Welcome to Visit Stobswell Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Stobswell
Visit Stobswell places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Stobswell places to visit. A unique way to experience Stobswell’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Stobswell as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Stobswell is an area of Dundee, Scotland with a population of approximately 10,000. It was originally a small hamlet outside the city until the industrial revolution caused the growth of the city. The area is by and large a residential area. When you visit Stobswell, Walkfo brings Stobswell places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Stobswell Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Stobswell
Visit Stobswell – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 95 audio plaques & Stobswell places for you to explore in the Stobswell area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Stobswell places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Stobswell history
The name Stob derives from the Scots word for a post indicating to travellers that it was one mile (1.6 km) to Dundee. The area developed around a well which serviced the nearby farmhouses of Janefield and Maryfield. Housing was developed in the area by the city’s “jute barons” in the 19th century to accommodate workers in the textile mills.
Why visit Stobswell with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Stobswell places with Walkfo Stobswell to hear history at Stobswell’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Stobswell has 95 places to visit in our interactive Stobswell 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 Stobswell, 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 Stobswell places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Stobswell & the surrounding areas.
Walkfo: Visit Stobswell Places Map
95 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Walkfo Stobswell tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Stobswell |
Best Stobswell places to visit
Stobswell has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Stobswell’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Stobswell’s information audio spots:
Fintry, Dundee
Fintry is located in the north of Dundee with Mill o’ Mains to the west and Whitfield to the east. On three of the four sides, and (formerly) half of the north side (see section on Cheviot Crescent and Grampian Gardens) borders are defined by three to four storey high tenement blocks.
Visit Stobswell plaques
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here Stobswell has 9 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Stobswell 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 Stobswell using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Stobswell plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.