Welcome to Visit Holmewood Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Holmewood
Visit Holmewood places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Holmewood places to visit. A unique way to experience Holmewood’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Holmewood as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Holmewood is a former coal mining village with close links to the villages of Heath, North Wingfield and Temple Normanton. It was formed as a residence by The Williamthorpe Colliery Company from 1905 until 1970, when it closed due to the high cost of deep seam mining. The area contains several ponds that, once heavily polluted, are now havens for wildlife. When you visit Holmewood, Walkfo brings Holmewood places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Holmewood Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Holmewood
Visit Holmewood – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 27 audio plaques & Holmewood places for you to explore in the Holmewood area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Holmewood places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Why visit Holmewood with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Holmewood places with Walkfo Holmewood to hear history at Holmewood’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Holmewood has 27 places to visit in our interactive Holmewood 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 Holmewood, 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 Holmewood places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Holmewood & the surrounding areas.
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27 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Holmewood places to visit
Holmewood has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Holmewood’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Holmewood’s information audio spots:
Tupton Hall
Tupton Hall was a former mansion in Tupton, near Wingerworth in North East Derbyshire, 4.5 miles (7 km) south of Chesterfield. Since its demolition following a fire in 1938 it has been the site of a secondary comprehensive school.
St Lawrence’s Church, North Wingfield
St Lawrence’s Church, North Wingfield is a Grade I listed parish church in Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade II listed parish.
Stainsby Mill
Stainsby Mill is a 19th-century flour watermill in Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The mill is a Grade II listed building and is under the ownership of the National Trust.
Hardwick Hall
Built between 1590 and 1597 for Bess of Hardwick, it was designed by Robert Smythson. It is one of the earliest examples of the English interpretation of the Renaissance style. Ownership of the house was transferred to the Treasury in 1956 and then to the National Trust in 1959.
St John the Baptist’s Church, Ault Hucknall
St John the Baptist’s Church, Ault Hucknall is a Grade I listed parish church in Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade II listed parish.
Visit Holmewood plaques
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here Holmewood has 0 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Holmewood 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 Holmewood using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Holmewood plaque. Currently No Physical Plaques.
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