Welcome to Visit Far Cotton Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Far Cotton
Visit Far Cotton places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Far Cotton places to visit. A unique way to experience Far Cotton’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Far Cotton as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Far Cotton Walkfo Preview Far Cotton is a district in the civil parish of Far Cotton and Delapre, in the town of Northampton, in Northamptonshire. The population is included in Northampton Borough Council Ward. When you visit Far Cotton, Walkfo brings Far Cotton places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Far Cotton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Far Cotton
Visit Far Cotton – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 77 audio plaques & Far Cotton places for you to explore in the Far Cotton area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Far Cotton places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Far Cotton history
Far Cotton was first recorded in 1196 under the name Cotes. The name derived from the Old English word “Cot” meaning a cottage or hut. It expanded with the arrival of the Northampton and Peterborough Railway in 1845. Far Cotton is in the ecclesiastical parish of St Mary.
Why visit Far Cotton with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Far Cotton places with Walkfo Far Cotton to hear history at Far Cotton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Far Cotton has 77 places to visit in our interactive Far Cotton 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 Far Cotton, 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 Far Cotton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Far Cotton & the surrounding areas.
Walkfo Far Cotton tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Far Cotton
Best Far Cotton places to visit
Far Cotton has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Far Cotton’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Far Cotton’s information audio spots:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Northampton The Diocese of Northampton is one of the 22 Roman Catholic dioceses in England and Wales. The Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate and St Thomas of Canterbury is the mother church of the Diocese.
Northampton Cathedral The Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Thomas is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Northampton, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Northampton and mother church of the Diocese. The cathedral is situated in the north of the town, along the Barrack Road.
Gibraltar Barracks, Northampton Gibraltar Barracks is a former military installation at Northampton in Northamptonshire. It is located in the town of Gibraltar, Northants, and is located on the outskirts of Northampton.
The Holy Sepulchre, Northampton The Holy Sepulchre is a Norman round church in Northampton, England. Dating from circa 1100, it was probably built by Simon de Senlis, Earl of Northampton. There are four medieval round churches still in use in England.
Roadmender (nightclub) Roadmender is a live music venue in Lady’s Lane, Northampton, England. Set in a former school building, the venue has left an indelible print on generations of the town’s teenagers.
Grosvenor Centre Work started in 1972 and the Grosvenor Centre opened in 1976. The two-level centre is located adjacent to Market Square. In 2014 it underwent a £3 million refurbishment.
Northampton Guildhall Northampton Guildhall is a municipal building in St Giles’ Square in Northampton, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Weston Favell Shopping Centre Weston Favell shopping centre sits on the outskirts of Northampton, in the East Midlands region of England and comprises 330,000 sq ft of retail space. The scheme is anchored by Tesco which is one of the Top 10 Tesco Extra format stores in the UK in terms of size.
Sessions House, Northampton The Sessions House is a Grade I listed building on George Row in Northampton. The building is adjacent to County Hall, Northamptonshire County Council’s meeting place. It is currently used as a Tourist Information Centre.
All Saints’ Church, Northampton All Saints’ Church, Northampton is a Church of England parish church in the centre of Northampton. The current church was largely built after a fire and was consecrated in 1680. It is a Grade I listed building.
Visit Far Cotton plaques
5 plaques hereFar Cotton has 5 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Far Cotton 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 Far Cotton using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Far Cotton plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Far Cotton audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Far Cotton allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Far Cotton’s 77 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Far Cotton freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Far Cotton Map App
Our visit Far Cotton map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Far Cotton & surrounding areas using the Walkfo digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has plaque, building, street or area information on history, culture or tourism.
You can set your Walkfo’s Far Cotton tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Far Cotton centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Far Cotton area at LONG:-0.90356, LAT:52.21961.
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Far Cotton, go to your App Store to search for “Walkfo” or follow a links below and install on your mobile phone. Walkfo is designed for use with headphones or AirPods, so you can walk & explore whilst learning about the things around you without digital distraction.
Things to do & visit in Far Cotton / surrounding areas
● County Cricket Ground, Northampton ● Racecourse Ground Promenade ● The Racecourse, Northampton ● Radlands ● St Andrew’s Hospital ● Nene Whitewater Centre ● Northampton General Hospital ● Barnes Meadow ● Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust ● Heart Northants ● The Lodge Recording Studio ● Northampton Power Station ● BBC Radio Northampton ● 78 Derngate ● Mounts Baths ● Northampton Spencer F.C. ● Roman Catholic Diocese of Northampton ● Northampton Cathedral ● Gibraltar Barracks, Northampton ● Northampton Crown Court ● The Holy Sepulchre, Northampton ● Roadmender (nightclub) ● Grosvenor Centre ● Northampton Kings Heath Siemens Depot ● Northampton Abbey of St James ● Inspiration FM ● Northampton Medieval Synagogue ● Northampton Guildhall ● Northampton War Memorial ● Weston Favell Shopping Centre
● Northampton’s tunnels ● Sessions House, Northampton ● Cultural Quarter, Northampton ● All Saints’ Church, Northampton ● County Hall, Northampton ● Northampton Museum and Art Gallery ● Great Fire of Northampton ● Victoria Park, Northampton ● Sol Northampton ● St Peter’s Church, Northampton ● Battle of Northampton (1264) ● Northampton Castle ● NLive Radio ● St. James End, Northampton ● Marvel’s Mill ● Northampton ● Franklin’s Gardens ● St Michael’s Church, Upton ● Upton, Northamptonshire ● Sixfields ● Sixfields Stadium ● Storton’s Pits ● Duston Mill Meadow ● Northampton Carnival ● Battle of Northampton (1460) ● Cotton End, Northampton ● Far Cotton ● Northamptonshire Record Office ● Hunsbury Hill ● Collingtree ● Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust ● West Hunsbury ● Hardingstone ● East Hunsbury ● Simpson Barracks, Northamptonshire ● Wootton, Northamptonshire ● Milton Malsor ● Grange Park, Northamptonshire ● Northampton services ● Rothersthorpe ● Northampton ON Chenecks F.C. ● Delapré Abbey ● Wootton Brook ● Hazelrigg House ● Hunsbury Hill Tunnel
Getting to / around Far Cotton – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Far Cotton using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Far Cotton places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Far Cotton Public Transport Stations
Far Cotton Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Greyfriars bus station
Northampton St. John’s Street railway station
Northampton Bridge Street railway station
North Gate bus station
Northampton railway station
Clare Street drill hall, Northampton
St Crispin Street Fair
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Local Far Cotton historians & Far Cotton tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Far Cotton? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Far Cotton’s places, attractions & landmarks ability to create their own unique outdoor audio museums & using our simple & easy to use Walkfo Creator. – Creating a new audio experience for your Far Cotton place is free* and quick (15+ minutes if you prepare text content) to use, with Walkfo Creator doing the hard work of generating AI audio files for geo-spots from the text you provide with a simply click on a map. – The 100 Amazing Far Cotton Places is just one example of an outdoor museum created using Walkfo Creator (pictured to the left) for people to safely explore during Covid-19 times whilst visiting a city. Our tool is open to tourism organisations, travel destinations & National Trust locations to create their own audio walks to offer free when people visit Far Cotton destinations. – Walkfo itself is looking to partner with websites offering things-to-do / what’s on events listings to enhance the content of our ‘visit-Far Cotton’ web pages (for example: www.visitFar Cotton.com). If you are interested in partnering, please contact us to discuss options.
* Walkfo Creator is free to use for a limited number of audio spots within a map with a license fee applicable when more than 20 audio spots within location walk are created. v1.1336