Visit Combe Down Places

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

  

Combe Down Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Combe Down

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Combe Down history

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It is believed that a Roman villa was situated on the southern slopes of the village somewhere below Belmont Road, the site of which was discovered in the 1850s. An inscription on a stone recovered from the area reads: “For the health of Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus, Naevius the imperial freedman”

Combe Down etymology

“Combe” or “coombe” is a word meaning a steep-sided valley derived from Old English “cumb” and possibly from the same Brythonic source as the Welsh cwm. “Down” comes from the Old English word ‘dūn’ or ‘downward’ from the phrase of dūne ‘off the hill’

You can visit Combe Down places with Walkfo Combe Down to hear history at Combe Down’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Combe Down has 147 places to visit in our interactive Combe Down 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 Combe Down, 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 Combe Down places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Combe Down & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 147 audio facts unique to Combe Down places in an interactive Combe Down map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Combe Down Places Map
147 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Combe Down places to visit

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

Walcot, Bath Walcot lies to the north-north-east of Bath, and is an electoral ward of the city. The Paragon and London Road are part of the A4 road. The other main thoroughfare is Walcot Street, which adjoins the city centre. Walcot was the birthplace of Richard Debaufre Guyon, an Austrian officer, a Hungarian rebel and an Ottoman Pasha.

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