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


Visit Swinfen PlacesVisit Swinfen places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Swinfen places to visit. A unique way to experience Swinfen’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Swinfen as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.

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Swinfen is referred to in the Domesday Book of 1086 when the Manor was held by the Bishop of Lichfield. The present building known as the Manor House was built in 1757. When you visit Swinfen, Walkfo brings Swinfen places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Swinfen Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Swinfen


Visit Swinfen – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit

With 44 audio plaques & Swinfen places for you to explore in the Swinfen area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Swinfen places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

Why visit Swinfen with Walkfo Travel Guide App?


Visit Swinfen PlacesYou can visit Swinfen places with Walkfo Swinfen to hear history at Swinfen’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Swinfen has 44 places to visit in our interactive Swinfen 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 Swinfen, 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 Swinfen places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Swinfen & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 44 audio facts unique to Swinfen places in an interactive Swinfen map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Swinfen Places Map
44 tourist, history, culture & geography spots


 

  Swinfen historic spots

  Swinfen tourist destinations

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

  

Best Swinfen places to visit


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

Swinfen photo Bishop’s Palace, Lichfield
The Bishop’s Palace is a 17th-century building situated in the north east corner of the Cathedral Close in Lichfield, Staffordshire. The first palace was destroyed during the English Civil War and rebuilt in 1687. The palace was residence to the Bishop of Lichfield from the late 1860s until 1954, it is now used by Lichfield Cathedral School.
Swinfen photo The Sleeping Children
The Sleeping Children is a marble sculpture by Francis Chantrey. It depicts Ellen-Jane and Marianne Robinson asleep in each other’s arms on a bed. The statue was placed in the south east corner of Lichfield Cathedral in 1817. The work is considered to be one of the greatest works of English sculpture during the period.
Swinfen photo Siege of Lichfield
The Siege of Lichfield occurred on 8–21 April 1643 during the First English Civil War. Royalists under the command of Prince Rupert successfully besieged the Parliamentary garrison.
Swinfen photo Cathedral Close, Lichfield
The Cathedral Close is a historic set of buildings surrounding Lichfield Cathedral in Lichfield. The Close comprises buildings associated with the cathedral and the clergy which encircle the Cathedral. The majority of buildings date from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
Swinfen photo Guildhall, Lichfield
The Guildhall is a Grade II listed building in Lichfield, Staffordshire. The guildhall is located in Bore Street, Lichfield in the United Kingdom.
Swinfen photo St Michael on Greenhill, Lichfield
St Michael on Greenhill is a parish church in Lichfield, Staffordshire. It is located on the high ground of Greenhill in the east of the city. A church has been on the present site since at least 1190 but the current building dates mainly from the restoration of 1842–43. The churchyard is one of five ancient burial grounds in England.
Swinfen photo Lichfield District
Lichfield (UK: /ˈlɪtʃˌfiːld) is a local government district in Staffordshire. It is administered by Lichfield District Council, based in Lichfield. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the existing City of Lichfield with most of the Lichfield Rural District.
Swinfen photo Hospital of St John Baptist without the Barrs
The Hospital of St John Baptist without the Barrs is a Grade I listed building in Lichfield, Staffordshire. It once provided accommodation to travellers outside the southern city walls. The distinctive eight chimneys fronting St John’s Street date back to the Tudor period when the hospital served as an almshouse for elderly gentlemen.
Swinfen photo Lichfield Clock Tower
Lichfield Clock Tower or Friary Clock Tower is a 19th-century Grade II listed clock tower located on ‘The Friary’ south of Festival Gardens in the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire. The tower was erected in 1863 at the junction of Bird Street and Bore Street over the site of the ancient Crucifix Conduit.
Swinfen photo HM Prison Swinfen Hall
HM Prison Swinfen Hall is a Category C men’s prison and Young Offenders Institution. It is located in the village of Swinfen (near Lichfield) in Staffordshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty’s Prison Service.

Visit Swinfen plaques


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Swinfen has 27 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Swinfen 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 Swinfen using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Swinfen plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.