Visit Hempsted Places

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

  

Hempsted Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hempsted

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Hempsted history

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The fine Norman church of St. Swithun was built and paid for by Norman noblemen. The churchyard contains the chest tomb of John Freeman, a Royalist officer shot at the siege of Gloucester in 1643. During the Middle Ages a persecuted Augustinian monastic order came out of Wales and settled at Hempsted with the blessing of the City authorities.

You can visit Hempsted places with Walkfo Hempsted to hear history at Hempsted’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Hempsted has 118 places to visit in our interactive Hempsted 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 Hempsted, 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 Hempsted places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Hempsted & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 118 audio facts unique to Hempsted places in an interactive Hempsted map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Hempsted Places Map
118 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Hempsted places to visit

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

Matson, Gloucester Matson is a suburb in the City of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the outskirts of the city centre.

Tredworth Road Cemetery Tredworth Road Cemetery, sometimes known as Gloucester Old Cemetery, is a cemetery in Gloucester, England. It contains over 250 war graves maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The cemetery chapel is a grade II listed building.

St Barnabas Church, Gloucester St Barnabas Church is a Grade II listed building in Gloucester, Gloucestershire. It was built in 1938–40 and obtained its Grade II status on 9 March 1982. The church’s denomination is the Church of England.

Robin’s Wood Hill Quarry Robin’s Wood Hill Quarry (grid reference SO836148) is a 1.67-hectare (4.1-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, on Robinswood Hill.

St Paul and St Stephen’s Church, Gloucester St Paul and St Stephen’s Church is a Church of England church located in Stroud Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire. St Paul’s church was built between 1882 and 1883 and closed in 2010.

Podsmead Podsmead is one mile from the historic city centre. The population of this Gloucester Ward was 2,994 at the 2011 Census. It is close to the hamlet of Hempsted.

Spa Ground Spa Ground is a cricket ground in Gloucester, Gloucestershire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1867, when Gloucester played an All-England Eleven.

Bristol Road Bristol Road dates from the medieval period. It runs between Southgate Street in the north and Quedgeley in the south. It contains a number of listed buildings and other notable structures.

Gloucester Park, Gloucester Gloucester Park is an urban park in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. It is located in the city centre of Gloucester.

Horton Road Hospital The Horton Road Hospital was a mental health facility in Gloucester, England. It was located in Horton Road, Gloucester, Gloucester.

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