Welcome to Visit Stoneygate Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Stoneygate
Visit Stoneygate places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Stoneygate places to visit. A unique way to experience Stoneygate’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Stoneygate as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Stoneygate Walkfo Preview Stoneygate is part of the City of Leicester, England. Situated on the south-east side of the city some two miles from the centre. It is a mainly residential suburb characterised by large Victorian houses. When you visit Stoneygate, Walkfo brings Stoneygate places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Stoneygate Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Stoneygate
Visit Stoneygate – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 140 audio plaques & Stoneygate places for you to explore in the Stoneygate area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Stoneygate places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Stoneygate history
The name ‘Stoneygate’ originates in Old English as “stone road”, and Ordnance Survey maps show the former route of the Roman Gartree Road leading south-east from Leicester towards Little Stretton, Medbourne, Corby and eventually, Colchester. Stoneygate’s historical significance was recognised when it was designated a conservation area by Leicester City Council in 1978. There are many examples of well-preserved Victorian family homes as well as slightly later Edwardian buildings.
Why visit Stoneygate with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Stoneygate places with Walkfo Stoneygate to hear history at Stoneygate’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Stoneygate has 140 places to visit in our interactive Stoneygate 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 Stoneygate, 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 Stoneygate places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Stoneygate & the surrounding areas.
“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 140 audio facts unique to Stoneygate places in an interactive Stoneygate map you can explore.”
Walkfo Stoneygate tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Stoneygate
Best Stoneygate places to visit
Stoneygate has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Stoneygate’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Stoneygate’s information audio spots:
St Andrews F.C. (England) St Andrews Football Club are a football club based in Aylestone, a suburb of Leicester, England . They play in the United Counties League Division One, having been relegated from the Premier Division at the end of the 2017–18 season .
County Hall F.C. County Hall Football Club is a football club based in Wigston, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the Leicesterhire Senior League Premier Division and play at Saffron Lane, groundsharing with Aylestone Park.
Friar Lane & Epworth F.C. Friar Lane & Epworth F.C. are a football club based in Aylestone, a suburb of Leicester. They currently play in the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division. They have reached the second round of the FA Cup twice in their short history.
Grace Road Grace Road is the home ground and administrative base of Leicestershire County Cricket Club. It is known for sponsorship reasons as the Uptonsteel County Ground, Grace Road.
Oadby and Wigston Oadby and Wigston is a local government district and borough in Leicestershire. It was formed in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. The population of the district at the 2011 census was 56,170. The district forms part of the Harborough constituency.
Wigston Wigston is a town in Leicestershire just south of Leicester on the A5199. It had a population of 32,321 in 2011.
Leicester Racecourse Leicester Racecourse is a horse racing course in Oadby, Leicestershire. It is located about three miles south of the city centre.
Thurnby Lodge Thurnby Lodge is an estate in eastern Leicester, Leicestershire, England. It consists of the area inside the city boundary which is north of the Uppingham Road, east of the A563 outer ringroad, and south of the Scraptoft Lane. It is near Humberstone (north and west) and Evington (south)
Leicester Nirvana F.C. Leicester Nirvana Football Club is a football club based in the Hamilton area of Leicester in Leicestershire. Formed in 2008 by a merger of Thurnby Rangers and Leicester Nirvana, they are currently members of the United Counties League Premier Division North.
Towers Hospital The Towers Hospital was a mental health facility in Humberstone, Leicestershire. The administration building, which became known as George Hine House, is a Grade II listed building.
Visit Stoneygate plaques
37 plaques hereStoneygate has 37 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Stoneygate 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 Stoneygate using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Stoneygate plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Stoneygate audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Stoneygate allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Stoneygate’s 140 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Stoneygate freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Stoneygate Map App
Our visit Stoneygate map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Stoneygate & 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 Stoneygate tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Stoneygate centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Stoneygate area at LONG:-1.103, LAT:52.616.
