Welcome to Visit Grimethorpe Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Grimethorpe
Visit Grimethorpe places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Grimethorpe places to visit. A unique way to experience Grimethorpe’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Grimethorpe as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Grimethorpe is a large village in Barnsley in South Yorkshire. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 4,672 at the 2011 census. For much of the 20th century its economy was rooted in coal mining. When you visit Grimethorpe, Walkfo brings Grimethorpe places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Grimethorpe Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Grimethorpe
Visit Grimethorpe – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 14 audio plaques & Grimethorpe places for you to explore in the Grimethorpe area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Grimethorpe places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Grimethorpe history
It is believed Grimethorpe originates from “Grim’s Torp”, a mixture of Anglo-Saxon and Viking names. The name means a torp or hamlet owned by a Viking named Grimey. The area came under the rule of the De Laceys of Pontefract, with a local Saxon owner.
Why visit Grimethorpe with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Grimethorpe places with Walkfo Grimethorpe to hear history at Grimethorpe’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Grimethorpe has 14 places to visit in our interactive Grimethorpe 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 Grimethorpe, 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 Grimethorpe places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Grimethorpe & the surrounding areas.
Walkfo: Visit Grimethorpe Places Map
14 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
Grimethorpe historic spots | Grimethorpe tourist destinations | Grimethorpe plaques | Grimethorpe geographic features |
Walkfo Grimethorpe tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Grimethorpe |
Best Grimethorpe places to visit
Grimethorpe has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Grimethorpe’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Grimethorpe’s information audio spots:
Burntwood Hall
Burntwood Hall is a house that lies near the village of Great Houghton, South Yorkshire, England. The hall has been known as Boomshack and Burntwood Nook/Lodge over the centuries.
Visit Grimethorpe plaques
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plaques
here Grimethorpe has 1 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Grimethorpe 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 Grimethorpe using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Grimethorpe plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.