Visit Childrey Places

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

  

Childrey Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Childrey

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Childrey geography / climate

Childrey is a spring line settlement on the escarpment of the Berkshire Downs. Its highest point is a chalk hill on The Ridgeway about 2 miles (3 km) south of the village. In 1924 the parish covered an area of just over 2,700 acres (1,100 ha)

You can visit Childrey places with Walkfo Childrey to hear history at Childrey’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Childrey has 27 places to visit in our interactive Childrey 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 Childrey, 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 Childrey places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Childrey & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 27 audio facts unique to Childrey places in an interactive Childrey map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Childrey Places Map
27 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Childrey places to visit

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

Manor Farm, West Challow Manor Farm in West Challow, Oxfordshire, is Grade II listed on the English Heritage Register. It was included in Candida Lycett Green’s book The Perfect English Country House. The property was owned by many prominent people over the centuries.

Wantage Tramway Wantage Tramway Company was formed in 1873 to link Wantage Road station with its terminus at Mill Street, Wantage. The line was built parallel to what was then the Besselsleigh Turnpike, now the A338. The tramway closed to passengers in 1925 and to goods traffic in 1945.

Chain Hill Chain Hill is one of the hills of the North Wessex Downs, located in the civil parish of Wantage in the English county of Oxfordshire. It is designated part of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty by the Countryside Agency.

Wantage Town F.C. Wantage Town Football Club is a football club based in Wantage, Oxfordshire. Currently play in the Southern League Division One Central. The club is affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association.

Letcombe F.C. Letcombe Football Club is a football club based in Letcombe Regis, Oxfordshire, England. They are currently a member of the Hellenic League Division Two South.

Segsbury Camp Segsbury Camp is an Iron Age hill fort on the crest of the Berkshire Downs, near Wantage, in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire. The fort has extensive ditch and ramparts and four gateways. Excavation at the site by Dr Phené in 1871 discovered a cist grave on the south side of the hill fort rampart.

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