Welcome to Visit Stechford Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Stechford
Visit Stechford places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Stechford places to visit. A unique way to experience Stechford’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Stechford as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Stechford Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Stechford
Visit Stechford – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 83 audio plaques & Stechford places for you to explore in the Stechford area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Stechford places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Stechford history
Stechford’s history is unclear. Its oldest components are Station Road (known as Stoney Lane since Norman times) and Flaxleye Farm, first referenced in 1218. It has been conjectured that it was simply a railway misspelling.
Stechford geography / climate
The district is cut across by the River Cole, the Birmingham to London railway, and the Birmingham Outer Circle (A4040) It is also cut across the city’s Outer Circle.
Why visit Stechford with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Stechford places with Walkfo Stechford to hear history at Stechford’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Stechford has 83 places to visit in our interactive Stechford 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 Stechford, 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 Stechford places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Stechford & the surrounding areas.
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Walkfo Stechford tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Stechford
Best Stechford places to visit
Stechford has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Stechford’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Stechford’s information audio spots:
Fort Dunlop Fort Dunlop (grid reference SP129902), is the name of the original tyre factory . It was established in 1917, and by 1954 the entire factory area employed 10,000 workers . At one time it was the world’s largest factory .
Ward End Ward End is an area of Birmingham, England . It covers the area between Saltley, Hodge Hill and Stechford . Includes Ward End Park, a public park that has been open for over 100 years .
The Stechford Club The Stechford Club is a private members club in Birmingham . It was established in 1907 and has been members of the club since 1907 . Past members include world snooker champion Joe Davis .
St Paul’s Church, Bordesley Green St Paul’s Church, Bordesley Green is a Grade A locally listed parish church in Birmingham. The Grade A Church of England parish church is located in the city centre of Birmingham.
Thornton Road poltergeist Thornton Road Poltergeist refers to stone-throwing incidents in a residential area of Birmingham, England, in 1981 and the subsequent police investigation.
St Benedict’s Church, Bordesley St Benedict’s Church, Bordesley is a Church of England parish church in the West Midlands. It is an early 20th-century church in Byzantine Revival style and Grade II listed. The church is about 2+1/2 miles east of Birmingham city centre.
St Margaret’s Church, Ward End St Margaret’s Church, Ward End is a Grade II listed former Church of England parish church in Birmingham. It was built in the 1930s and is now on the edge of Ward End in Ward End.
Stechford and Yardley North (ward) Stechford and Yardley North is one of the four wards that make up the council constituency of Yardley. It covers an area of 4.4 square kilometres. East Yardley, part of Garretts Green, Glebe Farm, Old Yardley Village and Poolway are areas all covered.
St Edburgha’s Church, Yardley St Edburgha’s Church (also known as Old Yardley Church) is a Grade I listed building. It is a parish church in the Yardley area of Birmingham, England.
Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Tile Cross Our Lady Help of Christians is a Grade II* listed catholic church in Tile Cross, Birmingham. Built in 1966 and designed by Richard Gilbert Scott of Giles Scott, Son and Partner. The nearby Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School is associated with the church.
Visit Stechford plaques
4 plaques hereStechford has 4 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Stechford 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 Stechford using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Stechford plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Stechford audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Stechford allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Stechford’s 83 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Stechford freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Stechford Map App
Our visit Stechford map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Stechford & surrounding areas using the Walkfo digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has plaque, building, street or area information on history, culture or tourism.
You can set your Walkfo’s Stechford tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Stechford centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Stechford area at LONG:-1.8069444444444, LAT:52.482777777778.
Walkfo App
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Stechford, go to your App Store to search for “Walkfo” or follow a links below and install on your mobile phone. Walkfo is designed for use with headphones or AirPods, so you can walk & explore whilst learning about the things around you without digital distraction.
