Welcome to Visit Wilford Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Wilford
Visit Wilford places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Wilford places to visit. A unique way to experience Wilford’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Wilford as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Wilford Walkfo Preview Wilford is a village close to the centre of Nottingham, UK. The village is bounded to the north and west by the River Trent and to the east by the embankment of the now closed Great Central Railway. When you visit Wilford, Walkfo brings Wilford places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Wilford Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wilford
Visit Wilford – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 243 audio plaques & Wilford places for you to explore in the Wilford area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Wilford places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Wilford history
Early settlements
Remains of a paved Roman ford, bordered by oak posts, were found in the Trent at Wilford in 1900. The settlement is named as Willesforde in Domesday Book, owned by William Pevrel of Nottingham Castle. It had a fishery, a priest and 23 sokemen.
Expansion
The population increased to four and a half thousand by 1901, almost a ten-fold increase since 1801. The now-demolished coal-fired Wilford Power Station was built in the early 1920s on the north bank of the River Trent. The civil parish of South Wilford became part of West Bridgford urban district in 1935.
Why visit Wilford with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Wilford places with Walkfo Wilford to hear history at Wilford’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wilford has 243 places to visit in our interactive Wilford 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 Wilford, 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 Wilford places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wilford & the surrounding areas.
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Walkfo Wilford tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Wilford
Best Wilford places to visit
Wilford has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Wilford’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Wilford’s information audio spots:
Players Bonded Warehouses (Nottingham) Players Bonded Warehouses are a major former group of warehouses in Nottingham which were used by John Player & Sons for bonded storage of tobacco . The buildings were completed in 1939, and were in use until operations ceased in 2016 . The site was purchased by the University of Nottingham, with demolition beginning in summer 2017 .
Nottingham Crown Court Nottingham Crown Court is a Crown Court and High Court of Justice in Nottingham, England . It is also known as the High Court, High Court and Crown of Justice, Nottingham .
St Ann’s Church, Nottingham St. Ann’s Church was a Church of England church in Nottingham between 1864 and 1971. The church was located on St. Ann’s Well Road between the ages of 1864 and 1971.
St Luke’s Church, Nottingham St. Luke’s Church, Nottingham was a Church of England church in Nottingham between 1862 and 1923. It was located at the junction of Carlton Road and St.Luke’s Road near Sneinton.
St Alban’s Church, Sneinton Our Lady of Perpetual Succour and St Alban is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. It was built in 1888–87 as the Church of England parish church of Saint Alban. The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham declared it redundant in 2003.
Broadway Cinema Broadway Cinema is an independent cinema in Nottingham, England. It is located in the Hockley area. It was rated as one of the best cinemas in the world by Total Film magazine.
Broad Street Baptist Church Broad Street Baptist Church was a former Baptist Church in Nottingham from 1818 to 1901. The building is now occupied by the Revolution bar in the city.
Old Angel Inn The Old Angel Inn is a Grade II listed public house in the Lace Market, Nottingham. It is located on the outskirts of Nottingham.
Stoney Street Baptist Church Stoney Street Baptist Chapel is a former Baptist Church on Plumptre Place Road in Nottingham. It is a Grade II listed building. Later it served as St. Mary’s Schools and then as a commercial premises.
Adams Building, Nottingham The Adams Building is the largest building in the Lace Market district of Nottingham in England. Grade II-listed by Historic England, it was formerly a lace showroom and warehouse.
Visit Wilford plaques
70 plaques hereWilford has 70 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Wilford 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 Wilford using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Wilford plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Wilford audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Wilford allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Wilford’s 243 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Wilford freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Wilford Map App
Our visit Wilford map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Wilford & 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 Wilford tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Wilford centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Wilford area at LONG:-1.16, LAT:52.926.
