Visit Carhampton Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Carhampton

  

Carhampton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Carhampton

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Carhampton history

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Iron Age occupation of the parish is evident from the remains of Bat’s Castle hillfort and associated earthworks. Carhampton is thought to have been the centre for a Saxon royal estate. The village was subjected to Viking raids.

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

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

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Walkfo Carhampton tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Carhampton

  

Best Carhampton places to visit

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

Luttrell Arms The Luttrell Arms in Dunster, Somerset, was built in the late 15th century. The building has been designated as a Grade II* listed building since 1969. It is now used as a hotel.

Black Ball Camp Black Ball Camp is an Iron Age hill fort South West of Dunster, Somerset, England on the northern summit of Gallox Hill. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It has a 3 metres (10 ft) high rampart and a 2 metres (7 ft) deep ditch.

Bat’s Castle The site was identified in 1983 after some schoolboys found eight silver-plated coins dating from 102BC to AD350. Previously it was known as Caesar’s Camp and is possibly associated with Black Ball Camp. Bat’s Castle has two stone ramparts and two ditches.

Long Wood Enclosure Long Wood Enclosure is an enclosure which may have been a univallate Iron Age hill fort. The fort is situated approximately 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) southwest of the village of Dunster. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument.

Chapel Cleeve Manor Chapel Cleeve Manor started life in the 1450s as a pilgrims’ hostel. It was enlarged in the 19th and 20th centuries when it was a private house and then a hotel. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Church of St Bartholomew, Rodhuish The Anglican Church of St Bartholomew was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building in Rodhuish, Somerset.

Rodhuish Common Rodhuish Common is a univallate Iron Age hill fort in the West Somerset district of Somerset. There is a small oval enclosure which is thought to be of Iron Age date.

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