Welcome to Visit Lockleaze Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Lockleaze
Visit Lockleaze places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Lockleaze places to visit. A unique way to experience Lockleaze’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Lockleaze as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Lockleaze Walkfo Preview Lockleaze is 3 miles (5 km) north of the city centre, south of Filton, east of Horfield and west of Frenchay. The suburb was developed immediately after World War II. It is a residential area of social housing built on the western flank of Purdown on a north-south axis, that was separated from Horfield by the main Bristol to South Wales railway line. When you visit Lockleaze, Walkfo brings Lockleaze places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Lockleaze Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Lockleaze
Visit Lockleaze – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 134 audio plaques & Lockleaze places for you to explore in the Lockleaze area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Lockleaze places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Lockleaze history
Lockleaze Farm stood roughly where Bonnington Walk is today, between Stothard Road, Branwhite Close and Thornycroft Close. The name Lock Leaze comes from the Anglo-Saxon for a fold in a field or pasture.
Why visit Lockleaze with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Lockleaze places with Walkfo Lockleaze to hear history at Lockleaze’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Lockleaze has 134 places to visit in our interactive Lockleaze 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 Lockleaze, 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 Lockleaze places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Lockleaze & the surrounding areas.
Walkfo Lockleaze tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Lockleaze
Best Lockleaze places to visit
Lockleaze has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Lockleaze’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Lockleaze’s information audio spots:
St George’s Park, Bristol St George Park is a park on the eastern edge of the inner city in Bristol . Built on land that was originally The Fire Engine Farm, the park had many architectural features . The St George Library is situated on the edge the park, on Church Road .
Eastville Workhouse The Eastville Workhouse was a workhouse situated at 100 Fishponds Road, in Bristol, U.K. It was converted into a home for the elderly in the 1920s and demolished in 1972 .
Circomedia Circomedia is a school for contemporary circus and physical theatre based in Bristol . The school offers a variety of training courses and workshops that teach circus skills in the context of physical theatre, performance and creativity .
Westmoreland House Westmoreland House was a building at Nos. 104–106 Stokes Croft, Bristol, next door to the Carriage Works .
Carriage Works, Bristol The Carriage Works (grid reference ST591740) are in Stokes Croft, Bristol, England . Carriage works are located in Bristol .
South Purdown, Bristol South Purdown, Bristol, is an ancient green space located in north Bristol . The area of land is bordered by central Muller Road, Sir Johns Lane Allotment site, Stoke Park, Lockleaze Open Space and the Priory Hospital . It has been designated a Site of Nature Conservation Interest .
Pen Park Hole Pen Park Hole is a large cavern situated underground, at the edge of Filton Golf Course. The cavern was discovered accidentally in the 17th Century and the first descent was made by Captain Sturmy in 1669. Access to the entrance is tightly controlled by Bristol City Council.
North Bristol NHS Trust North Bristol NHS Trust is a National Health Service trust providing community healthcare and hospital services to Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. Trust has over 8,000 staff delivering healthcare across Southmead Hospital, Cossham Hospital and Bristol Centre for Enablement. Medical teaching facilities are provided in association with the University of the West of England, Bristol University and Bristol University.
North Fringe of Bristol The North Fringe of Bristol lies between the M4 and M5 motorways. Its eastern edge is usually defined as the M32 motorway. The area falls within South Gloucestershire Council, and is northern part of Greater Bristol.
Horfield Barracks Horfield Barracks is a former military installation in the Horfield area of Bristol. It is located near the town of Horfield and is located on the outskirts of the city.
Visit Lockleaze plaques
18 plaques hereLockleaze has 18 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Lockleaze 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 Lockleaze using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Lockleaze plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Lockleaze audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Lockleaze allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Lockleaze’s 134 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Lockleaze freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Lockleaze Map App
Our visit Lockleaze map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Lockleaze & surrounding areas using the Walkfo digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has plaque, building, street or area information on history, culture or tourism.
You can set your Walkfo’s Lockleaze tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Lockleaze centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Lockleaze area at LONG:-2.5608, LAT:51.4901.
Walkfo App
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Lockleaze, go to your App Store to search for “Walkfo” or follow a links below and install on your mobile phone. Walkfo is designed for use with headphones or AirPods, so you can walk & explore whilst learning about the things around you without digital distraction.
