Visit Ashmore Places

Welcome to Visit Ashmore Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Ashmore

  

Ashmore Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Ashmore

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Ashmore history

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Ashmore may have been the site of a Neolithic market place or settlement. The Roman road from Bath to Badbury Rings passes through the east of the parish. In 1086 Ashmore was recorded in the Domesday Book as “Aisemare”; it had 24 households, 7 ploughlands and 10 acres.

Ashmore culture & places

In midsummer a celebration known as ‘Filly Loo’ (or ‘Filleigh Loo’) takes place around Ashmore pond, with a Green Man, country dancing, morris dancers and live music. Event’s ancient origins are mysterious but may have pagan influences.

Ashmore geography / climate

Ashmore parish is situated on the hills of Cranborne Chase 4+1/2 mi (7 km) southeast of Shaftesbury and 7 mi (11 km) north of Blandford Forum. The underlying geology is chalk, overlain by clay-with-flints in the south and southeast.

You can visit Ashmore places with Walkfo Ashmore to hear history at Ashmore’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Ashmore has 12 places to visit in our interactive Ashmore map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Ashmore, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Ashmore places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Ashmore & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 12 audio facts unique to Ashmore places in an interactive Ashmore map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Ashmore Places Map
12 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Ashmore historic spots	Ashmore tourist destinations	Ashmore plaques	Ashmore geographic features
Walkfo Ashmore tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Ashmore

  

Best Ashmore places to visit

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Ashmore has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Ashmore’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Ashmore’s information audio spots:

Ashcombe House, Wiltshire Ashcombe House, also known as Ashcombe Park, is a Georgian manor house. It is set in 1,134 acres (4.59 km) of land on Cranborne Chase in the parish of Berwick St John, near Salisbury, Wiltshire.

Larmer Tree Festival Larmer Tree Festival is a 3-day music, comedy and arts festival held annually at the Larmer tree Gardens near Tollard Royal on the Wiltshire-Dorset border in England. Described as “One of the most family-friendly festivals around”, it takes place in the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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