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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Chilton, County Durham
Visit Chilton, County Durham places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Chilton, County Durham places to visit. A unique way to experience Chilton, County Durham’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Chilton, County Durham as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Chilton is a few miles to the east of Bishop Auckland and a short distance to the south of Ferryhill. The bypass on the A167 opened on 20 June 2005, cutting traffic through Chilton by up to 80%. When you visit Chilton, County Durham, Walkfo brings Chilton, County Durham places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Chilton, County Durham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Chilton, County Durham
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With 25 audio plaques & Chilton, County Durham places for you to explore in the Chilton, County Durham area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Chilton, County Durham places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Chilton, County Durham history
Chilton in 1092 was recorded as “Ciltonia” Chilton is derivative of the Anglo-Saxon words “Cild” (Child) and “Tun” (small town, or estate) Chilton was originally a mining town and called Chilton Buildings. St. Aiden’s Church, at the top of Chilton, was burned to the ground in 1928.
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You can visit Chilton, County Durham places with Walkfo Chilton, County Durham to hear history at Chilton, County Durham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Chilton, County Durham has 25 places to visit in our interactive Chilton, County Durham 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 Chilton, County Durham, 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 Chilton, County Durham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Chilton, County Durham & the surrounding areas.
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25 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Chilton, County Durham places to visit
Chilton, County Durham has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Chilton, County Durham’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Chilton, County Durham’s information audio spots:
Thrislington Plantation
Thrislington Plantation is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a national nature reserve in the Sedgefield district of County Durham. It is situated about 1 km east of Ferryhill, between the East Coast Main Line railway and the A1(M) road. The site has one of the most important expanses of primary magnesian limestone grassland in Great Britain.
Biomass Energy Centre
Biomass Energy Centre is a biomass fired CHP power station located in the town of Chilton in County Durham. Opened in 2011, the plant was developed, and then owned and operated by Veolia Energy-Dalkia.
Eden Learning Trust
The Eden Learning Trust is a multi-academy trust which includes 5 partner schools in County Durham. It is an exempt charity, regulated by the Department for Education.
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here Chilton, County Durham has 1 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Chilton, County Durham 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 Chilton, County Durham using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Chilton, County Durham plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.