Visit Sparkwell Places

Welcome to Visit Sparkwell Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Sparkwell

  

Sparkwell Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Sparkwell

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You can visit Sparkwell places with Walkfo Sparkwell to hear history at Sparkwell’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Sparkwell has 12 places to visit in our interactive Sparkwell 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 Sparkwell, 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 Sparkwell places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Sparkwell & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 12 audio facts unique to Sparkwell places in an interactive Sparkwell map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Sparkwell Places Map
12 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Sparkwell places to visit

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

Newnham Park Newnham Park is an historic estate in Sparkwell, Devon, UK. It was known as Loughtor until about 1700 when the Strode family moved their residence to the estate. In 2014 part of the estate is operated as a commercial clay-pigeon shooting ground.

Fardel Manor Fardel is a historic manor in the parish of Cornwood in the South Hams district of Devon. It was successively the seat of the Raleigh and Hele families. The surviving Grade I listed medieval manor house is situated about half-way between Cornwood and Ivybridge.

Dartmoor Zoological Park Dartmoor Zoological Park was opened in 1968 by Ellis Daw who ran it until its licence was revoked and it was forced to close in 2006. The zoo was bought in August 2006 by Benjamin Mee and reopened in July 2007. A 2011 film of the same title was loosely based on the book.

Plympton House Plympton House is a Grade I listed country house in the William and Mary tradition. It was commenced by Sir George Treby (1643–1700) and completed c. 1715 – 1720. The architect is unknown although accounts in 1720 refer to William Veale, mason. The house has had three main uses in its 300-year history: firstly a family home; secondly an asylum; and thirdly a convent and residential care home.

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