Visit Ash Vale Places

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

  

Ash Vale Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Ash Vale

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Ash Vale history

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See History of Ash, Surrey.

Ash Vale geography / climate

Ash Vale’s extent is on two sides clearly demarcated, by the river to the west and by the parallel Basingstoke Canal to the east. Across these boundaries are, respectively, Aldershot Garrison (Military Town) and the large Surrey Heath MoD, mostly UK Army, ranges and training areas. The type of soil of the east, the heath is very acidic, sandy and loamy which makes up just 1.9% of English soil and 0.2% of Welsh soil.

Environment

Air pollution is very low, with no Air Quality Management Areas in this borough or that immediately adjoining, Rushmoor. Drainage is good, with the whole draining westward by the gentle valley of the upper Blackwater.

You can visit Ash Vale places with Walkfo Ash Vale to hear history at Ash Vale’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Ash Vale has 62 places to visit in our interactive Ash Vale 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 Ash Vale, 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 Ash Vale places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Ash Vale & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 62 audio facts unique to Ash Vale places in an interactive Ash Vale map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Ash Vale Places Map
62 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Ash Vale places to visit

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

Holy Trinity Church, Aldershot The Church of the Holy Trinity is one of four Anglican churches in Aldershot, Hampshire . It is the parish church for the centre of the town being located on Victoria Road . A Grade II listed building since 1980, it comes under the Diocese of Guildford .

Presbyterian Church, Aldershot The English Presbyterian Church is the former Presbyterian church for Aldershot in Hampshire . Built in 1863 it served that denomination until 1972 when most congregations of the Presbyterian Church of England combined to form the United Reformed Church in England . By the late 1970s the building was derelict and was purchased by the New Testament Church of God .

Theatre Royal, Aldershot The Theatre Royal was a theatre in Aldershot in Hampshire which opened in 1891 and was demolished in 1959 . Charlie Chaplin appeared there in 1904 and James Mason made his stage début there in 1931 .

Princes Gardens, Aldershot The Princes Gardens is a short walk from the town centre on a site bordered by the town’s High Street, Wellington Avenue and Princes Way (formerly Barrack Road) It has been a public park since 1930 and is now managed by Rushmoor Borough Council .

Government House, Aldershot Government House is a building in Aldershot Garrison, Hampshire, England. It was built in the 1960s and 1960s. It is located on the site of Aldershots Garrison. It has been named Government House since 1961.

Officers Club Services Ground The Officers Club Services Ground is a cricket ground in Fleet Road, Aldershot, Hampshire. It was built in 1874 after the purchase of 25,000 acres of land by the War Office for military training. By 1874 it had been constructed for use by the various regiments garrisoned there.

Rushmoor Rushmoor is a local government district and borough in Hampshire. It covers Aldershot and Farnborough as well as Cove and North Camp. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough and the Farnborough urban district. The borough took its name from a military showground constructed in 1923. In May 2000, a referendum was held on whether to change the name of the district.

Keogh Barracks Keogh Barracks is a military installation on Mytchett Place Road, Surrey, England. It is located in the area of Mytchettt, Surrey.

Farnborough (Main) railway station Farnborough (Main) is on the South West Main Line and serves the town of Farnborough in Hampshire. It is 33 miles 17 chains (53.5 km) from London Waterloo and is situated between Brookwood and Fleet. The station is one of two in the town, named Farnborough North, is situated on the North Downs Line.

The Tumbledown Dick The Tumbledown Dick was a former public house in Farnborough, Hampshire. The name originates as the satirical nickname given to Richard Cromwell, son of Oliver Cromwell. The pub was the central focus of Farnborough before its 19th-century refocus toward North Camp.

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