Welcome to Visit Downe Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Downe
Visit Downe places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Downe places to visit. A unique way to experience Downe’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Downe as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Downe is 3.4 miles (5.5 km) south west of Orpington and 14.2 miles south east of Charing Cross. The word Downe originates from the Anglosaxon word dūn, latterly down, hence the South and North Downs. Charles Darwin moved there in 1842, and the name Downe was changed later in the 1940s to Downe. When you visit Downe, Walkfo brings Downe places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Downe Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Downe
Visit Downe – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 28 audio plaques & Downe places for you to explore in the Downe area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Downe places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Why visit Downe with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Downe places with Walkfo Downe to hear history at Downe’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Downe has 28 places to visit in our interactive Downe 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 Downe, 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 Downe places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Downe & the surrounding areas.
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Walkfo: Visit Downe Places Map
28 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Downe places to visit
Downe has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Downe’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Downe’s information audio spots:
St Mary’s Church, Downe
St Mary’s Church in the village of Downe, Bromley (formerly Kent) is a Grade II* listed building, which dates from the 13th century. The church is dedicated to either St Mary the Virgin or St Mary Magdalene.
Downe Bank
Downe Bank is a nature reserve in the North Downs, close to Downe in the London Borough of Bromley. Located close to Charles Darwin’s home, Down House, it was one of his favourite places and helped to inspire his work.
Visit Downe plaques
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here Downe has 3 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Downe plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Downe using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Downe plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
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