Welcome to Visit Hersden Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Hersden
Visit Hersden places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Hersden places to visit. A unique way to experience Hersden’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Hersden as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Hersden is a planned coalmining village on the A28 road between Canterbury and the Isle of Thanet. Work in Kent Coalfield was the main source of employment for male residents of the village until the closure of the Kent colliery in the 1980s. The parish was formed on 1 April 2019 from parts of Sturry, Chislet and Westbere. When you visit Hersden, Walkfo brings Hersden places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Hersden Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hersden
Visit Hersden – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 24 audio plaques & Hersden places for you to explore in the Hersden area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Hersden places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Hersden history
A 5th-6th century cemetery of Frisians and Jutes was discovered nearby in 1931. Exploratory works for a Channel Tunnel at Shakespeare Cliff near Dover led to the identification of the Kent Coalfield in 1890.
Why visit Hersden with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Hersden places with Walkfo Hersden to hear history at Hersden’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Hersden has 24 places to visit in our interactive Hersden 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 Hersden, 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 Hersden places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Hersden & the surrounding areas.
Walkfo: Visit Hersden Places Map
24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Walkfo Hersden tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Hersden |
Best Hersden places to visit
Hersden has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Hersden’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Hersden’s information audio spots:
Grove Ferry Picnic Area
Grove Ferry Picnic Area is near Upstreet, in Kent, on the site of an old hand-drawn ferry that once crossed the River Stour. It is beside the Grove Ferry Public House, built in 1831 and now managed by Shepherd Neame.
Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve
Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve lies in the valley of the Great Stour river, between Westbere and Grove Ferry, in the county of Kent. The reserve consists of a number of different habitats that are important for wildlife. The area around Grove Ferry has been restored to wetland habitat.
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Fordwich
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a redundant Anglican church in the small town of Fordwich, Kent. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building. The church is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Visit Hersden plaques
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here Hersden has 2 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Hersden 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 Hersden using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Hersden plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.