Visit Odiham Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Odiham

  

Odiham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Odiham

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Odiham history

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The first written record of Odiham is in the Domesday Book (1086), where it appears with its current spelling. The spellings Odiam and Wudiham have sometimes been used since.

Odiham Castle

King John decided in 1204 to build Odiham Castle and it was built during the years 1207 to 1214 at a cost of over £1000. In 1216 the French Dauphin Louis VIII besieged King John in the castle for two weeks. During the fourteenth century the castle played a role in several significant events, including a sitting of Parliament, and imprisonment of King David II of Scotland. However by the fifteenth century its only use was as a hunting lodge.

Odiham Pest House

Odiham Pest House was built c. 1622 and housed local people and travellers suffering from the plague, smallpox and other infectious diseases. Many such “isolation hospitals” were built in that period but it is one of only five surviving examples surviving.

William Lily

Thomas Cox wrote in 1738:

Odiham Agricultural Society

On 16 May 1783, the Odiham Agricultural Society was inaugurated by a group drawn from ‘Gentlemen of Rank, fortune and Ingenuity’ The Society also resolved to reform farriery and animal care by establishing a school to teach veterinary science in England. This was to result in the foundation of the Royal Veterinary Society.

You can visit Odiham places with Walkfo Odiham to hear history at Odiham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Odiham has 22 places to visit in our interactive Odiham 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 Odiham, 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 Odiham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Odiham & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 22 audio facts unique to Odiham places in an interactive Odiham map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Odiham Places Map
22 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Odiham historic spots	Odiham tourist destinations	Odiham plaques	Odiham geographic features
Walkfo Odiham tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Odiham

  

Best Odiham places to visit

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Odiham has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Odiham’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Odiham’s information audio spots:

Odiham Castle Odiham Castle is one of only three fortresses built by King John during his reign. The site was possibly chosen because he had visited the area in 1204 and it lay halfway between Windsor and Winchester.

Dogmersfield Park Dogmersfield Park is a Grade I listed Georgian country house. It is located in a small village in Hampshire, England. The land was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as “Doccemere feld”

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Visit Odiham plaques