Welcome to Visit Toton Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Toton
Visit Toton places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Toton places to visit. A unique way to experience Toton’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Toton as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Toton Walkfo Preview Toton is a large village in the Borough of Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire. The electoral ward of Toton and Chilwell Meadows population of this ward was 7,298 in the 2001 census. Until 1974 Toton was part of Beeston and Stapleford Urban District. The border with Derbyshire is immediately to the west. When you visit Toton, Walkfo brings Toton places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Toton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Toton
Visit Toton – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 63 audio plaques & Toton places for you to explore in the Toton area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Toton places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Toton history
Toton has existed since at least Norman times, but little is known of its history. The village itself was for most of its. history, small and dominated by agriculture. It then grew principally because of Toton Sidings, a huge marshalling yard of the Midland Railway. East Midlands Hub railway station is a planned development on the site of the former railway sidings expected to open around 2032.
Why visit Toton with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Toton places with Walkfo Toton to hear history at Toton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Toton has 63 places to visit in our interactive Toton 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 Toton, 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 Toton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Toton & the surrounding areas.
“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 63 audio facts unique to Toton places in an interactive Toton map you can explore.”
Walkfo Toton tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Toton
Best Toton places to visit
Toton has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Toton’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Toton’s information audio spots:
Chetwynd Barracks Chetwynd Barracks is a military installation at Chilwell in Nottinghamshire. It is located on the outskirts of Nottinghamshire and is located in the town of Chilworth. It was built in the 1960s and is now a military base in the area.
Bramcote Bramcote is a suburban village in the Broxtowe district of Nottinghamshire. The main Nottingham–Derby road today is the A52, Brian Clough Way. Nearby are Beeston, Wollaton, Chilwell and Stapleford.
Long Eaton Speedway Long Eaton motorcycle speedway teams operated from 1950 until 1997 in Long Eaton, England. Teams have raced at the Long Eaton Stadium as Long Eaton Archers, Long Eaton Rangers, Nottingham Outlaws and Long Eaton Invaders. The Invaders returned in 2011, with home meetings taking place at the Leicester Lions’ track.
Attenborough Nature Reserve Attenborough Nature Reserve is located 4.3 mi (7 km) south west of Nottingham city centre. It is owned and managed by Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, supported by Broxtowe Borough Council.
The Grange, Beeston The Grange is a Grade II listed building in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. It formerly served as the area police station and is currently in use as apartments.
War Memorial Cross, Beeston War Memorial Cross, Beeston is a Grade II listed structure in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. It was built in the 1930s and is located in the area of Beeston. It is located on the outskirts of Nottinghamshire and is on the edge of the Nottinghamshire town centre.
Wollaton Road, Beeston Wollaton Road, Beeston runs north from junction with High Road to Derby Road. Beeston Road is one of the main roads in the Beeston area of Beeston.
St Laurence’s Church, Long Eaton St. Laurence’s Church, Long Eaton, is a Grade II* listed parish church. It was built in the 1930s and is located in Long Eaton.
St Giles’ Church, Sandiacre St Giles’ Church, Sandiacre is a Grade I listed parish church in Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade II listed parish.
Christ Church Methodist Church Christ Church Methodist Church is a Grade II listed English church. It is located in Long Eaton, Derbyshire. The church was built in the 1930s.
Visit Toton plaques
34 plaques hereToton has 34 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Toton 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 Toton using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Toton plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Toton audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Toton allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Toton’s 63 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Toton freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Toton Map App
Our visit Toton map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Toton & 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 Toton tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Toton centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Toton area at LONG:-1.254, LAT:52.907.
Walkfo App
Walkfo
Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Toton, 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.
● Bramcote Hills ● The White Hills Park Federation Trust ● Stapleford Rural District ● Eskdale Drive tram stop ● Toton Lane tram stop ● Bramcote Lane tram stop ● Chetwynd Barracks ● Chilwell ● Cator Lane tram stop ● Chilwell Olympia ● Beeston and Stapleford Urban District ● Frances Longden Almshouses ● Christ Church, Chilwell ● Bramcote ● Church of St Michael and All Angels, Bramcote ● Stapleford, Nottinghamshire ● St Barnabas Church, Inham Nook ● Toton TMD ● Attenborough, Nottinghamshire ● Stapleford Cross ● Beeston Fields Drive ● St Helen’s Church, Stapleford ● Beeston Methodist Church ● Long Eaton Speedway ● Long Eaton Stadium ● St John’s Grove, Beeston ● Attenborough Nature Reserve ● The Grange, Beeston ● St John the Baptist Church, Beeston ● War Memorial Cross, Beeston
● Long Eaton United F.C. ● River Erewash ● St Laurence’s Church, Long Eaton ● Beeston transport interchange ● Anglo Scotian Mills ● Beeston, Nottinghamshire ● Long Eaton Urban District ● Long Eaton ● Sandiacre ● St Giles’ Church, Sandiacre ● Christ Church Methodist Church ● Essoldo Cinema, Beeston ● Beeston Brewery Company ● Beeston Urban District ● Sandiacre Town F.C. ● St James’ Church, Long Eaton ● St John’s Baptist Chapel, Long Eaton ● Trent Lock ● River Soar ● Trent Viaducts ● Beeston Hydro ● St Mary’s Church, Clifton ● Manor of Clifton ● Trent Valley Way ● St George’s Church, Barton in Fabis ● Barton in Fabis ● Thrumpton Hall ● All Saints Church, Thrumpton ● National Shell Filling Factory, Chilwell ● St Mary’s Church, Attenborough ● HMS Sherwood (shore establishment)
Getting to / around Toton – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Toton using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Toton places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Toton Public Transport Stations
Toton Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Attenborough railway station
East Midlands Hub railway station
Stapleford and Sandiacre railway station
Beeston bus station
Beeston railway station
Long Eaton railway station (Midland Counties Railway)
Trent railway station
Long Eaton railway station
Inham Road tram stop
Chilwell Road tram stop
Chilwell Road, Beeston
Wollaton Road, Beeston
High Road, Beeston
Station Road, Beeston
Meadow Road, Beeston
Queen’s Road Methodist Church
Middle Street tram stop
Buses
Barton Buses originally served Toton, with a direct service to Nottingham (route 1) The village was also served by a direct bus to and from Stapleford. Several changes were made during the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century.
Nottingham Express Transit
A new line (two) of the Nottingham Express Transit is now open, terminating just to the south of Bardills Island (A52), at Toton Lane tram stop. Trams were due to operate to and from the Toton lane terminus by late 2014 but delays put this back until August 2015. Due to the announcement of HS2 station to be built in Toton Sidings the tramline is planned to be extended.
High Speed 2
Plans for High Speed 2 Phase Two will place a station on Toton Sidings. Access to A52 will be built between Bardills/Toton roundabout and Junction 25 of the M1.
Borough councillors
The borough ward is currently served by three Conservative councillors: Lee Fletcher, Stephanie Kerry and Halimah Khaled MBE. All three were re-elected in May 2019.
Local Toton historians & Toton tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Toton? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Toton’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 Toton 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 Toton 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 Toton 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-Toton’ web pages (for example: www.visitToton.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 Toton places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Toton places to visit. A unique way to experience Toton’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Toton as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Toton places with Walkfo Toton to hear history at Toton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Toton has 63 places to visit in our interactive Toton 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 Toton, 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 Toton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Toton & the surrounding areas.
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