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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Ockbrook


Visit Ockbrook PlacesVisit Ockbrook places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Ockbrook places to visit. A unique way to experience Ockbrook’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Ockbrook as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.

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Ockbrook lies about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Derby. It is almost contiguous with the village of Borrowash, only separated by the A52. The population of this civil parish at the 2011 Census was 7,335. When you visit Ockbrook, Walkfo brings Ockbrook places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Ockbrook Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Ockbrook


Visit Ockbrook – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit

With 33 audio plaques & Ockbrook places for you to explore in the Ockbrook area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Ockbrook places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

Ockbrook history


There is evidence of human activity in Ockbrook as far back as the Mesolithic period (~8000BC) in the form of two bifacial cores of flint. A small greenstone axe head attests to Neolithic activity (4000 – 2500BC) No archaeological evidence has yet been discovered of Bronze Age activity in the village.

Why visit Ockbrook with Walkfo Travel Guide App?


Visit Ockbrook PlacesYou can visit Ockbrook places with Walkfo Ockbrook to hear history at Ockbrook’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Ockbrook has 33 places to visit in our interactive Ockbrook 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 Ockbrook, 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 Ockbrook places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Ockbrook & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 33 audio facts unique to Ockbrook places in an interactive Ockbrook map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Ockbrook Places Map
33 tourist, history, culture & geography spots


 

  Ockbrook historic spots

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

  

Best Ockbrook places to visit


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

Ockbrook photo Graham Street Prims F.C.
Graham Street Prims Football Club is a football club based in Derby, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Division One. They play at the Asterdale Sports Ground in the Spondon area of Derby.
Ockbrook photo Spondon
Originally a small village, Spondon dates back to the Domesday Book. It became heavily industrialised in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Ockbrook photo The Homestead, Spondon
The Homestead is a nine-bedroom Georgian house in the conservation area of Spondon, Derby, England. It is Grade I listed.
Ockbrook photo St Stephen’s Church, Borrowash
St Stephen’s Church, Borrowash, Derbyshire is a parish church in the Church of England. It was built in the 1930s.
Ockbrook photo Borrowash Methodist Church
Borrowash Methodist Church is in Derbyshire. The church is located in the town of Borrowosh. It is the birthplace of the first Methodist Church in the UK.
Ockbrook photo St Werburgh’s Church, Spondon
St. Werburgh’s Church, Spondon, is a parish church in the Church of England. It is located in Derbyshire.
Ockbrook photo Elvaston Castle
Gothic Revival castle and surrounding parkland is run and owned by Derbyshire County Council. Country park has 200 acres (0.81 km) of woodlands, parkland and formal gardens. Grade II* Listed Elvaston Castle has been neglected and is in need of restoration.
Ockbrook photo St Bartholomew’s Church, Elvaston
St Bartholomew’s Church, Elvaston is a Grade I listed parish church in Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade II listed parish.
Ockbrook photo Dale Abbey (ruin)
Dale Abbey, also known as the Abbey of Stanley Park, was a religious house, close to Ilkeston in Derbyshire. It was affiliated to the Premonstratensians, an order of canons regular in which it played, at times, a leading part among English Houses.
Ockbrook photo Risley Hall, Derbyshire
Risley Hall is a country house, now a hotel set in 17 acres (69,000 m) of private landscaped grounds. It comprises 35 bedrooms and several function rooms. The building’s main function is as a hotel and spa, but it also caters for weddings.

Visit Ockbrook plaques


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Ockbrook has 0 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Ockbrook 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 Ockbrook using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Ockbrook plaque. Currently No Physical Plaques.