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Visiting Oakwood, Derby Walkfo Preview Oakwood is a modern housing estate in Derby, UK, built mainly in the 1980s and 1990s. At the time of construction, it was one of the largest new housing estates in Europe. When you visit Oakwood, Derby, Walkfo brings Oakwood, Derby places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
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With 39 audio plaques & Oakwood, Derby places for you to explore in the Oakwood, Derby area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Oakwood, Derby places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Oakwood, Derby history
The original oak wood, from which the area is named, has been preserved as Chaddesden Wood Nature Reserve. The wood contains a nature trail open to the public, roughly half a mile long. In Spring the wood is covered by a carpet of bluebells as can be seen in the photograph.
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You can visit Oakwood, Derby places with Walkfo Oakwood, Derby to hear history at Oakwood, Derby’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Oakwood, Derby has 39 places to visit in our interactive Oakwood, Derby 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 Oakwood, Derby, 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 Oakwood, Derby places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Oakwood, Derby & the surrounding areas.
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Best Oakwood, Derby places to visit
Oakwood, Derby has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Oakwood, Derby’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Oakwood, Derby’s information audio spots:
Spondon Originally a small village, Spondon dates back to the Domesday Book. It became heavily industrialised in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Homestead, Spondon The Homestead is a nine-bedroom Georgian house in the conservation area of Spondon, Derby, England. It is Grade I listed.
St Werburgh’s Church, Spondon St. Werburgh’s Church, Spondon, is a parish church in the Church of England. It is located in Derbyshire.
St Mark’s Church, Derby St Mark’s Church, Derby is a parish church in the Church of England in Chaddesden, Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is located in the area of Derby.
St Mary’s Church, Chaddesden St Mary’s Church is a Church of England parish church in Chaddesden, a suburb of Derby, England. Grade I listed building dating back to the mid-14th century is one of Derby’s oldest churches.
Oakwood, Derby Oakwood is a modern housing estate in Derby, UK, built mainly in the 1980s and 1990s. At the time of construction, it was one of the largest new housing estates in Europe.
Locko Park Locko Park is a Grade II* listed country house in Erewash, near Spondon, Derbyshire. The main south facing block of the present house was built about 1725 out of locally sourced Keuper sandstone for the member of parliament, Robert Ferne. The name Locko derives from the old French word for rags, loques, in reference to strips of lint that were applied to sores.
St Paul’s Church, Little Eaton St Paul’s Church, Little Eaton is a Grade II listed parish church in Little Eaton, Derbyshire. It is located in the centre of Little Eaton in the area.
The Sanctuary (Derby) The Sanctuary is a bird and wildlife sanctuary and designated local nature reserve (LNR) located on Pride Park in the city of Derby, England. Controversial plans by the local council owners to build a closed circuit cycle race track were withdrawn in 2014 following widespread opposition and in the face of legal action.
Visit Oakwood, Derby plaques
3 plaques hereOakwood, Derby has 3 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Oakwood, Derby 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 Oakwood, Derby using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Oakwood, Derby plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Oakwood, Derby audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Oakwood, Derby allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Oakwood, Derby’s 39 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Oakwood, Derby freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Oakwood, Derby Map App
Our visit Oakwood, Derby map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Oakwood, Derby & 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 Oakwood, Derby tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Oakwood, Derby centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Oakwood, Derby area at LONG:-1.425, LAT:52.945.
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Things to do & visit in Oakwood, Derby / surrounding areas
● St Mary’s Bridge Chapel ● Derby Rowing Club ● Handyside Bridge ● Exeter House ● Longbridge Weir Hydro ● Little Chester ● Derventio Coritanorum ● Darley Park ● Markeaton Brook ● Darley Abbey ● County Cricket Ground, Derby ● Derby Racecourse ● Derby Racecourse Roman settlement ● Spondon ● The Homestead, Spondon ● British Celanese ● Malt Shovel, Spondon ● St Werburgh’s Church, Spondon ● Locko Preceptory ● UTC Derby Pride Park ● Pride Park Stadium ● Derby Arena ● St Mark’s Church, Derby ● Chaddesden ● St Mary’s Church, Chaddesden ● Stanley and Stanley Common ● Stanley, Derbyshire ● Morley, Derbyshire ● Breadsall Priory ● Oakwood, Derby
● Locko Park ● All Saints’ Church, Breadsall ● Breadsall ● Little Eaton ● St Paul’s Church, Little Eaton ● The Sanctuary (Derby) ● Spondon Cricket Club
Getting to / around Oakwood, Derby – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Oakwood, Derby using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Oakwood, Derby places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
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