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


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

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Woodsmoor is a suburb of Stockport in Greater Manchester. It was the estate of the house which eventually became Stockport Grammar School. A former golf course links the area with Stepping Hill and Hazel Grove. The area is served by a railway station opened by British Rail in 1990. When you visit Woodsmoor, Walkfo brings Woodsmoor places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Woodsmoor Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Woodsmoor


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

With 72 audio plaques & Woodsmoor places for you to explore in the Woodsmoor area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Woodsmoor places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

Why visit Woodsmoor with Walkfo Travel Guide App?


Visit Woodsmoor PlacesYou can visit Woodsmoor places with Walkfo Woodsmoor to hear history at Woodsmoor’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Woodsmoor has 72 places to visit in our interactive Woodsmoor 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 Woodsmoor, 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 Woodsmoor places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Woodsmoor & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 72 audio facts unique to Woodsmoor places in an interactive Woodsmoor map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Woodsmoor Places Map
72 tourist, history, culture & geography spots


 

  Woodsmoor historic spots

  Woodsmoor tourist destinations

  Woodsmoor plaques

  Woodsmoor geographic features

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

  

Best Woodsmoor places to visit


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

Woodsmoor photo Davenport railway station (England)
Davenport railway station is 7 miles (11 km) south east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Buxton Line. The station is located in the Stockport suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester.
Woodsmoor photo Torkington
Torkington in Greater Manchester is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. It is located in the Metropolitan borough of the city, Stockport, and is situated in the North East of the South East of Manchester.
Woodsmoor photo Palmer Mills, Stockport
Palmer Mills, Stockport were cotton spinning mills in Portwood, Greater Manchester. Built in the late 19th century, it was taken over by Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and sold on. Renamed the Stockport Paper Mill they survived into the 21st century when they were demolished to be replaced by modern businesses.
Woodsmoor photo Our Lady and the Apostles Church, Stockport
Our Lady and the Apostles Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in the Edgeley area of Stockport, Greater Manchester. It was built from 1903 to 1905 and replaced St Philip and St James Church, built in 1803, which was the first permanent Catholic church to be built in Stockport after the English Reformation.
Woodsmoor photo Stockport Castle
Stockport Castle was a promontory castle in the medieval town overlooking a ford over the River Mersey. It was first documented in 1173, but the next mention of it is in 1535 when it was in ruins. What remained of the castle was demolished in 1775.
Woodsmoor photo St Mary’s Church, Stockport
St Mary’s Church is the oldest parish church in the town of Stockport, Greater Manchester. It stands in Churchgate overlooking the market place. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building.
Woodsmoor photo Stockport power station
Stockport power station was owned and operated by Stockport Corporation prior to the nationalisation of the British electricity supply industry in 1948. It was redeveloped several times to meet the increased demand for electricity.
Woodsmoor photo St Joseph’s Church, Stockport
St Joseph’s Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Stockport. It was built from 1861 to 1862 and designed by Matthew Ellison Hadfield. It is the only church in England administered by the Priests of the Sacred Heart.
Woodsmoor photo Welkin Mill, Lower Bredbury
Welkin Mill, Lower Bredbury is a cotton spinning mill in Stockport, Greater Manchester. It was built in the early years of the 20th century for ring spinning. The 162,000 sq ft (15,100 m) mill occupies a 5.15 acres (2.08 ha) site.
Woodsmoor photo Plaza Cinema, Stockport
Plaza Super Cinema and Variety Theatre cinema in Stockport, England (grid reference SJ895905) opened in 1932 and is now a Grade II* listed building. After being a bingo hall for many years, it has now been restored as a cinema and theatre.

Visit Woodsmoor plaques


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Woodsmoor has 14 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Woodsmoor 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 Woodsmoor using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Woodsmoor plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.