Visit Dorchester on Thames Places

Welcome to Visit Dorchester on Thames Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Dorchester on Thames

  

Dorchester on Thames Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Dorchester on Thames

---

Dorchester on Thames history

---

The area has been inhabited since at least the Neolithic. In the north of the parish there was a Neolithic sacred site, now largely destroyed by gravel pits. The Romans built a vicus here with a road linking the settlement to a military camp at Alchester, 16 miles (25 km) to the north.

Dorchester on Thames etymology

Dorchester shares its name with Dorchester in Dorset, but there has been no proven link between the two names. The name is likely a combination of a Celtic or Pre-Celtic element with the common suffixation “Chester” (Old English: “A Roman town or Fort”) As Dorchester is surrounded on three sides by water, it is likely the name is linked to the Celtic word for water.

You can visit Dorchester on Thames places with Walkfo Dorchester on Thames to hear history at Dorchester on Thames’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Dorchester on Thames has 35 places to visit in our interactive Dorchester on Thames 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 Dorchester on Thames, 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 Dorchester on Thames places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Dorchester on Thames & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 35 audio facts unique to Dorchester on Thames places in an interactive Dorchester on Thames map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Dorchester on Thames Places Map
35 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

---

–

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

  

Best Dorchester on Thames places to visit

---

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

The Poem Tree The Poem Tree was a beech tree with a poem carved into it by Joseph Tubb, located on Castle Hill at Wittenham Clumps in Oxfordshire. The tree was believed to be around 300 years old, with Tubb’s poem being carved in the 1840s. It died in the 1990s and rotted completely while standing, before collapsing in July 2012.

Sylva Foundation Sylva Foundation was co-founded by Sir Martin Wood and Dr Gabriel Hemery in 2006. Its main programmes are Forestry, Education, Science, and Wood. In 2013, 20 hectares of land near Long Wittenham was gifted to the charity.

b

Visit Dorchester on Thames plaques