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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Quarmby


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

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Quarmby is situated 2 miles west of Huddersfield town centre. It is situated between Oakes, Paddock and Longwood. The holders of the manor in the reign of Edward the Confessor 1042–66 were Gamel and Godwin. The landlord at the time of the Domesday Book was Ilbert de Lacy. The Lacy family in Normandy derived their name from the commune of Lassy. When you visit Quarmby, Walkfo brings Quarmby places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Quarmby Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Quarmby


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With 69 audio plaques & Quarmby places for you to explore in the Quarmby area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Quarmby places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

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Visit Quarmby PlacesYou can visit Quarmby places with Walkfo Quarmby to hear history at Quarmby’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Quarmby has 69 places to visit in our interactive Quarmby 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 Quarmby, 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 Quarmby places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Quarmby & the surrounding areas.

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

  

Best Quarmby places to visit


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

Quarmby photo Lindley, Huddersfield
Lindley is a suburb of Huddersfield, within the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is approximately 2 miles (3 km) northwest from the town centre. It was officially opened only in 1967, by Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
Quarmby photo Birkby, Huddersfield
Birkby is a large multi-cultural suburb close to the town centre in Huddersfield, in the Kirklees borough of West Yorkshire. It has a population of 6,700 and sits in the Grimescar Valley, a greenbelt area of the city. It contains Norman Park, a small park with a play area and a war memorial, which commemorates those who died in WWI.
Quarmby photo Sowood, West Yorkshire
Sowood is 2.3 miles (3.7 km) south-west of Elland, 4.1 miles (6.6 km) north of Huddersfield. The village falls within the Greetland and Stainland ward of Calderdale Council.
Quarmby photo Fartown, Huddersfield
Fartown is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England that starts 0.6 miles (1 km) north of the town centre. The district area stretches from the top of Woodhouse Hill to the Halifax Old Road with a population of 4,735 according to the 2001 Census. The area has a multi-ethnic population with a significant percentage hailing from South Asian and West Indian backgrounds.
Quarmby photo Rugby League Heritage Centre
The Rugby League Heritage Centre was formerly located in the basement of the George Hotel, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. It was the brainchild of Sky Sports presenter and former Great Britain international Mike Stephenson.
Quarmby photo St Patrick’s Church, Huddersfield
St Patrick’s Church is a Roman Catholic church in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Built in 1832 for use as a parish church, it was designed by Joseph Kaye, an architect from Bradford. It is situated on the junction between New North Road and Castlegate in the centre of the town.
Quarmby photo Kingsgate, Huddersfield
The Kingsgate Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Huddersfield. It opened in February 2002 after 12 years of planning and delays. The £50m pound complex took 18 months to complete and contains over 40 stores.
Quarmby photo Lawrence Batley Theatre
The Lawrence Batley Theatre is a theatre in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. It was originally built in 1819 as a Methodist chapel, called the Queen Street Chapel. The chief mason was Joseph Kaye, who was also responsible for the station. In 1973 the building was converted into an arts centre but serious structural problems were discovered by Kirklees Metropolitan Council in 1975. In 1989 the Kirkless Theatre Trust was given the go ahead to save the building from deterioration.
Quarmby photo Huddersfield Town Hall
Huddersfield Town Hall is a municipal facility in West Yorkshire, West Yorkshire. It is a Grade II listed building. The town hall is located in the city centre.
Quarmby photo Colne Valley Museum
The Colne Valley Museum is located in Golcar, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. It consists of four converted 19th century weavers’ cottages. The museum provides an insight into what life was like for a weaver in the early 1850s.

Visit Quarmby plaques


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Quarmby has 4 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Quarmby 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 Quarmby using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Quarmby plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.