Welcome to Visit Bromford Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Bromford
Visit Bromford places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Bromford places to visit. A unique way to experience Bromford’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Bromford as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Bromford Walkfo Preview Bromford is an industrial and residential area of Birmingham, situated between Ward End, Alum Rock, Hodge Hill, Washwood Heath, Shard End, Stechford, Castle Bromwich and Tyburn. The industrial area is predominantly situated on the north side of the M6 motorway. The residential area sits adjacent to the East of the motorway comprising two neighbourhoods, Bromford Bridge and The Firs. When you visit Bromford, Walkfo brings Bromford places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Bromford Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Bromford
Visit Bromford – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 116 audio plaques & Bromford places for you to explore in the Bromford area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Bromford places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Bromford history
Bromford has historically been associated with two main features – the river crossing (a bridge in the area was first documented in 1317) and a mill. Bromford Mill, serving nearby Erdington, was first recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 and was a corn mill. At around 1600, it was converted to an iron mill, the last of Birmingham’s mills to do so.
Bromford toponymy
In Old English, “Bromford” means “broom ford”, signifying abundance of broom shrubs (or similar hard-wearing plants) and a location to cross the River Tame. In the United Kingdom Census of 1841 the area was named as Bromfield, however the exact location is uncertain.
Why visit Bromford with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Bromford places with Walkfo Bromford to hear history at Bromford’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Bromford has 116 places to visit in our interactive Bromford 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 Bromford, 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 Bromford places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Bromford & the surrounding areas.
“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 116 audio facts unique to Bromford places in an interactive Bromford map you can explore.”
Walkfo Bromford tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Bromford
Best Bromford places to visit
Bromford has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Bromford’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Bromford’s information audio spots:
Gravelly Hill Gravelly Hill is an area of Birmingham, United Kingdom . It is a small part of the Birmingham city centre of the city . It was also known as Gravelly Hills in the 1960s .
Short Heath, Birmingham Short Heath is an area of Birmingham, England near to Erdington . The area’s postcode is B23. The area is near Erdington and Short Heath .
Perry Common Perry Common is an area of north Birmingham that includes parts of Stockland Green and Kingstanding . It falls within the Birmingham Erdington parliamentary constituency .
Witton Cemetery Witton Cemetery opened in 1863 as Birmingham City Cemetery . Covering 103 acres (0.42 km), it once had three chapels . Two of these were demolished in 1980 . The cemetery would perform up to 20 burials a day .
Fort Dunlop Fort Dunlop (grid reference SP129902), is the name of the original tyre factory . It was established in 1917, and by 1954 the entire factory area employed 10,000 workers . At one time it was the world’s largest factory .
Castle Vale Town F.C. Castle Vale Town Football Club is a football club based in the Castle Vale area of Birmingham, England . They are currently members of the Midland League Division Three and play at the Vale Stadium .
Ward End Ward End is an area of Birmingham, England . It covers the area between Saltley, Hodge Hill and Stechford . Includes Ward End Park, a public park that has been open for over 100 years .
The Stechford Club The Stechford Club is a private members club in Birmingham . It was established in 1907 and has been members of the club since 1907 . Past members include world snooker champion Joe Davis .
St Paul’s Church, Bordesley Green St Paul’s Church, Bordesley Green is a Grade A locally listed parish church in Birmingham. The Grade A Church of England parish church is located in the city centre of Birmingham.
Thornton Road poltergeist Thornton Road Poltergeist refers to stone-throwing incidents in a residential area of Birmingham, England, in 1981 and the subsequent police investigation.
Visit Bromford plaques
9 plaques hereBromford has 9 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Bromford 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 Bromford using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Bromford plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Bromford audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Bromford allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Bromford’s 116 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Bromford freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Bromford Map App
Our visit Bromford map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Bromford & 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 Bromford tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Bromford centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Bromford area at LONG:-1.8316, LAT:52.5069.
Walkfo App
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Bromford, go to your App Store to search for “Walkfo” or follow a links below and install on your mobile phone. Walkfo is designed for use with headphones or AirPods, so you can walk & explore whilst learning about the things around you without digital distraction.
