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Visit Glasson, Bowness places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Glasson, Bowness places to visit. A unique way to experience Glasson, Bowness’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Glasson, Bowness as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Glasson, Bowness Walkfo Preview Glasson is eight miles northwest of Carlisle on the course of Hadrian’s Wall near Drumburgh. The place name derives from the Anglo-Scandinavian glaise, meaning “a small stream” When you visit Glasson, Bowness, Walkfo brings Glasson, Bowness places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
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With 16 audio plaques & Glasson, Bowness places for you to explore in the Glasson, Bowness area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Glasson, Bowness places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Glasson, Bowness history
The line of the Vallum (National Monument number 26122) of Hadrians Wall, dating from 128AD-130AD runs through the village. No trace of the vallum is now visible within the village itself, however its earthworks are clearly visible in the fields to the east.
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You can visit Glasson, Bowness places with Walkfo Glasson, Bowness to hear history at Glasson, Bowness’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Glasson, Bowness has 16 places to visit in our interactive Glasson, Bowness 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 Glasson, Bowness, 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 Glasson, Bowness places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Glasson, Bowness & the surrounding areas.
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Best Glasson, Bowness places to visit
Glasson, Bowness has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Glasson, Bowness’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Glasson, Bowness’s information audio spots:
Milecastle 80 Milecastle 80 was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian’s Wall (grid reference NY22276270)
Mais (Bowness) Maia, or Mais, in Cumbria, England was a Roman fort on Hadrian’s Wall. It was the last (or first) fort at the western end of the Wall, overlooking the Solway Firth.
Milecastle 79 Milecastle 79 (Solway House) was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian’s Wall (grid reference NY23596224)
Milecastle 78 Milecastle 78 (Kirkland) was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian’s Wall (grid reference NY245613)
Milecastle 77 Milecastle 77 (Raven Bank) was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian’s Wall (grid reference NY25666068)
Drumburgh Castle Drumburgh Castle is a medieval pele tower in Cumbria, England. The castle is located in the village of Drumbargh, in the north-west of the county. It was built in the 13th century.
Coggabata Coggabata, or Congavata / Concavata, (with the modern name of Drumburgh) was a Roman fort on Hadrian’s Wall, between Aballava (Burgh by Sands) and Mais (Bowness-on-Solway) It was built on a hill commanding views over the flatter land to the east and west and to the shore of the Solway Firth to the north. Its purpose was to guard the southern end of two important Solway fords, the Stonewath and the Sandwath.
Milecastle 76 Milecastle 76 (Drumburgh) was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian’s Wall (grid reference NY26685987)
Milecastle 75 Milecastle 75 (Easton) was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian’s Wall in England (grid reference NY28125975)
Carlisle Canal The Carlisle Canal opened in 1823, to link Carlisle to the Solway Firth. It was a short-lived venture, being replaced by a railway in 1854.
Visit Glasson, Bowness plaques
0 plaques hereGlasson, Bowness has 0 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Glasson, Bowness 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 Glasson, Bowness using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Glasson, Bowness plaque. Currently No Physical Plaques.
Experience Glasson, Bowness audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Glasson, Bowness allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Glasson, Bowness’s 16 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Glasson, Bowness freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Glasson, Bowness Map App
Our visit Glasson, Bowness map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Glasson, Bowness & 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 Glasson, Bowness tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Glasson, Bowness centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Glasson, Bowness area at LONG:-3.168739, LAT:54.933361.
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Getting to / around Glasson, Bowness – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Glasson, Bowness using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Glasson, Bowness places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
The Carlisle Navigation Canal (1821–1853) ran slightly to the east of the village. The Port Carlisle Railway Company filled in the canal and rail passenger services commenced in 1854. The old overbridge, built in 1819-23 at NY254606 is a listed structure.
Railways
Glasson was the intermediate station on the Port Carlisle on the old branch line from Carlisle, diverging at the junction near Drumburgh. It had a single platform and a shelter. A horse-drawn passenger service was provided through Glasson from 1856. A steam railmotor ‘Flower of Yarrow’ was introduced in 1914.
Local Glasson, Bowness historians & Glasson, Bowness tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Glasson, Bowness? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Glasson, Bowness’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 Glasson, Bowness 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 Glasson, Bowness 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 Glasson, Bowness 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-Glasson, Bowness’ web pages (for example: www.visitGlasson, Bowness.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
Visit Glasson, Bowness places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Glasson, Bowness places to visit. A unique way to experience Glasson, Bowness’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Glasson, Bowness as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Glasson, Bowness places with Walkfo Glasson, Bowness to hear history at Glasson, Bowness’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Glasson, Bowness has 16 places to visit in our interactive Glasson, Bowness 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 Glasson, Bowness, 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 Glasson, Bowness places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Glasson, Bowness & the surrounding areas.
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