Welcome to Visit Bushbury Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Bushbury
Visit Bushbury places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Bushbury places to visit. A unique way to experience Bushbury’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Bushbury as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Bushbury Walkfo Preview Bushbury is two miles north-east of Wolverhampton city centre. It lies in the shadow and on the slope of Bushbury Hill. It is a mixed area of private and council owned houses built since the 1920s. When you visit Bushbury, Walkfo brings Bushbury places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Bushbury Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Bushbury
Visit Bushbury – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 76 audio plaques & Bushbury places for you to explore in the Bushbury area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Bushbury places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Bushbury history
Bushbury was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ‘Biscopsberie’ The area was assigned by William the Conqueror to Ansculf de Picquigny, who built a motte and bailey fortress at Dudley. In medieval times, the area was divided into several manors, each with a manor house. In 1927, the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company opened its Bushbury plant. The industry led to rapid housebuilding in the 1930s, and made the area a significant target for German bombers in the Second World War.
Bushbury geography / climate
Bushbury lies approximately two miles north of Wolverhampton City Centre. Despite heavy industrialisation of the area, Bushbury remains a gateway to the Staffordshire countryside.
Why visit Bushbury with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Bushbury places with Walkfo Bushbury to hear history at Bushbury’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Bushbury has 76 places to visit in our interactive Bushbury 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 Bushbury, 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 Bushbury places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Bushbury & the surrounding areas.
Walkfo Bushbury tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Bushbury
Best Bushbury places to visit
Bushbury has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Bushbury’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Bushbury’s information audio spots:
Wolverhampton Temporary railway station Wolverhampton Temporary railway station was a station was the eastern terminus of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway from 1849 to 1852 .
Holy Trinity Church, Heath Town Holy Trinity Church, Heath Town is a Grade II listed parish church in Wolverhampton. It was built in the 1930s and is now home to a number of churches in the area. The church is located in Heath Town, Wolverhamptonshire.
Christ Church, Wolverhampton Christ Church, Wolverhampton is a former parish church in the Church of England. It is located on the site of Christ Church. It was built in the 1930s and was a former church in Wolverhamptonshire.
St Thomas’ Church, Wednesfield The Church of St Thomas is located in Wednesfield in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. It was originally consecrated in August 1750, as a chapel of ease of St. Peter’s Collegiate Church. It became a separate parish in 1849. The church was almost completely destroyed by fire on 18 January 1902. The tower is the only remaining part of the original building.
Stafford Street drill hall, Wolverhampton Stafford Street drill hall is a former military installation in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. The Stafford Street Drill Hall is located on Stafford Street in the city’s Staffordshire.
University of Wolverhampton The University of Wolverhampton is a public university located on four campuses across the West Midlands, Shropshire and Staffordshire. The city campus is located in city centre, with a second campus at Walsall and a third in Telford. The university also operates a Health Education Centre in Burton-upon-Trent.
Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton Arena Theatre is situated on Wulfruna Street in Wolverhampton. The venue’s main auditorium seats 150 people and is used for both professional touring shows and for local community groups.
Wolverhampton Civic Centre Wolverhampton Civic Centre is a municipal building in the West Midlands. The building houses a council chamber for City of Wolverhamptpton Council. It is located in the centre of the city in the city centre.
St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Wolverhampton St Peter and St Paul Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. It was built from 1826 to 1828, with extensions being built in 1901 and 1928. Both the church and Giffard House are a Grade II* listed building.
Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies Wolverhampton City Archives is based in the former Molineux Hotel building. It is part of the Arts and Heritage Division of the Adult and Community Services Directorate of the City Council. The Archives office collects, preserves and makes accessible records relating to the history of the city.
Visit Bushbury plaques
50 plaques hereBushbury has 50 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Bushbury 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 Bushbury using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Bushbury plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Bushbury audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Bushbury allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Bushbury’s 76 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Bushbury freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Bushbury Map App
Our visit Bushbury map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Bushbury & 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 Bushbury tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Bushbury centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Bushbury area at LONG:-2.113, LAT:52.62.
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Bushbury, 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 Bushbury / surrounding areas
● Chillington Iron Company Tramway ● Horseley Fields Junction ● Paul Brook ● Horseley Fields ● Heath Town ● Wolverhampton Bus Station ● Queen’s Building, Wolverhampton ● St Mary’s Hospital, Wolverhampton ● Bentley Bridge ● Bushbury ● Bushbury North (ward) ● Old Fallings ● Scotlands ● Low Hill ● Bushbury South and Low Hill (ward) ● Scotlands Estate ● Fordhouses ● Goodyear chimney ● Oxley, Wolverhampton ● Goodrich F.C. ● Wolverhampton United F.C. ● Moseley Old Hall ● Fallings Park ● Gorsebrook ● Autherley Junction ● Oxley TRSMD ● Wood End, Wolverhampton ● Willenhall Town F.C. ● Wednesfield F.C. ● Pendeford
● Park Village ● New Cross Hospital ● Aldersley Junction ● Holy Trinity Church, Heath Town ● Brinsford Lodge ● Essington Hall Farmhouse ● Dunstall Hill ● Wolverhampton Racecourse ● Featherstone, Staffordshire ● Christ Church, Wolverhampton ● St Thomas’ Church, Wednesfield ● Wolverhampton Casuals F.C. ● HM Prison Oakwood ● Coven, Staffordshire ● HM Prison Featherstone ● HM Prison Brinsford ● Wednesfield ● Springfield, Wolverhampton ● Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton ● Wednesfield South (ward) ● University of Wolverhampton ● Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton ● Wolverhampton railway works ● Michael Kirk (butcher) ● St Peter’s Collegiate Church ● Wolverhampton Pillar ● St Peter’s (Wolverhampton ward) ● Wolverhampton Civic Centre ● Old Town Hall, Wolverhampton ● St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Wolverhampton ● Molineux Hotel ● Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies ● Wolverhampton Civic Hall ● Molineux Stadium ● Wednesfield North (ward) ● St Andrew’s Church, Wolverhampton ● Whitmore Reans ● Aldersley ● Smestow Valley Leisure Ride ● South Staffordshire Railway Walk ● Essington ● Dovecotes, Wolverhampton ● Hilton Hall ● Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Getting to / around Bushbury – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Bushbury using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Bushbury places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Bushbury Public Transport Stations
Bushbury Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Heath Town railway station
Wolverhampton Low Level railway station
Wolverhampton railway station
Wednesfield railway station
Wolverhampton Temporary railway station
Bushbury railway station
Stafford Road (closed 1852) railway station
Dunstall Park railway station
Wednesfield Heath railway station
Brinsford Parkway railway station
A454 road
Stafford Street drill hall, Wolverhampton
Park Road East drill hall, Wolverhampton
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Local Bushbury historians & Bushbury tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Bushbury? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Bushbury’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 Bushbury 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 Bushbury 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 Bushbury 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-Bushbury’ web pages (for example: www.visitBushbury.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