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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Broxfield

  

Broxfield Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Broxfield

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You can visit Broxfield places with Walkfo Broxfield to hear history at Broxfield’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Broxfield has 22 places to visit in our interactive Broxfield 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 Broxfield, 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 Broxfield places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Broxfield & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Broxfield Places Map
22 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Broxfield places to visit

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

Fenkle Street drill hall, Alnwick Fenkle Street drill hall is a military installation in Alnwick, Northumberland. It is a Grade II* listed building.

The Alnwick Garden The Alnwick Garden has a long history under the dukes of Northumberland, but fell into disrepair until revived at the turn of the 21st century. The garden now belongs to a charitable trust, although the 12th Duke donated the 42-acre site and contributed £9 million towards redevelopment costs.

Tenantry Column The Tenantry Column was erected in 1816 by tenants of Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland. It is a Doric column standing 83 feet (25 m) tall and surmounted by a lion en passant. It was granted protection as a listed building in 1952 and since 1977 has been listed in the highest category, grade I.

Battle of Alnwick (1093) Malcolm III of Scotland, later known as Malcolm Canmore, was killed by an army of knights led by Robert de Mowbray in 1093. The battle took place near the town of Alnwick in Northumberland.

Rock Hall, Northumberland Rock Hall is a privately owned 18th-century country house at Rock, Rennington, near Alnwick, Northumberland. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Ratcheugh Observatory Ratcheugh Observatory is a late 18th-century folly on a prominent crag between Alnwick and Longhoughton. Commissioned by Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, it was built in the 18th century. The castellated Observatory incorporates a viewing tower with views of the North Sea coast at Boulmer.

Longhoughton Quarry Longhoughton Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Northumberland. The site is a now disused quarry which yielded whinstone, a hard dark rock associated with the Whin Sill.

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