Welcome to Visit Saintfield Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Saintfield
Visit Saintfield places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Saintfield places to visit. A unique way to experience Saintfield’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Saintfield as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Saintfield (from Irish: Tamhnaigh Naomh, meaning ‘Field of Saints’) is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is about halfway between Belfast and Downpatrick on the A7 road. It had a population of 3,381 in the 2011 Census, made up mostly of commuters. When you visit Saintfield, Walkfo brings Saintfield places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Saintfield Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Saintfield
Visit Saintfield – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 2 audio plaques & Saintfield places for you to explore in the Saintfield area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Saintfield places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Saintfield history
Saintfield was historically called Tawnaghnym or Taunaghnieve, meaning ‘field of saints’ The English translation, Saintfield, did not come into use until the 18th century. The area was part of South Clannaboy owned by Sir Con McNeil Oge O’Neil.
1798 in Saintfield
In 1792 the Presbyterian minister Thomas Ledlie Birch convened a Saintfield branch of the Society of United Irishmen. In 1798, a British force was ambushed in a wood near Saintfield and 100 men were killed in the battle. In the aftermath of the battle, Saintfield was sacked and only a few pre-1798 buildings remain. In 1802 the Price family residence in Main Street was converted to an inn and the Market House was built.
Why visit Saintfield with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Saintfield places with Walkfo Saintfield to hear history at Saintfield’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Saintfield has 2 places to visit in our interactive Saintfield 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 Saintfield, 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 Saintfield places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Saintfield & the surrounding areas.
“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 2 audio facts unique to Saintfield places in an interactive Saintfield map you can explore.”
Walkfo: Visit Saintfield Places Map
2 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Saintfield places to visit
Saintfield has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Saintfield’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Saintfield’s information audio spots:
Rowallane Garden
Rowallane Garden is a National Trust property located south of Saintfield, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is particularly noted for its extensive collection of azaleas and rhododendrons.
Visit Saintfield plaques
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here Saintfield has 2 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Saintfield 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 Saintfield using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Saintfield plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
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