Visit Banwell Places

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

  

Banwell Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Banwell

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Banwell history

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Banwell Camp, east of the village, is a univallate hillfort which has yielded flint implements from the Palaeolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age. The remains of a Romano-British villa were discovered in 1968. The parish was part of the Winterstoke Hundred.

Banwell geography / climate

Banwell is located 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Weston-super-Mare on the A371 road and is where the western end of the A368 road begins. The village is located between the M5 motorway and the A38. Banwell Caves is a 1.7 hectares (4.2 acres) geological and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Climate

Banwell has a temperate climate which is generally wetter and milder than the rest of the country. The annual mean temperature is approximately 10 °C (50.0 °F) In the summer the Azores high pressure affects the south-west of England. The summer months of July and August are the warmest with mean daily maxima of approximately 21 °C.

You can visit Banwell places with Walkfo Banwell to hear history at Banwell’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Banwell has 19 places to visit in our interactive Banwell 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 Banwell, 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 Banwell places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Banwell & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 19 audio facts unique to Banwell places in an interactive Banwell map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Banwell Places Map
19 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Banwell places to visit

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

LeisureDome, Weston-super-Mare LeisureDome is a proposed indoor ski slope for Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. It would be located on the site of the former RAF Locking, which closed in 1999. The ski slope was originally planned to open in early 2013, but construction has been delayed.

Max Bog Max Bog is a 10.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Somerset. The site is owned by North Somerset Council and managed by the Avon Wildlife Trust for the range of wetland plants that it supports.

All Saints Church, Sandford All Saints Church is a Church of England church in Sandford, Somerset. It was built in 1883–84 and has been a Grade II listed building since 1983. The church is in a local ecumenical partnership with a Methodist church.

Yanal Bog Yanal Bog (grid reference ST424607) is a 1.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the southern edge of the North Somerset Levels. It was notified as an SSSI in 1988.

Elborough Hill Elborough Hill is an univallate Iron Age hill fort situated 1.2 miles (1.9 km) east from the small village of Hutton and 1.6 km south from the village of Elborough in the North Somerset district of Somerset. The site is oval shaped and is defined by a triple bank on the northern side with a double out-turned bank.

Visit Banwell plaques