Walkfo App
Walkfo
Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Stoneygate, 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 Stoneygate / surrounding areas
● St Andrews F.C. (England) ● Aylestone ● Aylestone Park F.C. ● County Hall F.C. ● Wigston Fields ● Friar Lane & Epworth F.C. ● West Knighton, Leicester ● Knighton Spinney ● Knighton, Leicester ● Oadby and Wigston ● Wigston ● Leicester Racecourse ● Thurnby Lodge ● Thurncourt ● Leicester Nirvana F.C. ● Rowlatts Hill ● Leicester General Hospital ● Humberstone Park LNR ● North Evington ● Coleman, Leicester ● Evington ● Towers Hospital ● Arnold Lodge ● Spinney Hills ● Charnwood (ward) ● Stoughton Grange ● Umar Mosque (Leicester) ● Evington Valley ● St Saviour’s Church, Leicester ● Stoughton, Leicestershire
● Frog Island, Leicester ● Golden Mile (Leicester) ● St Margaret’s Church, Leicester ● All Saints Church, Leicester ● Blackfriars, Leicester ● St Mark’s Church, Leicester ● St Paul’s Church, Leicester ● Latimer, Leicester ● Castle Mead Radio ● Westcotes ● Peepul Centre ● GNG Oadby Town F.C. ● Lucas Marsh ● St James the Greater, Leicester ● Victoria Park, Leicester ● Leicester Caribbean Carnival ● Leicester Pride ● Clarendon Park Congregational Church ● Arch of Remembrance ● Clarendon Park, Leicester ● De Montfort Hall ● Summer Sundae Fringe Festival ● Summer Sundae ● University of Leicester ● Southfields, Leicester ● William Green (British Army soldier) ● Fielding Johnson Building ● St Peter’s Church, Leicester ● Stoneygate ● Highfields, Leicester ● Sabras Radio ● Nelson Mandela Park ● Leicester Museum & Art Gallery ● Granby Halls ● HM Prison Leicester ● Holy Trinity Church, Leicester ● Leicester Urban Area ● Holy Cross Priory, Leicester ● Leicester Carriage Sidings ● Little Theatre (Leicester) ● City Gallery (Leicester) ● Colton Square Business Park ● Leicester Royal Infirmary ● Central Baptist Church (Leicester) ● Grand Hotel (Leicester) ● Saffron Lane sports centre ● New Walk Centre ● Leicester City Council ● Phoenix Square ● Leicester Athena ● Raw Dykes ● Sue Townsend Theatre ● ISKCON Leicester ● Turkey Cafe ● Curve (theatre) ● Leicester Town Hall ● 2018 Leicester helicopter crash ● Timeline of Leicester ● Leicester ● Leicester Bike Park ● Castle, Leicester ● King Power Stadium ● The Charlotte ● De Montfort University ● The City Rooms, Leicester ● Leicester Secular Hall ● Leicester Corn Exchange ● Gas Museum ● Magazine Gateway ● Statue of Alice Hawkins ● De Montfort University Rowing Club ● Leicester Rowing Club ● Newarke Houses Museum ● Greyfriars, Leicester ● King Richard III Visitor Centre ● Leicester City Centre ● Silver Arcade ● Haymarket Shopping Centre ● Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower ● Barker’s Ground ● University of Leicester Botanic Garden ● Leicester Cathedral ● Diocese of Leicester ● Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester ● Leicester Haymarket Theatre ● Leicester Guildhall ● Leicester Castle ● Highcross Leicester ● BBC Radio Leicester ● Vic Berry ● Bede Island ● St Matthew’s, Leicester ● Black Friars, Leicester ● Leicester Friars of the Sack ● Braunstone Gate Bridge ● Bromkinsthorpe ● St Nicholas Church, Leicester ● Jewry Wall ● Jewry Wall Museum ● Leicester Austin Friary ● Shree Jalaram Prarthana Mandal ● Leicester Arena ● Attenborough Building ● Leicester Market ● Exhumation and reburial of Richard III of England ● Ratae Corieltauvorum ● St Margaret’s Bus Station ● St Andrew’s Church, Aylestone
Getting to / around Stoneygate – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Stoneygate using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Stoneygate places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Stoneygate Public Transport Stations
Stoneygate Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Humberstone railway station
Leicester Central railway station
Leicester Belgrave Road railway station
Humberstone Road railway station
Welford Road railway station
Leicester railway station
Leicester power station
Leicester West Bridge railway station
Grace Road
Queens Road, Leicester
Welford Road Cemetery
Welford Road Stadium
A594 road (Leicester)
Aylestone Road
Belvoir Street Chapel
Granby Street, Leicester
Filbert Street
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Local Stoneygate historians & Stoneygate tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Stoneygate? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Stoneygate’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 Stoneygate 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 Stoneygate 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 Stoneygate 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-Stoneygate’ web pages (for example: www.visitStoneygate.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 Stoneygate places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Stoneygate places to visit. A unique way to experience Stoneygate’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Stoneygate as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Stoneygate places with Walkfo Stoneygate to hear history at Stoneygate’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Stoneygate has 140 places to visit in our interactive Stoneygate 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 Stoneygate, 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 Stoneygate places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Stoneygate & the surrounding areas.
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