Welcome to Visit Oakworth Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Oakworth
Visit Oakworth places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Oakworth places to visit. A unique way to experience Oakworth’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Oakworth as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Oakworth is a village in West Yorkshire, England, by the River Worth. The name “Oakworth” indicates that the village was first established in a heavily wooded area. Oakworth railway station is on the route of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. When you visit Oakworth, Walkfo brings Oakworth places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Oakworth Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Oakworth
Visit Oakworth – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 34 audio plaques & Oakworth places for you to explore in the Oakworth area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Oakworth places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Oakworth history
Oakworth is called “Acurde” which translated into an Oak clearing. It was taxed on c120 acres (c50 hectares) of arable ploughland shared by the Vikings Vilts and Gamel Bern. Vilts also owned Newsholme and Utley. Later, on folio 327r, the Domesday Book states of Oakworth lands that “Gamal Bern had them”
Oakworth landmarks
Sir Isaac Holden is said to have invented the lucifer match and revolutionised the process of wool carding. Oakworth House was all but destroyed by fire in 1907 after Holden’s death in 1897.
Why visit Oakworth with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Oakworth places with Walkfo Oakworth to hear history at Oakworth’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Oakworth has 34 places to visit in our interactive Oakworth 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 Oakworth, 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 Oakworth places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Oakworth & the surrounding areas.
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Walkfo: Visit Oakworth Places Map
34 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Oakworth places to visit
Oakworth has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Oakworth’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Oakworth’s information audio spots:
Keighley Town Hall
Keighley Town Hall is an early 20th century municipal building in West Yorkshire. It is a Grade II listed building. It was built in the 1920s.
Oakworth Hall
Oakworth Hall is located in Oakworth, West Yorkshire, England. The manor house was rebuilt in the 17th century, but has a history dating back to 1066. Nearby is Holden Park, which was the site of Oakworth House and its grounds.
Visit Oakworth plaques
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here Oakworth has 10 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Oakworth 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 Oakworth using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Oakworth plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
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