Visit Crowcombe Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Crowcombe

  

Crowcombe Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Crowcombe

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Crowcombe history

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The name Triscombe is believed to derive from the Old English words treows and cumb. The first documentary evidence of the village is by Æthelwulf of Wessex in 854, where it was spelt ‘Cerawicombe’ At that time the manor belonged to Glastonbury Abbey. Later Gytha Thorkelsdóttir gave it to the monks of Winchester to make amends for her husband’s “treacherous abuses of divers monastic institutions”

Crowcombe landmarks

Crowcombe Court

Crowcombe Court is a large country house dating from 1724 to 1739, by Thomas Parker and finished by Nathaniel Ireson of Wincanton. It has previously been used as a nursing home and today the Court is hired out for weddings and other functions.

Halsway Manor

Halsway Manor is England’s National Centre for Traditional Music, Dance and Song. The eastern end of the building dates from the 15th century with the western end as an addition in the 19th century.

Village cross

Village cross 30 metres (98 ft) east of The Carew Arms and 170 metres (560 ft) north west of the Church of the Holy Ghost dates from the 14th century. The octagonal shaft is 3 metres (9.8 ft) high, topped by a Greek cross added in the 19th century, standing on an octagonal base. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument and designated as Grade II* listed building.

Crowcombe geography / climate

Roebuck Meadows is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. The meadows contain Cornish moneywort (Sibthorpia europaea), a nationally scarce plant restricted to south-west Britain. It is the central point on the Quantock Greenway a footpath exploring Quantock Hills.

You can visit Crowcombe places with Walkfo Crowcombe to hear history at Crowcombe’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Crowcombe has 9 places to visit in our interactive Crowcombe 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 Crowcombe, 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 Crowcombe places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Crowcombe & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 9 audio facts unique to Crowcombe places in an interactive Crowcombe map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Crowcombe Places Map
9 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Crowcombe places to visit

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

Dowsborough Dowsborough Camp is an Iron Age hill fort on the Quantock Hills near Nether Stowey in Somerset. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (No: 189456) The fort and associated round barrow has been added to the Heritage at Risk Register due to vulnerability to vehicle damage and erosion.

Halsway Manor Halsway Manor is the only residential folk centre in the UK. It is situated off the A358 road between Taunton and Williton on the edge of the Quantock Hills.

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