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. – 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 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
11 plaques hereNorth 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.
Experience North Somerset audio walks & tours
Walkfo is a free app that guides you around things to do / places to visit in North Somerset. Explore as you wish, as you would do an art gallery or museum, and when you walk close to any of the 223 locations, our digital tour guide will provide history, culture & travel facts in audio form. With headphone connected, you can explore North Somerset freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore North Somerset Map App
Our visit North Somerset map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in North Somerset & 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 North Somerset tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the North Somerset centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit North Somerset area at LONG:-2.8, LAT:51.39.
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore North Somerset, 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 North Somerset / surrounding areas
● Curzon Community Cinema, Clevedon ● Kenn Church, Kenn Pier & Yew Tree Farm SSSI ● North Somerset Community Hospital ● Church of St John the Evangelist, Clevedon ● Clevedon Town F.C. ● Clevedon ● Clock Tower, Clevedon ● Christ Church, Clevedon ● Clevedon Hall ● Kenn, Somerset ● Church of St John The Evangelist, Kenn ● Clevedon Court ● Clevedon Shore ● Church of St Mary and St Edward, Barrow Gurney ● Royal Pier Hotel, Clevedon ● Wain’s Hill ● Holly Lane SSSI ● Walton Castle ● Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors SSSI ● East Dundry ● Dundry ● Dundry Hill ● Barns Batch Spinney ● Walton Common ● Walton Common banjo enclosure ● Walton in Gordano ● Gordano Valley ● Redcliffe Bay ● Nightingale Valley ● Weston in Gordano
● Weston-in-Gordano SSSI ● Court Hill ● Weston Big Wood ● Blagdon Lake ● Church of St Andrew, Blagdon ● Blagdon ● Butcombe ● Church of St Michael and All Angels, Butcombe ● Redhill, Somerset ● Church of St Martin, Worle ● Castle Batch ● Kewstoke ● Locking Castle ● The Helicopter Museum (Weston) ● St. Georges, North Somerset ● RAF Weston-super-Mare ● LeisureDome, Weston-super-Mare ● Tickenham ● Nailsea Court ● Chelvey Court ● Holy Trinity Church, Nailsea ● St Nicholas’ Church, Brockley ● Nature Reserves in Nailsea ● Nailsea ● Pill, Somerset ● Ham Green SSSI ● Church of St George, Easton in Gordano ● Easton in Gordano ● Gordano services ● Royal Portbury Dock ● Leigh Court ● Victoria Methodist Church ● Weston-super-Mare ● The Breeze (North Somerset) ● Weston-super-Mare Town Hall ● Odeon Cinema, Weston-super-Mare ● The Playhouse, Weston-super-Mare ● Ellenborough Park, Weston-super-Mare ● Grand Pier, Weston-super-Mare ● The Blakehay Theatre, Weston-super-Mare ● University Centre Weston ● Tropicana, Weston-super-Mare ● Dismaland ● Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare ● Weston-super-Mare Lifeboat Station ● Worlebury Hill ● Spring Cove Cliffs ● Weston-super-Mare Cricket Club ● Devonshire Park Ground, Weston-super-Mare ● Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. ● Uphill ● Weston General Hospital ● Holy Trinity Church, Abbots Leigh ● Abbots Leigh ● Leigh Woods National Nature Reserve ● Stokeleigh Camp ● Gane Pavilion ● Wraxall Camp ● Leigh Woods, Somerset ● Kite Festival ● Failand ● Burgh Walls Camp ● Conygar Hillfort ● Portbury ● Charlton House, Wraxall ● Portbury Ashlands ● Portishead Town F.C. ● Clapton in Gordano ● Portishead, Somerset ● Old Church of St Nicholas, Uphill ● Uphill Cliff ● Hebron Church, Long Ashton ● Long Ashton Rural District ● Long Ashton ● Church of All Saints, Long Ashton ● Barrow Hospital ● Barrow Gurney Reservoirs ● Long Ashton Research Station ● Littleton gunpowder works ● Church of St Mary and St Peter, Winford ● Winford ● RAF Locking ● Wick St. Lawrence ● Church of St Lawrence, Wick St. Lawrence ● Max Bog ● Loxton, Somerset ● Burrington Combe ● Burrington Camp ● Burrington, Somerset ● Goatchurch Cavern ● Sidcot Swallet ● Aveline’s Hole ● Bourne SSSI, Avon ● Read’s Cavern ● Banwell ● Banwell Castle ● Banwell Ochre Caves ● Banwell Camp ● Banwell Caves ● Thatchers Cider ● All Saints Church, Sandford ● Sandford, Somerset ● Winscombe ● Winscombe and Sandford ● Yanal Bog ● Nailsea Glassworks ● Elms colliery ● Strawberries and Cream Tree ● Ashton & Backwell United F.C. ● Backwell ● Limebreach Wood ● Brockley Hall Stables ● Cadbury Camp ● Brockley, Somerset ● Church of Saint Mary The Virgin, Hutton ● Hutton Court ● Hutton, Somerset ● Bleadon Hill ● Locking, Somerset ● Elborough Hill ● Bleadon ● Purn Hill ● Shiplate Slait ● Portishead and North Weston ● Portishead Radio ● North Weston, Somerset ● Portishead Lifeboat Station ● Lower Langford ● Meat Research Institute ● Dolebury Warren ● Dinghurst fort ● Over Langford Manor ● Church of St John the Baptist, Churchill ● St Michael’s Church, Clapton in Gordano ● Clapton Court ● Wrington ● Church of All Saints, Wrington ● Bristol Airport ● Cleeve Toot ● Brockley Combe ● King’s Wood and Urchin Wood SSSI ● Cleeve, Somerset ● Lulsgate Aerodrome ● Cleeve Heronry ● Church of Holy Trinity, Cleeve ● Backwell House ● St Andrew’s Church, Backwell ● Church of St Michael and All Angels, Flax Bourton ● Flax Bourton ● Backwell Hillfort ● Stancombe Quarry ● North Somerset Show ● Barrow Court ● Wraxall and Failand ● Wraxall, Somerset ● Taps Combe Camp ● Tyntesfield ● Mark Yeo ● Gatcombe, Somerset ● All Saints Church, Wraxall ● Wraxall Court ● Yatton ● The Old Rectory, Yatton ● North Somerset ● Kingston Seymour ● Cadbury Hill ● The Vicarage, Congresbury ● Congresbury ● Hartcliff Rocks Quarry ● Barrow Gurney ● Barrow Gurney Nunnery ● Lulsgate Quarry ● River Banwell ● Blake’s Pools ● Congresbury Yeo ● Woodspring Priory ● Puxton ● St Saviour’s Church, Puxton ● Puxton Moor ● Urchinwood Manor ● Steep Holm ● Lulsgate Plateau ● Lambretta Scooter Museum ● Weston Museum ● Worlebury Camp ● Ashton Court ● Churchill, Somerset ● Jubilee Clock Tower, Churchill ● Churchill Methodist Church ● Sidney Hill Cottage Homes ● Goblin Combe
Getting to / around North Somerset – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in North Somerset using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following North Somerset places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local North Somerset Public Transport Stations
North Somerset Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Clevedon East railway station
Colehouse Lane railway station
All Saints railway station, Clevedon
Walton Park railway station
Kingston Road railway station
Walton in Gordano railway station
Cadbury Road railway station
Blagdon railway station
Bristol Road railway station
Worle Town railway station
Milton Road (Somerset) railway station
Weston Milton railway station
Worle railway station
Weston-super-Mare Ashcombe Road railway station
Ebdon Lane railway station
Pill railway station
Ham Green Halt railway station
Weston-super-Mare railway station
Nightingale Valley Halt railway station
Portbury railway station
Portishead power station
Portishead South railway station
Long Ashton railway station
Sandford and Banwell railway station
Winscombe railway station
Nailsea and Backwell railway station
Portishead WCPR railway station
Clapton Road railway station
Wrington railway station
Flax Bourton railway station
Yatton railway station
Congresbury railway station
Wick St Lawrence railway station
Ham Lane railway station
Broadstone railway station (Somerset)
Biddle Street, Yatton
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Local North Somerset historians & North Somerset tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to North Somerset? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives North Somerset’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 North Somerset 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 North Somerset 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 North Somerset 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-North Somerset’ web pages (for example: www.visitNorth Somerset.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. v1.131
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.
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