Welcome to Visit Ashford-in-the-Water Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Ashford-in-the-Water
Visit Ashford-in-the-Water places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Ashford-in-the-Water places to visit. A unique way to experience Ashford-in-the-Water’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Ashford-in-the-Water as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Ashford-in-the-Water Walkfo Preview Ashford-in-the-Water is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. It is situated on the River Wye, 2 miles (3 km) north-west of Bakewell. The civil parish population (including Sheldon) taken at the 2011 Census was 559. When you visit Ashford-in-the-Water, Walkfo brings Ashford-in-the-Water places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Ashford-in-the-Water Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Ashford-in-the-Water
Visit Ashford-in-the-Water – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 34 audio plaques & Ashford-in-the-Water places for you to explore in the Ashford-in-the-Water area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Ashford-in-the-Water places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Ashford-in-the-Water history
The name Ashford derives from the Old English æsc and ford, and means a ford where ash-trees grow. In 926 the village was known as Æscforda and in the Domesday Book of 1086 it was Aisseford. In 1786, Ashford had mills for carving and polishing the local black marble. By 1848, it had 950 inhabitants.
Ashford-in-the-Water culture & places
Each year slabs of clay are decorated by volunteers using petals, leaves and other plants to create a picture. The finished designs are then displayed at the six wells around the village. The event is marked by a church service and procession through the village to bless the wells.
Why visit Ashford-in-the-Water with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Ashford-in-the-Water places with Walkfo Ashford-in-the-Water to hear history at Ashford-in-the-Water’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Ashford-in-the-Water has 34 places to visit in our interactive Ashford-in-the-Water 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 Ashford-in-the-Water, 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 Ashford-in-the-Water places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Ashford-in-the-Water & the surrounding areas.
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Walkfo Ashford-in-the-Water tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Ashford-in-the-Water
Best Ashford-in-the-Water places to visit
Ashford-in-the-Water has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Ashford-in-the-Water’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Ashford-in-the-Water’s information audio spots:
Holy Trinity Church, Ashford-in-the-Water Holy Trinity Church, Ashford-in-the-Water is a Grade II listed parish church in Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is located in the town of Ashford in the area.
Thornbridge Hall Thornbridge Hall is a large English country house situated near the village of Great Longstone in the local government district of Derbyshire Dales. It is a Grade II listed building.
St Giles’ Church, Longstone St Giles’ Church, Longstone (also known as St Giles’ Church, Great Longstone) is a Grade I listed parish church in Derbyshire.
Holme Hall, Bakewell Holme Hall near Bakewell, Derbyshire, is a privately owned 17th-century country house. It is a Grade I listed building.
St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Sheldon St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Sheldon is a Grade II listed parish church in Sheldon, Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now in Grade II.
Old House Museum, Bakewell The Old House Museum in Bakewell in Derbyshire is a typical 16th century yeoman’s house. It now houses a small museum with an exhibition of local life and artefacts.
Newholme Hospital Newholme Hospital is a community healthcare facility at Baslow Road in Bakewell, Derbyshire. It is a Grade II listed building.
Church of All Saints, Hassop The Church of All Saints, Hassop, Derbyshire is a Roman Catholic parish church. Built in 1816–17, it is a Grade I listed building.
St Anne’s Church, Over Haddon St Anne’s Church, Over Haddon is a Grade II listed parish church in Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade I listed parish. The church is located in Over Haddon, Derbyby, and is situated in the district of Derby.
Monsal Dale Monsal Dale is a valley in Derbyshire in the White Peak limestone area of the Peak District National Park. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and part of a Europe-wide network called Natura 2000.
Visit Ashford-in-the-Water plaques
2 plaques hereAshford-in-the-Water has 2 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Ashford-in-the-Water 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 Ashford-in-the-Water using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Ashford-in-the-Water plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Ashford-in-the-Water allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Ashford-in-the-Water’s 34 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Ashford-in-the-Water freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Ashford-in-the-Water Map App
Our visit Ashford-in-the-Water map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Ashford-in-the-Water & 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 Ashford-in-the-Water tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Ashford-in-the-Water centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Ashford-in-the-Water area at LONG:-1.709, LAT:53.224.
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Things to do & visit in Ashford-in-the-Water / surrounding areas
● Ashford-in-the-Water ● Holy Trinity Church, Ashford-in-the-Water ● Ashford Black Marble ● Thornbridge Hall ● Great Longstone ● Lumford Mill ● Little Longstone ● St Giles’ Church, Longstone ● Fin Cop ● Holme Hall, Bakewell ● Holme Bridge ● St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Sheldon ● Old House Museum, Bakewell ● Bagshaw Hall ● Sheldon, Derbyshire ● All Saints’ Church, Bakewell ● Newholme Hospital ● Bakewell ● Bakewell Urban District ● Bakewell Bridge ● Magpie Mine ● Bakewell Castle ● Weir Bridge ● Church of All Saints, Hassop ● Rowland, Derbyshire ● Hassop Hall ● Hassop ● Burton Closes ● Over Haddon ● St Anne’s Church, Over Haddon
● Monsal Trail ● Monsal Dale
Getting to / around Ashford-in-the-Water – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Ashford-in-the-Water using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Ashford-in-the-Water places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Ashford-in-the-Water Public Transport Stations
Local Ashford-in-the-Water historians & Ashford-in-the-Water tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Ashford-in-the-Water? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Ashford-in-the-Water’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 Ashford-in-the-Water 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 Ashford-in-the-Water 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 Ashford-in-the-Water 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-Ashford-in-the-Water’ web pages (for example: www.visitAshford-in-the-Water.com). If you are interested in partnering, please contact us to discuss options.
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Visit Ashford-in-the-Water places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Ashford-in-the-Water places to visit. A unique way to experience Ashford-in-the-Water’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Ashford-in-the-Water as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Ashford-in-the-Water places with Walkfo Ashford-in-the-Water to hear history at Ashford-in-the-Water’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Ashford-in-the-Water has 34 places to visit in our interactive Ashford-in-the-Water 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 Ashford-in-the-Water, 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 Ashford-in-the-Water places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Ashford-in-the-Water & the surrounding areas.
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