Visit Bickenhall Places

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

  

Bickenhall Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Bickenhall

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Bickenhall history

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The name of the village comes from Bica’s hall or hill. The manor was held by Robert, Count of Mortain at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086. The village was once larger than the neighbouring Staple Fitzpaine due to a roaring trade in Teasels that were used in the wool trade.

Bickenhall geography / climate

Bickenhall Orchard is a 0.6 hectares (1.5 acres) local nature reserve. It consists of Apple trees with mistletoe in a grass orchard with herbs and orchids. Barrington Hill Meadows is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.

You can visit Bickenhall places with Walkfo Bickenhall to hear history at Bickenhall’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Bickenhall has 11 places to visit in our interactive Bickenhall 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 Bickenhall, 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 Bickenhall places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Bickenhall & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 11 audio facts unique to Bickenhall places in an interactive Bickenhall map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Bickenhall Places Map
11 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Bickenhall places to visit

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

William Portman Almshouses William Portman Almshouses in Staple Fitzpaine, Somerset, was built in 1643. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Castle Neroche Castle Neroche is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle on the site of an earlier hill fort in the parish of Curland, near Staple Fitzpaine, Somerset.

All Saints Church, Curland All Saints Church is a former Church of England parish church in Curland, Somerset. It was built in 1855–56 to replace an earlier church on the same site. The church, now a private residence, has been a Grade II listed building since 1955.

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Visit Bickenhall plaques