Visit Winklebury Places

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

  

Winklebury Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Winklebury

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Winklebury history

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Historically the area has some of the oldest landmarks in Urban Basingstoke. It contains the remains of an Iron Age hill fort, a Roman road from Winchester to Silchester runs along the western boundary.

Winklebury geography / climate

To the North of Winklebury is the site of Park Prewett Hospital (1912–1997), now the separate civil parish of Rooksdown. The hospital was served by its own railway line until 1956 and the course of the old railway now forms the northern eastern boundary.

You can visit Winklebury places with Walkfo Winklebury to hear history at Winklebury’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Winklebury has 37 places to visit in our interactive Winklebury 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 Winklebury, 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 Winklebury places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Winklebury & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 37 audio facts unique to Winklebury places in an interactive Winklebury map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Winklebury Places Map
37 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Winklebury places to visit

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

Kempshott Kempshott is a ward of Basingstoke on the western edge of the town, to the south of Pack Lane (part of the Harrow Way) and north of Winchester Road. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 6,827.

Eastrop Park Eastrop Park is a public park located in the east of Basingstoke, Hampshire. The park features a large boating lake, a miniature golf course, a café and walking trails. The River Loddon flows through the park, feeding into a balancing pond.

Willis Museum Willis Museum is a local history museum in the Market Place, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. The building, which was the headquarters of the Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.

Planet Ice Silverdome Arena The Planet Ice Silverdome Arena is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Basingstoke, England. It was built in 1988 and has an Olympic sized 60 x 30 metre ice rink. It is one of several ice skating arenas in the UK operated by the Planet Ice company.

May’s Bounty May’s Bounty is a cricket ground situated along Bounty Road in Basingstoke, Hampshire. The Bounty was used intermittently by Hampshire County Cricket Club in the early 20th-century. The ground has a capacity for major matches of 2,500, while its end names are called the Town End and the Castlefield End to the south.

St. Michael’s Church, Basingstoke St. Michael’s Church is a notable Anglican parish church in Basingstoke, Hampshire. It is located in the lower part of the town, near its centre, towards its northern end of Church Street.

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