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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Kidsgrove

  

Kidsgrove Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Kidsgrove

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Kidsgrove history

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Kidsgrove grew around coal mining from the 18th century, although the pits have now closed. The engineer James Brindley cut the first Harecastle Tunnel on the Trent and Mersey Canal near the town. R.J. Mitchell, the designer of the Spitfire fighter aircraft, was born in Butt Lane. The town was made an urban district in 1904 with the abolition of the Wolstanton Rural District.

You can visit Kidsgrove places with Walkfo Kidsgrove to hear history at Kidsgrove’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Kidsgrove has 42 places to visit in our interactive Kidsgrove 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 Kidsgrove, 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 Kidsgrove places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Kidsgrove & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Kidsgrove Places Map
42 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Kidsgrove places to visit

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

Golden Torch The Golden Torch, more commonly known as The Torch, was a nightclub in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, England. Opened as a mod venue, it later became important to fans of Northern soul. Peter Stringfellow was among the many DJs who had a residency there.

Christ Church, Tunstall Christ Church is an Anglican church in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. It is the parish church of Goldenhill and Tunstall; the combined parish, which is an Anglo-Catholic parish, was created in 2010. The church is a Grade II listed building.

Lawton Hall Lawton Hall is a former country house to the east of the village of Church Lawton, Cheshire. The building has since been used as a hotel, then a school, and has been converted into separate residential units. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building.

Parrot’s Drumble Parrot’s Drumble is a nature reserve of the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Newcastle-under-Lyme, in Staffordshire.

Bignall Hill Bignall Hill forms part of an escarpment ridge 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Newcastle-under-Lyme. There is a large stone monument on the summit dedicated to coal mine owner John Wedgwood.

Mow Cop Castle Mow Cop Castle is a folly in Odd Rode, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building. The ridge upon which the castle sits forms the boundary between the counties of Cheshire and Staffordshire.

Ramsdell Hall Ramsdell Hall is a country house in the parish of Odd Rode in Cheshire, England, overlooking the Macclesfield Canal. It was built in two phases during the 18th century and is still in private ownership.

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