Welcome to Visit Aldcliffe Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Aldcliffe
Visit Aldcliffe places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Aldcliffe places to visit. A unique way to experience Aldcliffe’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Aldcliffe as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Aldcliffe Walkfo Preview Aldcliffe is a hamlet and former township in the civil parish of Aldcliffe-with-Stodday, south-west of Lancaster in Lancashire. The name can be split into two parts, ald which roughly means ‘old’, and clif which means ‘high ground’ The traditional pronunciation is “Awcliffe” while “A 1 d cliff e” may have been the ancient and the newcomer’s pronunciation. When you visit Aldcliffe, Walkfo brings Aldcliffe places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Aldcliffe Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Aldcliffe
Visit Aldcliffe – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 72 audio plaques & Aldcliffe places for you to explore in the Aldcliffe area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Aldcliffe places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Aldcliffe history
‘Aldeclif’ is recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 as being a “vill” of the Manor of Halton held by Tostig Godwinson pre-conquest. In 1094, Roger gave the Benedictine Abbey of St. Mary of Lancaster land to start the new religious house including the manor of Aldcliffe and its manor hall. The priory was also grant the right to a tithe, in cash or in kind, from the landholders in Aldcliffe.
Why visit Aldcliffe with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Aldcliffe places with Walkfo Aldcliffe to hear history at Aldcliffe’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Aldcliffe has 72 places to visit in our interactive Aldcliffe 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 Aldcliffe, 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 Aldcliffe places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Aldcliffe & the surrounding areas.
Walkfo Aldcliffe tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Aldcliffe
Best Aldcliffe places to visit
Aldcliffe has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Aldcliffe’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Aldcliffe’s information audio spots:
Greaves Park Hotel, Lancaster Greaves House in Greaves Park, Lancaster, is listed on the English Heritage Register. It was built in 1843 by the Reverend Samuel Simpson and was the residence of many notable people for the next century. It is now a restaurant and caters for special events particularly weddings.
Springfield Barracks Springfield Barracks is a former military installation in east side of South Road in Lancaster, England. It is a Grade II listed building which is located in the city centre.
Bowerham Barracks Bowerham Barracks was a military installation in Lancaster. It was one of the largest military facilities in the UK. It is located on the outskirts of Lancaster and is located in the city centre of Lancaster.
Lancaster Town Hall Lancaster Town Hall is a municipal building in Dalton Square, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Windermere House, Lancaster Windermere House is in Middle Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It originated as a school, and has since been converted into flats. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building.
Beyond Radio Beyond Radio is a local radio station based in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The parent company (Proper Community Media (Lancaster) Ltd.) was awarded a Community Radio broadcast license by Ofcom in 2014 and launched at 10:35 am on July 30 July 2016.
The Gregson Centre The Gregson Centre in Lancaster, England (previously known as the Gregson Institute) is an arts and community centre, music venue and Cafe-bar. There is a micro-cinema and a lift enabling access to all public areas.
The Dukes (Lancaster) The Dukes is the county’s only producing theatre venue. It is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation. It hosts a varied programme of touring theatre, comedy, live music and dance.
Lancaster Castle Lancaster Castle may have been founded in the 11th century on the site of a Roman fort overlooking a crossing of the River Lune. The castle was first used as a prison in 1196 and is now open to the public seven days a week. Part of the structure is used to host sittings of the Crown Court.
Phoenix Street drill hall, Lancaster Phoenix Street drill hall is a former military installation in Lancaster, Lancashire. Phoenix Street is the site of a former military drill hall.
Visit Aldcliffe plaques
21 plaques hereAldcliffe has 21 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Aldcliffe 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 Aldcliffe using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Aldcliffe plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Aldcliffe audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Aldcliffe allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Aldcliffe’s 72 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Aldcliffe freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Aldcliffe Map App
Our visit Aldcliffe map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Aldcliffe & 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 Aldcliffe tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Aldcliffe centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Aldcliffe area at LONG:-2.815, LAT:54.034.
Walkfo App
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Aldcliffe, 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 Aldcliffe / surrounding areas
● St Paul’s Church, Scotforth ● Royal Albert Hospital ● Greaves Park Hotel, Lancaster ● Scotforth ● Royal Lancaster Infirmary ● Aldcliffe-with-Stodday ● Aldcliffe Hall ● Springfield Barracks ● Bowerham Barracks ● Aldcliffe ● St Thomas’ Church, Lancaster ● Christ Church, Lancaster ● St Walburga’s Convent, Lancaster ● Lancaster Cathedral ● Lancaster Town Hall ● City of Lancaster ● Windermere House, Lancaster ● Queen Victoria Memorial, Lancaster ● Ashton Memorial ● Beyond Radio ● Lancaster Blackfriars ● The Gregson Centre ● The Dukes (Lancaster) ● Lancaster City Museum ● The Storey ● Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster ● Williamson Park, Lancaster ● St John the Evangelist’s Church, Lancaster ● Gillows of Lancaster and London ● Lancaster Castle
● Judges’ Lodgings, Lancaster ● Westfield War Memorial Village ● Abraham Heights ● Langthwaite Filter House ● Lancaster Priory ● Stodday ● St Michael’s Chapel, Lancaster Moor Hospital ● Old Loyne Bridge ● Greyhound Bridge ● Lune Millennium Bridge ● Lancaster City F.C. ● Lancaster Cemetery Chapels ● War Memorial, Lancaster Cemetery ● Skerton Bridge ● Lancaster Moor Hospital ● Heart North Lancashire & Cumbria ● Scotforth (parish) ● Carlisle Bridge, Lancaster ● Lancaster University Chaplaincy Centre ● HM Prison Lancaster Farms ● Bailrigg ● Ruskin Library ● Lancaster Arts at Lancaster University ● Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts ● Lancaster University ● Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Works ● Lancaster Environment Centre ● Bailrigg FM ● Lancaster John O’ Gaunt Rowing Club ● Bulk, Lancashire ● Torrisholme ● Ashton with Stodday ● Ashton Hall ● Heaton-with-Oxcliffe ● St Helen’s Church, Overton ● Overton, Lancashire ● Lancaster, Lancashire ● Lancaster Roman Fort ● Lancaster Canal ● Market Square, Lancaster
Getting to / around Aldcliffe – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Aldcliffe using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Aldcliffe places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Aldcliffe Public Transport Stations
Aldcliffe Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Lancaster railway station (1840–1849)
Lancaster bus station
Scale Hall railway station
Ashton Hall railway station
Lancaster railway station
Lancaster Green Ayre railway station
Phoenix Street drill hall, Lancaster
Lune Road Ground
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Local Aldcliffe historians & Aldcliffe tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Aldcliffe? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Aldcliffe’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 Aldcliffe 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 Aldcliffe 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 Aldcliffe 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-Aldcliffe’ web pages (for example: www.visitAldcliffe.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