Walkfo App
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Wilford, 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 Wilford / surrounding areas
● Players Bonded Warehouses (Nottingham) ● Sir Harry and Lady Djanogly Learning Resource Centre ● Aspire (sculpture) ● Marcus Garvey Centre ● Gregory Ground ● Radford, Nottingham ● Parkside Ground ● Lenton Methodist Church ● Savoy Cinema, Nottingham ● Lenton, Nottingham ● Holy Trinity Church, Lenton ● Lenton Flats ● St Mary’s Church, Wollaton Park ● Albert Ball Memorial Homes ● Greek Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary Eleousa ● The Park Estate ● Priory Church of St Anthony, Lenton ● Lenton Priory ● Queen’s Medical Centre ● Queen’s Medical Centre tram stop ● Cornerstone Church (Nottingham) ● Canning Terrace ● Ropewalk Pumping Station ● Samaritan Hospital Nottingham ● All Saints’ Church, Nottingham ● Park Tunnel, Nottingham ● Cripps Health Centre ● Nottingham General Cemetery ● Nottingham Playhouse ● Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham
● Nottingham Cathedral ● Dunkirk, Nottingham ● Sky Mirror ● Albert Hall, Nottingham ● Nottingham General Hospital ● St. Thomas’ Church, Nottingham ● The Arboretum, Nottingham ● Nottingham Trent University tram stop ● NG2 tram stop ● Rock City (venue) ● Nottingham Women’s Hospital ● St James’ Church, Standard Hill ● University of Nottingham tram stop ● King’s Meadow Campus ● University of Nottingham ● Nottingham Castle ● Statue of Captain Albert Ball ● University Radio Nottingham ● The Tales of Robin Hood ● Bromley House Library ● The Bell Inn, Nottingham ● Nottingham New Theatre ● Royal Centre tram stop ● Castle Gate, Nottingham ● Nottingham Conference Centre ● Nottingham Trent University ● Severn’s Building ● Theatre Royal, Nottingham ● Nottingham Whitefriars ● Newdigate House ● Nottingham Royal Concert Hall ● Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem ● Elite Picture Theatre, Nottingham ● Royal Children, Nottingham ● The Cornerhouse, Nottingham ● Beastmarket Hill ● Nottingham Guildhall ● Long Row ● Houndsgate ● Griffin & Spalding ● Nottingham Castle Gate Hospital ● St Nicholas Church, Nottingham ● Meadows Way West tram stop ● Old Market Square ● Grace Church Nottingham ● Old Market Square tram stop ● South Parade, Nottingham ● Dusk Till Dawn (casino) ● Wheeler Gate, Nottingham ● Ye Olde Salutation Inn ● East Midlands Conference Centre ● Greyfriars, Nottingham ● Nottingham Urban Area ● Nottingham ● Castle Meadow Campus ● Nottingham Mechanics’ Institution ● Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Square ● Nottingham city centre ● Nottinghamshire Archives ● Nottingham Parksmart ● Flying Horse Inn ● Nottingham Tennis Centre ● St Peter’s Church, Nottingham ● Ocean, Nottingham ● Black Boy Hotel ● Poultry, Nottingham ● Broadmarsh ● Nottingham Exchange ● Byard Lane ● Flying Horse Walk ● St George in the Meadows, Nottingham ● Victoria Centre ● Nottingham Magistrates’ Court ● Aqua Horological Tintinnabulator ● Bridlesmith Gate ● Nottingham Guild Hall ● Thurland Hall public house ● Watson Fothergill’s offices ● Lace Market tram stop ● High Pavement Chapel ● Nottingham Contemporary ● St John the Evangelist’s Catholic Church, Nottingham ● Nottingham Crown Court ● Nottingham Arts Theatre ● The Screen Room ● Queen’s Walk Congregational Church ● St Barnabas’ Church, Lenton Abbey ● St Ann’s Church, Nottingham ● Stonebridge City Farm ● Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies ● St Luke’s Church, Nottingham ● Pryzm Nottingham ● St Alban’s Church, Sneinton ● Broadway Cinema ● Sneinton Asylum ● Hockley, Nottingham ● Nottingham Ice Stadium ● Motorpoint Arena Nottingham ● National Ice Centre ● Old Angel Inn ● Albion United Reformed Church ● Adams Building, Nottingham ● Pierrepont House, Nottingham ● Lace Market ● Plumptre House, Nottingham ● St Stephen’s Church, Bunker’s Hill ● St Mary’s Gate, Nottingham ● BioCity Nottingham ● Trade (gallery) ● Plumptre Hospital ● St Mary’s Church, Nottingham ● Halifax Place Wesleyan Chapel ● Lace Market Theatre ● County War Memorial, Nottingham ● County House, Nottingham ● Cock and Hoop, Nottingham ● National Justice Museum ● High Pavement ● St. Stephen’s Church, Sneinton ● Timeline of Nottingham ● Green’s Mill, Sneinton ● BBC Radio Nottingham ● St. John the Baptist’s Church, Leenside, Nottingham ● Loxley House, Nottingham ● Nottingham Eastcroft ● Sneinton ● St Christopher’s Church, Sneinton ● Sneinton Festival ● Notts County F.C. ● Meadow Lane ● Lady Bay Bridge ● St Saviour’s in the Meadows ● Queens Walk tram