Visit Widley Places

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

  

Widley Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Widley

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Widley history

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The original village of Widley stood 1 mile to the west of the current centre, around the site of the present Widley Farm. The settlement moved to be sited on the newly built Cosham to Horndean turnpike road at the time of the building of the Portsdown forts and Christ Church.

You can visit Widley places with Walkfo Widley to hear history at Widley’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Widley has 35 places to visit in our interactive Widley 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 Widley, 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 Widley places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Widley & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 35 audio facts unique to Widley places in an interactive Widley map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Widley Places Map
35 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Widley historic spots	Widley tourist destinations	Widley plaques	Widley geographic features
Walkfo Widley tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Widley

  

Best Widley places to visit

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

Waterlooville Baptist Church Waterlooville Baptist Church is the Baptist place of worship serving the town in the borough of Havant in Hampshire. Built in 1966 to replace a “landmark” Victorian chapel on a different site, the new church building is a distinctive and “elegant” example of modern architecture.

Fort Widley Fort Widley is one of the forts built on top of Portsdown Hill between 1860 and 1868. It was designed to protect Portsmouth from attack from the rear.

Hilsea Hilsea is a district of the city of Portsmouth in the English county of Hampshire. Located at the northern end of Portsea Island, for most of its history Hilsea was a small hamlet on the Portsmouth to London road. The name “Hilsea” probably means ‘holly island’ The last working farm in Portsmouth was located in the area up to the 1990s.

Hilsea Lines Hilsea Lines are a line of 18th- and 19th-century fortifications built at Hilsea to protect the northern approach to Portsea Island, an island off the southern coast of England. They are now used as a greenspace and leisure area, also known locally as Foxes Forest.

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Visit Widley plaques