.
Elvet plaques & short history overview
“The Walkfo AI has curated content for millions of history locations across the UK, with 86 unique history facts in Elvet plus 11 street plaques from official plaque schemes to form an interactive Elvet history map for you to explore.”