Things to do & visit in Bromford / surrounding areas
● Bordesley, West Midlands ● St James the Less’ Church, Ashted ● Birmingham Museum Collection Centre ● City of Birmingham Stadium ● Birmingham Wheels Park ● Saltley TMD ● Adderley Park ● Duddeston ● St Saviour’s Church, Saltley ● St Matthew’s Church, Duddeston and Nechells ● St Anne’s Church, Duddeston ● Lanchester Car Monument ● St Catherine’s Church, Nechells ● Bordesley Green ● Battle of Saltley Gate ● Saltley ● St Mary’s Church, Aston Brook ● Big City Radio ● Aston Hall ● All Souls’ Church, Witton ● Villa Park ● Church of SS Peter & Paul, Aston ● Aston Arena ● Witton, Birmingham ● St Clement’s Church, Nechells ● Aston Reservoir ● Gravelly Hill Interchange ● Mothers (music venue) ● Erdington ● Erdington Abbey
● Lad in the Lane ● Stockland Green ● Gravelly Hill ● All Saints’ Church, Gravelly Hill ● St Mark’s Church, Stockland Green ● Tracline 65 ● Short Heath, Birmingham ● Brookvale Park Lake ● Short Heath Park ● Esso Birmingham Terminal ● Brookvale Park ● Perry Common ● Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity and St Luke ● Highbury Theatre ● River Rea ● Witton Lakes ● Star City, Birmingham ● Bromford Viaduct ● Emmanuel Church, Wylde Green ● Boldmere St. Michaels F.C. ● 2019–20 Aston Villa W.F.C. season ● Boldmere ● Wylde Green ● St Mary’s Church, Pype Hayes ● Tyburn, West Midlands ● Pype Hayes ● Witton Cemetery ● St Mary and St Margaret’s Church, Castle Bromwich ● Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens ● Castle Bromwich Hall ● Bromwich Castle ● Pype Hayes Park ● Castle Bromwich ● Pype Hayes Hall ● British Industries Fair ● Fort Dunlop ● Buckland End ● Sentinel (sculpture) ● West Midlands (county) ● Whateley Hall ● Castle Bromwich Aerodrome ● Castle Vale Shopping Centre ● Castle Vale Town F.C. ● Nechells ● Kingfisher Country Park ● Castle Bromwich Assembly ● Shard End ● All Saints’ Church, Shard End ● Washwood Heath ● Castle Vale ● Castle Bromwich Rural District ● St Mark’s Church, Washwood Heath ● Birmingham and Fazeley Canal ● Hodge Hill ● Fox & Goose ● Plantsbrook Local Nature Reserve ● Ward End ● Christ Church, Ward End ● The Stechford Club ● Stechford rail crash ● Stechford ● Birmingham EcoPark ● St Paul’s Church, Bordesley Green ● Heartlands Hospital ● Alum Rock, Birmingham ● Little Bromwich ● Brookhill Tavern ● Pelham, Birmingham ● Stechford Baptist Church ● St Benedict’s Church, Bordesley ● Ward End Park ● St Margaret’s Church, Ward End ● Stechford and Yardley North (ward) ● Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal ● Aston Villa F.C. ● Alpha Television ● List of EFL Championship stadiums ● St Barnabas’ Church, Erdington ● Bleak Hill Park ● Birches Green ● Salford Junction ● Bromford ● Bromford Bridge Racecourse ● Penns Hall
Getting to / around Bromford – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Bromford using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Bromford places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Bromford Public Transport Stations
Bromford Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Lawley Street railway station
Duddeston railway station
Adderley Park railway station
Saltley railway station
Witton railway station
Aston railway station
Erdington railway station
Gravelly Hill railway station
Chester Road railway station
Bromford Bridge railway station
Castle Bromwich railway station
Fort Parkway railway station
Stechford railway station
Orphanage Road
Thornton Road poltergeist
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Local Bromford historians & Bromford tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Bromford? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Bromford’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 Bromford 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 Bromford 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 Bromford 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-Bromford’ web pages (for example: www.visitBromford.com). If you are interested in partnering, please contact us to discuss options.
* Walkfo Creator is free to use for a limited number of audio spots within a map with a license fee applicable when more than 20 audio spots within location walk are created. v1.1336
Visit Bromford places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Bromford places to visit. A unique way to experience Bromford’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Bromford as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Bromford places with Walkfo Bromford to hear history at Bromford’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Bromford has 116 places to visit in our interactive Bromford 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 Bromford, 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 Bromford places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Bromford & the surrounding areas.
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Trying to encourage visitors to Bromford?