Welcome to Visit Nicholstown Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Nicholstown
Visit Nicholstown places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Nicholstown places to visit. A unique way to experience Nicholstown’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Nicholstown as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Nicholstown Walkfo Preview Nicholstown-Newtown is a small area to the north-east of Southampton’s city centre. To the north is Bevois Valley, to the east Northam and to the west and south is St Mary’s. The area is formed of residential streets with a typical parade of shops and services. When you visit Nicholstown, Walkfo brings Nicholstown places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Nicholstown Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Nicholstown
Visit Nicholstown – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 156 audio plaques & Nicholstown places for you to explore in the Nicholstown area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Nicholstown places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Nicholstown history
The Church of St Luke was constructed in Newtown in 1853 using a gift of land and money from Thomas Chamberlayne. In 1918 the area elected Southampton’s first female Councilor Lucia Foster Welch. In the 1960s and 1970s, the area was notorious as Southampton’s red-light district.
Why visit Nicholstown with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Nicholstown places with Walkfo Nicholstown to hear history at Nicholstown’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Nicholstown has 156 places to visit in our interactive Nicholstown 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 Nicholstown, 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 Nicholstown places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Nicholstown & the surrounding areas.
“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 156 audio facts unique to Nicholstown places in an interactive Nicholstown map you can explore.”
Walkfo Nicholstown tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Nicholstown
Best Nicholstown places to visit
Nicholstown has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Nicholstown’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Nicholstown’s information audio spots:
R J Mitchell Wind Tunnel The R. J. Mitchell Wind Tunnel is part of the Faculty of Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton. It is the largest wind tunnel in University ownership in the UK.
St. Alban’s Church, Southampton St. Alban’s Church, Swaythling, Southampton, stands on Tulip Road, just off the main Burgess Road. The church, and its associated hall, is a Grade II listed building.
Clausentum Clausentum was a small town in the Roman province of Britannia. The site is believed to be located in Bitterne Manor, now a suburb of Southampton.
Old Farmhouse, Southampton The Old Farmhouse was originally a farmhouse and dates back to at least 1560. It was rebuilt in 1611 and converted to its current usage in 1843. It is situated adjacent to the Mount Pleasant level crossing on the South West Main Line.
St. Michael and All Angels Church, Bassett St. Michael and All Angels Church, in Bassett, Southampton, is an Anglican parish church which dates from the late 19th century.
Hollybrook Cemetery Hollybrook Cemetery is one of the main cemeteries in Southampton. It contains around 53,000 graves as of August 2012 and still open to new burials as of March 2016.
Southampton Cenotaph The Southampton Cenotaph was the first of dozens by Lutyens to be built in permanent form. It is a tapering, multi-tiered pylon which culminates in a sarcophagus which features a recumbent figure of a soldier. The names of the dead are inscribed on three sides.
Watts Park Watts Park is named in honour of Isaac Watts, a Congregationalist minister and hymn writer. It was built between 1854 and 1866 and was designated Grade II* in 1995.
Southampton Tunnel Southampton Tunnel is a 528-yard railway tunnel that runs close to the Civic Centre in the centre of the city of Southampton. It was constructed by the Southampton and Dorchester Railway to join the London and Southampton Railway. The tunnel suffered a collapse during construction, and subsequent movement of the structure delayed its opening until two months after that of the rest of the line.
Above Bar Church, Southampton Above Bar Church is affiliated to the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches. The building is on the corner of Above Bar Street and Ogle Road in Southampton City Centre.
Visit Nicholstown plaques
17 plaques hereNicholstown has 17 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Nicholstown 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 Nicholstown using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Nicholstown plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Nicholstown audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Nicholstown allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Nicholstown’s 156 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Nicholstown freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Nicholstown Map App
Our visit Nicholstown map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Nicholstown & 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 Nicholstown tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Nicholstown centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Nicholstown area at LONG:-1.39551, LAT:50.91133.