Things to do & visit in Lockleaze / surrounding areas
● St Matthew’s Church, Moorfields ● Moorfields, Bristol ● Redfield, Bristol ● Whitehall, Bristol ● Lawrence Hill, Bristol ● Easton, Bristol ● St George’s Park, Bristol ● Greenbank Cricket Ground ● Elizabeth Shaw (confectionery company) ● Trinity Centre ● Easton Jamia Mosque ● Greenbank, Bristol ● Crew’s Hole, Bristol ● St Jude’s, Bristol ● St Peter and St Paul, Bristol ● St George, Bristol ● Palace Hotel, Bristol ● Eastville Workhouse ● Baptist Mills, Bristol ● St George West (ward) ● Brookland Hall ● Barton Regis Rural District ● Tollgate House ● Eastville Stadium ● Cabot Circus ● Black and White Café ● 1980 St Pauls riot ● St Pauls Carnival ● Circomedia ● St Paul’s Church, Bristol
● St Pauls, Bristol ● St Werburghs ● Narroways Hill Junction ● Peckett and Sons ● Garment Quarter ● Portland Square, Bristol ● Greater Bristol ● Eastville, Bristol ● St Werburgh’s Church, Bristol ● Begbrook ● Eastville Park ● Stokes Croft ● The Mild Mild West ● Lakota (club) ● Westmoreland House ● Carriage Works, Bristol ● Charles Wesley’s House ● Cube Microplex ● Ashley (Bristol ward) ● Speedwell, Bristol ● South Purdown, Bristol ● Cossham Memorial Hospital ● Lodge Hill, Bristol ● Hillfields, Bristol ● Lodge Causeway ● Kingsdown, Bristol ● Great Stoke ● Pen Park Hole ● Bristol Filton Airport ● Charlton, Bristol ● Bristol Arena ● Southmead ● Brentry Hospital ● RAF Filton ● Magnesian Conglomerate ● Aerospace Bristol ● Filton ● North Bristol NHS Trust ● Monks Park ● Southmead Hospital ● North Fringe of Bristol ● Horfield Barracks ● Henleaze ● Stoke Gifford depot ● Stoke Gifford Stadium ● Little Stoke ● Golden Hill, Bristol ● Horfield, Bristol ● Defence Procurement Agency ● MoD Abbey Wood ● Church of the Holy Trinity with St Edmund ● HM Prison Bristol ● Bishopston and Ashley Down ● Bishopston, Bristol ● The Old Lodge, Bristol ● Bristol County Ground ● Ashley Down ● George Petherbridge ● New Orphan Houses, Ashley Down, Bristol ● Westbury Park, Bristol ● Redland Green ● Redland, Bristol ● Redland Chapel ● Purdown BT Tower ● Cotham, Bristol ● North Bristol Post 16 Centre ● St Matthew’s Church, Cotham ● Lockleaze ● Purdown ● Church of Holy Trinity, Stapleton ● Cheswick, South Gloucestershire ● Stapleton, Bristol ● Stoke Park, Bristol ● UWE Stadium ● Downend, South Gloucestershire ● Emersons Green ● Downend air crash ● Watley’s End ● Frenchay ● Hambrook ● St John the Baptist, Frenchay ● Frenchay Hospital ● Mayfield Park, Bristol ● Fishponds ● Oldbury Court Estate ● Frome Vale (ward) ● St Matthias, Bristol ● Stoke Park Hospital ● The Dower House, Stoke Park ● University of the West of England, Bristol ● Snuff Mills ● Blackberry Hill Hospital ● Glenside, Bristol ● Beaufort War Hospital ● Glenside Museum ● Harry Stoke ● Bristol Robotics Laboratory ● Frome Valley Walkway ● Stoke Gifford ● Defence Equipment and Support ● The Breeze (Bristol) ● Brabazon, Bristol
Getting to / around Lockleaze – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Lockleaze using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Lockleaze places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Lockleaze Public Transport Stations
Lockleaze Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Lawrence Hill railway station
Stapleton Road railway station
Montpelier railway station
Charlton Halt railway station (Bristol)
North Filton Platform railway station
Filton Abbey Wood railway station
Patchway railway station
Horfield railway station
Ashley Hill railway station
Redland railway station
Staple Hill railway station
Fishponds railway station
Bristol Parkway railway station
Stapleton Road
Trinity Road Library, Bristol
Trinity Road Police Station
City Road Baptist Church
37 and 39 Jamaica Street, Bristol
Gloucester Road, Bristol
A4174 road
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Local Lockleaze historians & Lockleaze tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Lockleaze? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Lockleaze’s places, attractions & landmarks ability to create their own unique outdoor audio museums & using our simple & easy to use Walkfo Creator. – Creating a new audio experience for your Lockleaze place is free* and quick (15+ minutes if you prepare text content) to use, with Walkfo Creator doing the hard work of generating AI audio files for geo-spots from the text you provide with a simply click on a map. – The 100 Amazing Lockleaze Places is just one example of an outdoor museum created using Walkfo Creator (pictured to the left) for people to safely explore during Covid-19 times whilst visiting a city. Our tool is open to tourism organisations, travel destinations & National Trust locations to create their own audio walks to offer free when people visit Lockleaze destinations. – Walkfo itself is looking to partner with websites offering things-to-do / what’s on events listings to enhance the content of our ‘visit-Lockleaze’ web pages (for example: www.visitLockleaze.com). If you are interested in partnering, please contact us to discuss options.
* Walkfo Creator is free to use for a limited number of audio spots within a map with a license fee applicable when more than 20 audio spots within location walk are created. v1.1336