Visit Bretby Places

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

  

Bretby Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Bretby

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Bretby history

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Bretby is believed to be the site of a major battle between the Danes and Kingdom of Mercia in 880. This manor (Bretebi) was in the Domesday Book in 1086. Bretby Castle was destroyed during the reign of King James I of England to make way for the construction of Bretby Hall.

You can visit Bretby places with Walkfo Bretby to hear history at Bretby’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Bretby has 25 places to visit in our interactive Bretby 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 Bretby, 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 Bretby places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Bretby & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 25 audio facts unique to Bretby places in an interactive Bretby map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Bretby Places Map
25 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Bretby places to visit

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

Leicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfield The Leicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfield is one of the smaller British coalfields . All of the worked coal seams are contained within the Lower and Middle Coal Measures which are of Upper Carboniferous age .

Winshill Water Tower Winshill Water Tower (also known as Waterloo Tower) is a former water tower in Burton upon Trent, England. It was constructed in 1907 after a High Court ruling against the South Staffordshire Waterworks Company for poor water-supply pressure. The brick tower held a cast-iron water tank at a height of 80 feet (24 m) to provide sufficient hydraulic head to improve water pressure.

Battle of Burton Bridge (1322) The 1322 Battle of Burton Bridge was fought between Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster and King Edward II of England. Edward’s army was proceeding northwards to engage Lancaster, having defeated his Marcher Lord allies in Wales. Lancaster fortified the bridge at Burton upon Trent, an important crossing of the River Trent, in an attempt to prevent the King from proceeding.

Bretby Hall Bretby Hall is a Grade II listed country house at Bretby, Derbyshire, England. The name Bretby means “dwelling place of Britons” It is located north of Swadlincote and east of Burton upon Trent.

St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Newton Solney St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Newton Solney is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England. It was built in the 1960s and is now a Grade I listed church.

Foremark Reservoir Foremark Reservoir (OS grid reference SK3324) is a reservoir in South Derbyshire owned by Severn Trent. It is also a 230-acre nature reserve open to the public for walking, fishing, bird watching and horse riding. Admission is free, but there is a charge for the use of the car park.

Stapenhill Gardens Stapenhill Gardens is a public space in Burton-on-Trent, England. It mainly comprises the former site of the former house, which was donated to the town in 1933. A large cement-rendered sculpture of a swan has been described as a “Burton landmark”

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