Visit Bathampton Places

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

  

Bathampton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Bathampton

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Bathampton history

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Bathampton Camp is a univallate Iron Age hill fort situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east from the village. The village used to be served by Bathampton railway station, but it was closed following the destructive Beeching cuts. Plasticine was manufactured in the village between 1900 and 1983 by a company founded by William Harbutt.

Bathampton landmarks

Sham Castle is a folly built in 1762 by Richard James, master mason for Ralph Allen. It is a screen wall with a central pointed arch flanked by two 3-storey circular turrets.

Bathampton geography / climate

Bathampton Rocks

Above Bathampton is a steep slope, heavily quarried for stone near the top in the area now called Bathampton Rocks, leading to Bathampton Down. Until the late 1950s the track used for bringing stone down into the valley could be seen. Bathampton Patrol (Auxiliary Units) Operational Base during the Second World War.

Bathampton Meadows

A46 Bathampton by-pass created an area of 9 hectares to provide flood relief. The wet meadows and the oxbow lake which were made have proved attractive to a number of migrant birds. The local Council identified the meadows as a possible new park and ride site in 2009.

You can visit Bathampton places with Walkfo Bathampton to hear history at Bathampton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Bathampton has 143 places to visit in our interactive Bathampton 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 Bathampton, 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 Bathampton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Bathampton & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 143 audio facts unique to Bathampton places in an interactive Bathampton map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Bathampton Places Map
143 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Bathampton tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Bathampton

  

Best Bathampton places to visit

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

Walcot, Bath Walcot lies to the north-north-east of Bath, and is an electoral ward of the city. The Paragon and London Road are part of the A4 road. The other main thoroughfare is Walcot Street, which adjoins the city centre. Walcot was the birthplace of Richard Debaufre Guyon, an Austrian officer, a Hungarian rebel and an Ottoman Pasha.

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