Welcome to Visit Hoole Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Hoole
Visit Hoole places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Hoole places to visit. A unique way to experience Hoole’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Hoole as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Hoole Walkfo Preview Hoole is a suburb in the east of Chester, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester. The area is contiguous with Newton to the north and Vicars Cross to the south. At the 2011 census the population of the electoral ward of Newton and Hoole was 9,359. When you visit Hoole, Walkfo brings Hoole places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Hoole Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hoole
Visit Hoole – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 193 audio plaques & Hoole places for you to explore in the Hoole area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Hoole places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Hoole history
The settlement was first mentioned in the Register of the Abbey of Saint Werburgh in 1119. The name derives from the Old English word hol and is believed to mean “at the hollow” The population was recorded at 177 in 1801, 427 in 1851, 5,341 in 1901 and rising to 9,056 by 1951.
Why visit Hoole with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Hoole places with Walkfo Hoole to hear history at Hoole’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Hoole has 193 places to visit in our interactive Hoole 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 Hoole, 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 Hoole places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Hoole & the surrounding areas.
“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 193 audio facts unique to Hoole places in an interactive Hoole map you can explore.”
Walkfo Hoole tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Hoole
Best Hoole places to visit
Hoole has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Hoole’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Hoole’s information audio spots:
Countess of Chester Country Park The Countess of Chester Country Park is a country park in Upton, Chester, Cheshire, England. It is named after the adjacent County of Chester Hospital.
Chester Golf Club Chester Golf Club is located in Curzon Park, Chester, Cheshire. The 18-hole parkland course is contained within a loop of the River Dee. The clubhouse has a licensed bar.
Dale Barracks Dale Barracks is a military installation at Upton near Chester, England. It is located on the outskirts of Upton, near Chester. Dale Barrack is one of the largest military installations in the UK.
Newtown, Chester Newtown is an area of Chester, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Chester. Newtown is one of the areas in the area of the Cheshire boroughs of Chester and Chester.
Chester Zoo monorail The Chester Zoo monorail was an internal transport system at Chester Zoo that operated from 1991 to 2019. It was a transport system that operated between 1991 and 2019.
Old Bank Buildings, Chester Old Bank Buildings is row of shops and offices in Foregate Street in Chester. It is located in the centre of Foregate St, Chester, on the banks side of the river.
County Hall, Chester County Hall is a former municipal building on Castle Drive in Chester, Cheshire, England. It was the headquarters of Cheshire County Council and is now the Riverside campus of the University of Chester.
Chester Crown Court Chester Crown Court is a judicial facility at Castle Square in Chester, Cheshire. The Grade I listed building forms part of a series of imposing buildings at Chester Castle.
Equestrian statue of Viscount Combermere Equestrian Statue of Viscount Combermere stands on an island in Grosvenor Road, Chester, Cheshire. It commemorates his successful military career, and was made by Carlo Marochetti. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
Chester Raft Race The Chester Raft Race is an annual charity event taking place every July on the River Dee in Chester. The rafts race against the clock over a quarter mile (400 m) course, starting by the rowing club, and passing under pedestrian suspension bridge.
Visit Hoole plaques
40 plaques hereHoole has 40 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Hoole 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 Hoole using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Hoole plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Hoole audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Hoole allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Hoole’s 193 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Hoole freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Hoole Map App
Our visit Hoole map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Hoole & 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 Hoole tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Hoole centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Hoole area at LONG:-2.862, LAT:53.197.
Walkfo App
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Hoole, 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.
● Countess of Chester Country Park ● Abbot’s Meads ● Cheshire West and Chester ● Chapel at the Countess of Chester Hospital ● Countess of Chester Hospital ● University of Chester ● Bache Hall ● Chester Golf Club ● Bache, Cheshire ● St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Chester ● Water Tower, Chester ● St Oswald’s Vicarage, Chester ● Telford’s Warehouse ● Bonewaldesthorne’s Tower ● Moston, Cheshire West and Chester ● Holy Ascension Church, Upton-by-Chester ● Dale Barracks ● Upton-by-Chester ● Northgate Church, Chester ● Pemberton’s Parlour ● Morgan’s Mount ● Bridge of Sighs, Chester ● Christ Church, Chester ● Northgate, Chester ● Chester Royal Infirmary ● Blue Bell, Chester ● Chester TMD ● Pied Bull Hotel ● Newtown, Chester ● Phoenix Tower, Chester
