Explore Luton Plaques in Blue Plaque, English Heritage, National Trust & local plaque schemes
Explore Luton plaques & local Luton 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 Luton.
About Luton
Luton is one of the most populous towns without city status in the UK . It is situated on the River Lea, about 29 miles (50 km) northwest of London . The town’s foundation dates to the sixth century as a Saxon outpost on the river Lea . Luton was for many years famous for hatmaking, and also had a large Vauxhall Motors factory . The University of Bedfordshire was created from a merger with the University of Luton .
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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 Luton 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 Luton plaque schemes, English Heritage & National Trust. Walkfo improves on existing Luton’s physical Luton 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 Luton the same way you might explore a museum or art gallery with information audio headset.
Luton plaques & short history overview
“The Walkfo AI has curated content for millions of history locations across the UK, with 63 unique history facts in Luton plus 1 street plaques from official plaque schemes to form an interactive Luton history map for you to explore.”