Visit North Somerset Place – things to do & explore
Visit North Somerset places on a day-trip, weekend away or holiday – and Walkfo becomes your personal digital tour guide to North Somerset things to do.
Visiting North Somerset Overview
North Somerset is a unitary district in Somerset, South West England . It is administered independently of the non-metropolitan county of Somerset . The area comprises the parliamentary constituencies of Weston-super-Mare and North Somerset .
When you visit North Somerset, North Somerset history becomes available at the places you travel to by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
North Somerset places overview by Walkfo
Visit to North Somerset stats
With 223 tourism audio plaques & places for you to explore in North Somerset, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider in the world. Our AI continually learns & refines content about the best North Somerset places to visit from online information authorities like Wikipedia for current & history, and converts it into an audio experience.
North Somerset history
Between 1 April 1974 and 31 March 1996, this area was the Woodspring district of the county of Avon. The district of Woodspring was formed from the municipal boroughs of Weston-super-Mare, Clevedon and Portishead urban districts, Long Ashton Rural District, and part of Axbridge Rural District. The government proposed that the new unitary area be known as “North West Somerset” from 1 April 1996, the council voted instead to adopt the name “North Somerset”
When you visit North Somerset
You can visit North Somerset places and use Walkfo North Somerset to discover the history & things to do in North Somerset whilst walking with our free digital tour app. Walkfo North Somerset has 223 places on our North Somerset map with history, culture & travel facts that you 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 North Somerset, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route – you choose where you want to go, when you want to go and Walkfo North Somerset will keep up.
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With millions of places including tourist walks, North Somerset travel destinations, National Trust locations converted to audio experiences, our North Somerset places AI guide will help you get the best from your visit to North Somerset & the surrounding areas. The North Somerset places app for iPhone & Android delivers hidden history, interesting culture and amazing facts in interactive audio stories in response to where you walk at National Heritage sites, tourist attractions, historic locations or city streets, with no predefined walk map requirements.
“The Walkfo AI has curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 223 audio facts unique to North Somerset places forming an interactive North Somerset map for you to explore.”
Walkfo’s Visit North Somerset Places Map
223 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Walkfo North Somerset tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in North Somerset |
Best North Somerset places to visit
North Somerset has many places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied North Somerset’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo North Somerset’s information audio spots:
![]() | Royal Pier Hotel, Clevedon The Royal Pier Hotel is a Grade II listed building in Clevedon, England . It is located on the site of the Royal Pier Pier Hotel . |
![]() | Church of St Michael and All Angels, Butcombe Anglican Church of St Michael and All Angels at Butcombe in Somerset was built in the 15th century and restored in 1868. It is a Grade II* listed building. |
Church of St Martin, Worle The Church of St Martin in Worle within the English county of Somerset has Norman origins. It is a Grade II* listed building and is located in the area of Worle. |
![]() | Castle Batch Castle Batch was a fortification at Worle that once stood overlooking the town of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England. |
![]() | LeisureDome, Weston-super-Mare LeisureDome is a proposed indoor ski slope for Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. It would be located on the site of the former RAF Locking, which closed in 1999. The ski slope was originally planned to open in early 2013, but construction has been delayed. |
![]() | Chelvey Court Chelvey Court in the village of Chelvey near Brockley in Somerset was a large manor house built between 1618 and 1660 for Edward and John Tynte. It is a Grade II* listed building. |
![]() | Holy Trinity Church, Nailsea Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican Church in Nailsea, Somerset. It dates from the 15th century and is a Grade I listed building. It features a tower with 6 Bells, a cemetery, and a community centre. |
Church of St George, Easton in Gordano The Anglican Church of St George in Easton in Gordano in the English county of Somerset is a Grade II* listed building. The church is located in the area of Gordano, Gordano and Easton. |
![]() | Victoria Methodist Church Victoria Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. The original church of 1899-1900 was destroyed by fire in 1934. It was replaced by the current church, which was designed by Fry, Paterson and Jones. |
![]() | Weston-super-Mare Town Hall Weston-super-Mare Town Hall is the headquarters of North Somerset Council. The building is a Grade II listed building. It is located in Walliscote Grove Road in Somerset. |
Visit North Somerset plaques
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here North Somerset has 11 physical plaques within tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo North Somerset plaques when visiting. Plaque schemes such as National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened. Where a plaque is available, Walkfo AI has done research to provide additional, deeper content when you visit North Somerset using the app. Experience hidden history & stories at each location as the Walkfo local tourist guide app uses trigger audio close to each North Somerset plaque. Explore North Somerset Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.