Visit Golcar Places

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

  

Golcar Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Golcar

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Golcar history

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Named after St Guthlac, who preached in the area during the 8th century, its name is recorded in the Domesday Book as Goullakarres. During the Industrial Revolution it became an important centre for weaving.

You can visit Golcar places with Walkfo Golcar to hear history at Golcar’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Golcar has 45 places to visit in our interactive Golcar 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 Golcar, 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 Golcar places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Golcar & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 45 audio facts unique to Golcar places in an interactive Golcar map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Golcar Places Map
45 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Golcar places to visit

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

Lindley, Huddersfield Lindley is a suburb of Huddersfield, within the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is approximately 2 miles (3 km) northwest from the town centre. It was officially opened only in 1967, by Prime Minister Harold Wilson.

Birkby, Huddersfield Birkby is a large multi-cultural suburb close to the town centre in Huddersfield, in the Kirklees borough of West Yorkshire. It has a population of 6,700 and sits in the Grimescar Valley, a greenbelt area of the city. It contains Norman Park, a small park with a play area and a war memorial, which commemorates those who died in WWI.

Sowood, West Yorkshire Sowood is 2.3 miles (3.7 km) south-west of Elland, 4.1 miles (6.6 km) north of Huddersfield. The village falls within the Greetland and Stainland ward of Calderdale Council.

Colne Valley Museum The Colne Valley Museum is located in Golcar, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. It consists of four converted 19th century weavers’ cottages. The museum provides an insight into what life was like for a weaver in the early 1850s.

Slack Roman Fort Slack Roman Fort was a castellum near Outlane, to the west of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. It lay alongside the Pennine section of the Roman road from Deva Victrix (Chester) to Eboracum (York) The fort may have been the Cambodunum mentioned as a station on this route in the Antonine Itinerary.

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