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Nicholstown, 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 Nicholstown / surrounding areas
● Solent Sky ● Ocean Village, Southampton ● History of the Port of Southampton ● Woolston Floating Bridge ● Itchen Bridge ● St. Mary’s Church, Southampton ● Holyrood estate ● National Oceanography Centre ● Bargate (ward) ● Southampton Old Bowling Green ● John I. Thornycroft & Company ● God’s House Hospital ● Griffon Hoverwork ● God’s House Tower ● Centenary Quay ● The Joiners ● Red Lion Inn, Southampton ● St. Julien’s Church, Southampton ● Itchen Ferry village ● Holyrood Church ● Timeline of Southampton ● Dolphin Hotel, Southampton ● St Mary’s Stadium ● Canute’s Palace ● St Mary’s, Southampton ● Medieval Merchant’s House ● Greatest Hits Radio South Coast ● Southampton City Centre ● St. Michael’s Church, Southampton ● River Itchen, Hampshire
● World Sailing ● Highfield, Southampton ● Highfield Church ● Avenue Campus ● Portswood ● Highfield Campus ● R J Mitchell Wind Tunnel ● Boldrewood Innovation Campus ● Southampton Common ● Avenue St. Andrew’s United Reformed Church ● St Denys ● Bevois Valley ● Bevois ● The Hobbit (pub) ● St. Alban’s Church, Southampton ● Bassett Green ● 286, Southampton ● Bassett, Southampton ● County Ground, Southampton ● Southampton Old Cemetery ● Cobden Bridge ● Clausentum ● St Edmund’s Church, Southampton ● Monks Brook ● Bitterne Manor ● South Stoneham ● Swaythling ● Old Farmhouse, Southampton ● St. Michael and All Angels Church, Bassett ● Rockstone Place Park ● Ordnance Survey buildings ● Simon Flavell Leukaemia Research Laboratory ● Television Centre, Southampton ● Royal South Hants Hospital ● Carlton Place drill hall, Southampton ● Bitterne Park ● Antelope Ground ● Northam, Southampton ● Unity 101 ● Northam Carriage Servicing Depot ● Nicholstown ● Central Baptist Church, Southampton ● Shirley Parish Church ● Titanic Musicians’ Memorial ● Titanic Engineers’ Memorial ● St James’ Park, Southampton ● Hollybrook Cemetery ● Southampton Cenotaph ● Watts Park ● The Polygon, Southampton ● Midanbury ● Solent University ● Southampton City Art Gallery ● Southampton Guildhall ● John Hansard Gallery ● Mansbridge ● Southampton Civic Centre ● Southampton Archives ● Mayflower Theatre ● SeaCity Museum ● Franciscan Friary, Southampton ● Wyndham Court ● Southampton General Hospital ● Shirley, Southampton ● Shirley Baptist Church, Southampton ● Chessel Bay ● Surge Radio ● Southampton Tunnel ● Blechynden Terrace Park ● Princess Anne Hospital ● Marlands Shopping Centre ● Southampton Power Station ● Above Bar Church, Southampton ● Townhill Park ● Townhill Park House ● Freemantle ● Southampton District Energy Scheme ● Christ Church, Freemantle ● Harefield, Southampton ● Thornhill, Southampton ● Bitterne ● Chartwell Green ● Sholing ● Itchen Urban District ● Miller’s Pond ● Peartree (ward) ● Western Community Hospital ● Tanner’s Brook ● Regents Park, Southampton ● Millbrook, Southampton ● King George V Graving Dock ● Marchwood ERF ● Westquay ● Carnival House ● Marchwood Power Station ● Bargate ● All Saints’ Church, Southampton ● Southampton town walls ● Southampton Castle ● King John’s Palace, Southampton ● Tudor House and Garden ● St Joseph’s Church, Southampton ● Southampton Boat Show ● Theatre Royal, Southampton ● Marchwood Military Port ● The Wool House ● Royal Pier, Southampton ● Town Quay ● Peartree Green ● HMS Europa (shore establishment) ● HMS Abatos ● Woolston, Southampton ● Dibden Bay ● Weston, Southampton ● Mayfield Park, Southampton ● Port of Southampton ● Southampton ● University of Southampton ● South Stoneham House ● Wessex Lane Halls ● St. Mary’s Church, South Stoneham ● Northam Bridge ● The Dell, Southampton ● SS Shieldhall
Getting to / around Nicholstown – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Nicholstown using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Nicholstown places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Nicholstown Public Transport Stations
Nicholstown Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Southampton Terminus railway station
Portswood railway station
St Denys railway station
Swaythling railway station
Bitterne railway station
Northam railway station (Hampshire)
Southampton West End railway station
Southampton Central railway station
Sholing railway station
Millbrook railway station (Hampshire)
Woolston railway station
St Mary’s Road drill hall, Southampton
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Local Nicholstown historians & Nicholstown tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Nicholstown? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Nicholstown’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 Nicholstown 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 Nicholstown 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 Nicholstown 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-Nicholstown’ web pages (for example: www.visitNicholstown.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
Visit Nicholstown places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Nicholstown places to visit. A unique way to experience Nicholstown’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Nicholstown as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Nicholstown places with Walkfo Nicholstown to hear history at Nicholstown’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Nicholstown has 156 places to visit in our interactive Nicholstown 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 Nicholstown, 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 Nicholstown places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Nicholstown & the surrounding areas.
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