stop ● Beeston Methodist Church ● St John’s Grove, Beeston ● The Grange, Beeston ● St John the Baptist Church, Beeston ● War Memorial Cross, Beeston ● Beeston transport interchange ● Anglo Scotian Mills ● Beeston, Nottinghamshire ● Essoldo Cinema, Beeston ● Beeston Brewery Company ● Beeston Urban District ● Lenton Abbey ● University of Nottingham Halls of Residence ● Ruddington Hall ● Wilford Hill ● Basford Rural District ● Wilwell Farm Nature Reserve ● Ruddington ● Rushcliffe Country Park ● St Peter’s Church, Ruddington ● Edwalton, Nottinghamshire ● Ruddington Lane tram stop ● Compton Acres ● Clifton All Whites F.C. ● Compton Acres tram stop ● Silverdale, Nottingham ● Southchurch Drive tram stop ● West Park, West Bridgford ● Rivergreen tram stop ● Wilford Lane tram stop ● Clifton Centre tram stop ● Clifton, Nottingham ● Wilford ● Abbey Park, Nottinghamshire ● University Boulevard tram stop ● Broadgate Park ● Horizon Building ● Beeston Hydro ● Greenwood Meadows F.C. ● St Mary’s Church, Clifton ● Manor of Clifton ● Fairham Brook ● Wilford Power Station ● South Wilford ● St Wilfrid’s Church, Wilford ● Clifton South tram stop ● Summerwood Lane tram stop ● Holy Trinity tram stop ● City Ground ● Nottingham & Union Rowing Club ● Trent Bridge (bridge) ● Lady Bay, Nottinghamshire ● Trent Bridge Inn ● Trent Bridge ● Town Ground (Nottingham) ● The Meadows, Nottingham ● County Hall, Nottinghamshire ● St Faith’s Church, Nottingham ● Castle Ground ● Friary United Reformed Church, West Bridgford ● City War Memorial, Nottingham ● West Bridgford ● St Giles Church, West Bridgford ● Wilford Suspension Bridge ● Meadows Embankment tram stop ● Wilford Toll Bridge ● Wilford Village tram stop ● River Leen ● West Bridgford F.C. ● William Woodsend Memorial Homes ● Highfields Park, Nottingham ● Malt Cross ● Nottingham Council House ● Walter Fountain ● City of Caves ● Weekday Cross ● St Mark’s Church, Nottingham ● Clifton Bridge (Nottingham)
Getting to / around Wilford – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Wilford using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Wilford places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Wilford Public Transport Stations
Wilford Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Radford railway station
Nottingham Victoria railway station
Broadmarsh bus station
Nottingham Carrington Street railway station
Gem (radio station)
Nottingham London Road railway station
Nottingham Arkwright Street railway station
Beeston bus station
Beeston railway station
Edwalton railway station
Ruddington railway station
Nottingham station
Derby Road drill hall, Nottingham
Forest Road Primitive Methodist Church
Gregory Street tram stop
Tennyson Street Methodist Church, Nottingham
Derby Road Baptist Church
St Matthew’s Church, Talbot Street
Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel
Pelham Street, Nottingham
Parliament Street Methodist Church
Carrington Street, Nottingham
St Paul’s Church, George Street, Nottingham
Broad Street Wesleyan Church
George Street Particular Baptist Church
Broad Street Baptist Church
Stoney Street Baptist Church
Stoney Street, Nottingham
St Philip’s Church, Pennyfoot Street
Chilwell Road, Beeston
High Road, Beeston
Station Road, Beeston
Meadow Road, Beeston
Queen’s Road Methodist Church
Middle Street tram stop
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Local Wilford historians & Wilford tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Wilford? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Wilford’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 Wilford 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 Wilford 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 Wilford 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-Wilford’ web pages (for example: www.visitWilford.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 Wilford places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Wilford places to visit. A unique way to experience Wilford’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Wilford as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Wilford places with Walkfo Wilford to hear history at Wilford’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wilford has 243 places to visit in our interactive Wilford 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 Wilford, 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 Wilford places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wilford & the surrounding areas.
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