Welcome to Visit Birkin Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Birkin
Visit Birkin places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Birkin places to visit. A unique way to experience Birkin’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Birkin as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Birkin is north of the River Aire, near Beal, North Yorkshire. The parish had a population of 146 at the 2001 census, which fell to 141 at the 2011 census. Until 1974, it was part of the West Riding district of Yorkshire. When you visit Birkin, Walkfo brings Birkin places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Birkin Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Birkin
Visit Birkin – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 12 audio plaques & Birkin places for you to explore in the Birkin area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Birkin places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Birkin history
Birkin is recorded in the Domesday Book as ‘Birchinge’ The village’s St Mary’s Church, built around 1150, is a Grade I listed building. The 2016 Tour de Yorkshire passed through the village in its second stage (Otley to Doncaster)
St Mary’s Church
St Mary’s Church, situated at the southern end of Birkin, dates from around 1150. Descriptions of the church refer to a number of monuments. In the 1830s, the father of the political philosopher Thomas Hill Green was the rector. In 2008, it was reported that the church had been damaged after the roof was targeted by lead thieves.
Why visit Birkin with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Birkin places with Walkfo Birkin to hear history at Birkin’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Birkin has 12 places to visit in our interactive Birkin 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 Birkin, 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 Birkin places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Birkin & the surrounding areas.
“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 12 audio facts unique to Birkin places in an interactive Birkin map you can explore.”
Walkfo: Visit Birkin Places Map
12 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Birkin places to visit
Birkin has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Birkin’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Birkin’s information audio spots:
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here Birkin has 0 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Birkin 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 Birkin using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Birkin plaque. Currently No Physical Plaques.
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