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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Bamber Bridge


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

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Bamber Bridge is 3 miles (5 km) south-east of Preston, in the borough of South Ribble. The name derives from the Old English “bēam” and “brycg”, which means “tree-trunk bridge” The population was 13,945 at the 2011 Census. When you visit Bamber Bridge, Walkfo brings Bamber Bridge places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Bamber Bridge Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Bamber Bridge

Visit Bamber Bridge – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit

With 38 audio plaques & Bamber Bridge places for you to explore in the Bamber Bridge area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Bamber Bridge places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

Bamber Bridge history

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By 1764 calico printing had been established in what was then a village. In 1859, the Withy Trees Mill in the village, owned by Eccles and Company, burnt down. Between 16,000 and 17,000 spindles and 270 looms were destroyed and 250 people lost their jobs. During the Second World War, Bamber Bridge was home to the 1511 Quartermaster Truck regiment.

Why visit Bamber Bridge with Walkfo Travel Guide App?

Visit Bamber Bridge PlacesYou can visit Bamber Bridge places with Walkfo Bamber Bridge to hear history at Bamber Bridge’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Bamber Bridge has 38 places to visit in our interactive Bamber Bridge 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 Bamber Bridge, 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 Bamber Bridge places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Bamber Bridge & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 38 audio facts unique to Bamber Bridge places in an interactive Bamber Bridge map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Bamber Bridge Places Map
38 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Bamber Bridge places to visit

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

Bamber Bridge photo Cuerdale Hoard
The Cuerdale Hoard is a hoard of more than 8,600 items, including silver coins, English and Carolingian jewellery, hacksilver and ingots . It was discovered on 15 May 1840 on the southern bank of a bend of the River Ribble in Lancashire .
Bamber Bridge photo Cuerden Hall
Cuerden Hall was formerly a family home between 1717 and 1906. The Hall was used by the Army until the 1960s. It was sold to Manchester business man Colin Shenton in 2020 who is restoring it to its original purpose.

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Visit Bamber Bridge plaques

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here Bamber Bridge has 2 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Bamber Bridge 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 Bamber Bridge using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Bamber Bridge plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.