● Storyhouse ● Caughall ● Chester Rural District ● Chester Zoo ● Sedan House, Chester ● Chester Town Hall ● Abbey Gateway, Chester ● Chester Cathedral Library ● Gateway Theatre (Chester) ● Deva Victrix ● Watergate, Chester ● Kaleyard Gate, Chester ● Watergate House, Chester ● Chester War Memorial ● Stanley Palace ● Guildhall, Chester ● St Barnabas’ Church, Chester ● Chester Zoo monorail ● St Nicholas Chapel, Chester ● Old Custom House Inn, Chester ● St Werburgh Chambers, Chester ● Quaintways ● St Werburgh’s Mount, Chester ● Booth Mansion ● Bishop Lloyd’s House ● St Oswald’s Chambers, Chester ● Nine Houses, Chester ● Barnaby’s Tower ● Grosvenor Shopping Centre ● Park House, Chester ● Tudor House, Chester ● Recorder’s Steps ● St Olave’s Church, Chester ● Chester Toy and Doll Museum ● Newgate, Chester ● Cheshire Record Office ● St Andrew’s Church, Chester ● Dee House ● Old King’s Head Hotel, Chester ● Old Bishop’s Palace, Chester ● Gamul House ● St Michael’s Church, Chester ● The Falcon, Chester ● Thimbleby’s Tower ● Chester Roman Amphitheatre ● Ye Olde Edgar ● Three Old Arches ● Bear and Billet ● Wesley Methodist Church, Chester ● Bridgegate, Chester ● Chester Weir ● St Michael’s Buildings, Chester ● Shipgate House ● St John the Baptist’s Church, Chester ● Siege of Chester ● Chester ● Anchorite’s Cell, Chester ● St Mary’s Creative Space ● Welsh Presbyterian Church, Chester ● Grosvenor Museum ● St Francis’ Church, Chester ● Dutch Houses, Chester ● Oddfellows’ Hall, Chester ● Cheshire Military Museum ● Old Dee Bridge ● Cowper House ● Crypt Chambers ● Browns of Chester ● Capital House, Chester ● Old Bank Buildings, Chester ● County Hall, Chester ● Boot Inn, Chester ● Chester Rows ● Chester Carmelite Friary ● St John’s Rectory, Chester ● The Chester Grosvenor Hotel ● Eastgate and Eastgate Clock ● Chester Cross (junction) ● Chester High Cross ● Grosvenor Club and North and South Wales Bank ● Chester Crown Court ● Statue of Queen Victoria, Chester ● Boughton, Cheshire ● St Peter’s Church, Chester ● Cenotaph to Matthew Henry ● Old Crypt, Chester ● Chester City Club ● Leche House ● God’s Providence House, Chester ● St Ursula’s, Chester ● Equestrian statue of Viscount Combermere ● Chester Castle ● Shipgate ● Addleshaw Tower ● Minerva’s Shrine, Chester ● Forest House, Chester ● Public baths, Chester ● St Werburgh’s Church, Chester ● Statue of Richard Grosvenor, Second Marquess of Westminster ● Grosvenor Park, Chester ● Chester Raft Race ● St Mary’s Church, Handbridge ● Parker’s Buildings, Chester ● Billy Hobby’s Well ● Zion Chapel, Chester ● Chester Castle (parish) ● Chester (district) ● Grosvenor Bridge (Chester) ● Dee Bridge disaster ● English Presbyterian Church of Wales, Chester ● Chester Racecourse ● Overleigh Cemetery ● Uffington House, Chester ● Dee 106.3 ● Handbridge ● Dee Hills House ● Chester Shot Tower ● Queens Park, Chester ● Queen Hotel, Chester ● Town Crier public house ● Overleigh Lodge ● Curzon Park ● Chester General rail crash ● St Paul’s Church, Boughton ● Curzon Park Abbey ● Walmoor Hill ● 31 and 33 Dee Banks, Chester ● Greenbank, Chester ● Great Boughton ● Boughton Lodge ● Boughton Hall ● Westminster Park ● All Saints’ Church, Hoole ● Boughton Heath ● Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club ● Boughton Hall Cricket Club Ground ● Claverton, Cheshire ● Heronbridge Roman Site ● Battle of Chester ● Huntington, Cheshire ● Piper’s Ash ● Hoole Village ● Hoole Hall ● Vicars Cross ● Littleton, Cheshire ● Newton, Chester ● Guilden Sutton ● St John the Baptist’s Church, Guilden Sutton ● Christleton Hall ● St Columba’s Church, Chester ● St James’ Church, Christleton ● Christleton Old Hall ● Christleton ● Mickle Trafford ● Oakfield Manor ● Saighton Camp ● Battle of Rowton Heath ● Rowton, Cheshire ● Cotton Edmunds ● Chester Cathedral ● Chester Bus Interchange
Getting to / around Hoole – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Hoole using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Hoole places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Hoole Public Transport Stations
Hoole Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Chester Liverpool Road railway station
Upton-by-Chester railway station
Bache railway station
Chester Northgate railway station
Chester railway station
Mickle Trafford railway station
Mickle Trafford East railway station
Sealand Road
A5268 road
3–31 Northgate Street, Chester
Volunteer Street drill hall, Chester
43 Bridge Street, Chester
38 Bridge Street, Chester
39 Bridge Street, Chester
30 Bridge Street, Chester
1 Bridge Street, Chester
33 Eastgate Street, Chester
2–18 St Werburgh Street, Chester
10–28 Nicholas Street, Chester
78–94 Foregate Street, Chester
113 and 117 Foregate Street, Chester
1–11 and 13 Bath Street, Chester
122 Foregate Street, Chester
6–11 Grosvenor Park Road, Chester
142 Foregate Street, Chester
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Local Hoole historians & Hoole tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Hoole? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Hoole’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 Hoole 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 Hoole 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 Hoole 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-Hoole’ web pages (for example: www.visitHoole.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 Hoole places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Hoole places to visit. A unique way to experience Hoole’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Hoole as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Hoole places with Walkfo Hoole to hear history at Hoole’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Hoole has 193 places to visit in our interactive Hoole 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 Hoole, 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 Hoole places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Hoole & the surrounding areas.
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