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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Castle Combe
Visit Castle Combe places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Castle Combe places to visit. A unique way to experience Castle Combe’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Castle Combe as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Castle Combe is a village and civil parish within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Wiltshire. The village lies about 5 miles northwest of the town of Chippenham. There was a castle in the area, built in the 1100s, but it was demolished centuries ago. When you visit Castle Combe, Walkfo brings Castle Combe places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Castle Combe Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Castle Combe
Visit Castle Combe – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 27 audio plaques & Castle Combe places for you to explore in the Castle Combe area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Castle Combe places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Castle Combe history
Castle Combe takes its name from the 12th-century castle which stood about 1/3 mile (500 m) to the north. The settlement was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086, with 33 households; the Lord was Humphrey de l’Isle. Roman Roman villa stood about three miles from the village, indicating Roman occupation of the area. The market town prospered during the 15th century when it belonged to Millicent, the wife of Sir Stephen Le Scrope and then of Sir John Fastolf.
Why visit Castle Combe with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Castle Combe places with Walkfo Castle Combe to hear history at Castle Combe’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Castle Combe has 27 places to visit in our interactive Castle Combe 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 Castle Combe, 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 Castle Combe places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Castle Combe & the surrounding areas.
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27 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Castle Combe places to visit
Castle Combe has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Castle Combe’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Castle Combe’s information audio spots:
Bury Camp
Bury Camp is the site of an Iron Age multivallate hillfort in Wiltshire, England. It occupies a triangular promontory of Colerne Down at the southern edge of the Cotswold Hills between two spurs of a river valley. The enclosed area of approximately 9.2ha is surrounded by a ditch 4m wide and 1m deep, and an outer rampart up to 1.5m high on the east and northwestern sides.
Castle Combe Clock
The clock in St. Andrew’s Church, Castle Combe, Wiltshire, was probably made in the late 15th century. It is faceless and strikes a bell in the church tower.
Nettleton Mill
Nettleton Mill is a Grade II listed mill in Wiltshire. It was built in 1774 as a farmhouse. Between 1984 and 1986 it was a shooting location for the 1980s cult series Robin of Sherwood.
RAF Castle Combe
RAF Castle Combe is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield. It is located 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southeast of the town in Wiltshire.
Grittleton House
Grittleton House is a Grade II* listed country house in Wiltshire. It is a building of historical significance and is Grade II listed on the English Heritage Register.
Grittleton Strict Baptist Chapel
Grittleton Strict Baptist Chapel is a Grade II* listed building in Wiltshire. It is owned by the Historic Chapels Trust.
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here Castle Combe has 0 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Castle Combe 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 Castle Combe using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Castle Combe plaque. Currently No Physical Plaques.