Visit Albaston Places

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

  

Albaston Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Albaston

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Albaston history

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Albaston was closely connected with the nearby Drakewalls mine. The success of the mine in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century led to the growth of the village. A brewery, Edward Bowhay & Brothers, was established by 1877; this brewery had ceased operation by 1930.

You can visit Albaston places with Walkfo Albaston to hear history at Albaston’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Albaston has 27 places to visit in our interactive Albaston 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 Albaston, 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 Albaston places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Albaston & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 27 audio facts unique to Albaston places in an interactive Albaston map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Albaston Places Map
27 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Albaston places to visit

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

Harewood House, Calstock Harewood House was an ancient manor house, built originally by the Saxons, in Cornwall. It is located by an ancient river crossing, originally used by the Romans to get to a nearby Roman fort. Harewood Estate is surrounded by old mine workings, so the house faces towards Morwellham Quay.

St Andrew’s Church, Calstock St Andrew’s is the Anglican parish church of Calstock in Cornwall and dates to the 14th century. It is a Grade I listed building.

Prospect Tower Prospect Tower is a folly on the Cotehele Estate and has three sides and is 60ft high. It was last renovated in 2018 and is still open to the public.

Tamar Valley AONB Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Devon and Cornwall in England. Tamar valley AONB is a legally designated Area of. Outstanding natural Beauty in Cornwall and Devon.

Sylvia’s Meadow Sylvia’s Meadow, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, is a nature reserve owned and managed by Cornwall Wildlife Trust. It is a herb rich, 5-hectare (12-acre) site situated near Gunnislake in East Cornwall.

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