Things to do & visit in Stechford / surrounding areas
● Darul Barakaat Mosque ● Masjid As-Salafi ● City of Birmingham Stadium ● Birmingham Wheels Park ● Darul Uloom, Birmingham ● Jami Masjid and Islamic Centre Birmingham ● St Oswald’s Church, Small Heath ● Saltley TMD ● Adderley Park ● Small Heath ● St Saviour’s Church, Saltley ● St Gregory the Great’s Church, Small Heath ● Bordesley Green ● Saltley ● Esso Birmingham Terminal ● River Rea ● Bromford Viaduct ● St Mary and St Margaret’s Church, Castle Bromwich ● Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens ● Castle Bromwich Hall ● Bromwich Castle ● Castle Bromwich ● British Industries Fair ● Fort Dunlop ● Buckland End ● Sentinel (sculpture) ● West Midlands (county) ● Whateley Hall ● Castle Vale Shopping Centre ● Kingfisher Country Park
● Castle Bromwich Assembly ● Shard End ● All Saints’ Church, Shard End ● Washwood Heath ● St Mark’s Church, Washwood Heath ● Shard End Lake ● Hodge Hill ● Fox & Goose ● Ward End ● Yorks Wood ● Christ Church, Ward End ● The Stechford Club ● Stechford rail crash ● Stechford ● South Yardley ● Tyseley TMD ● Hay Hall, Birmingham ● Tyseley Energy from Waste Plant ● Swan Shopping Centre ● St Cyprian’s Church, Hay Mills ● Lyndon, Solihull ● Gilbertstone ● Hay Mills ● Yardley, Birmingham ● Hay Mills Rotor Station ● Birmingham EcoPark ● Fordbridge ● Sheldon Hall ● Babbs Mill Lake ● Tile Cross ● Kitts Green ● Lea Hall ● Sheldon Country Park ● St Giles’ Church, Sheldon ● St Paul’s Church, Bordesley Green ● Heartlands Hospital ● Alum Rock, Birmingham ● Little Bromwich ● Brookhill Tavern ● Pelham, Birmingham ● Stechford Baptist Church ● St Benedict’s Church, Bordesley ● Ward End Park ● St Margaret’s Church, Ward End ● Stechford and Yardley North (ward) ● Blakesley Hall ● St Edburgha’s Church, Yardley ● Birches Green ● Bromford ● Bromford Bridge Racecourse ● Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Tile Cross
Getting to / around Stechford – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Stechford using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Stechford places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Stechford Public Transport Stations
Stechford Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Adderley Park railway station
Bromford Bridge railway station
Castle Bromwich railway station
Fort Parkway railway station
Stechford railway station
Lea Hall railway station
Acocks Green railway station
Tyseley railway station
Marston Green railway station
Thornton Road poltergeist
Muntz Street
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Local Stechford historians & Stechford tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Stechford? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Stechford’s places, attractions & landmarks ability to create their own unique outdoor audio museums & using our simple & easy to use Walkfo Creator. – Creating a new audio experience for your Stechford place is free* and quick (15+ minutes if you prepare text content) to use, with Walkfo Creator doing the hard work of generating AI audio files for geo-spots from the text you provide with a simply click on a map. – The 100 Amazing Stechford Places is just one example of an outdoor museum created using Walkfo Creator (pictured to the left) for people to safely explore during Covid-19 times whilst visiting a city. Our tool is open to tourism organisations, travel destinations & National Trust locations to create their own audio walks to offer free when people visit Stechford destinations. – Walkfo itself is looking to partner with websites offering things-to-do / what’s on events listings to enhance the content of our ‘visit-Stechford’ web pages (for example: www.visitStechford.com). If you are interested in partnering, please contact us to discuss options.
* Walkfo Creator is free to use for a limited number of audio spots within a map with a license fee applicable when more than 20 audio spots within location walk are created. v1.1336
Visit Stechford places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Stechford places to visit. A unique way to experience Stechford’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Stechford as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Stechford places with Walkfo Stechford to hear history at Stechford’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Stechford has 83 places to visit in our interactive Stechford 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 Stechford, 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 Stechford places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Stechford & the surrounding areas.
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