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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Old Cleeve


Visit Old Cleeve PlacesVisit Old Cleeve places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Old Cleeve places to visit. A unique way to experience Old Cleeve’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Old Cleeve as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.

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Old Cleeve is a village 5 miles (8 km) south east of Minehead in Somerset West and Taunton district of Somerset. The village has been in existence since the early 13th century. In 2011, the population of the parish was 1,672. When you visit Old Cleeve, Walkfo brings Old Cleeve places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Old Cleeve Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Old Cleeve


Visit Old Cleeve – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit

With 23 audio plaques & Old Cleeve places for you to explore in the Old Cleeve area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Old Cleeve places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

Old Cleeve history


The parish of Old Cleeve was part of the Williton and Freemanners Hundred. Black Monkey Bridge, built around 1860, carries the West Somerset Railway, a steam operated heritage railway over a stream and footpath.

Old Cleeve etymology

The name Cleeve, first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, comes from the dative singular form of the Old English word clif. It became known as Old Cleeve to distinguish the principal village north of the main A39 road from the later site of Cleeve Abbey to the south.

Old Cleeve geography / climate

Old Cleeve Geography photo

Cleeve Hill is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. It supports a rich and diverse calcareous grassland community with associated mixed woodland and scrub. The site contains two species of plant which are nationally rare in Great Britain, Nit-grass (Gastridium ventricosum) and Rough Marsh-mallow.

Why visit Old Cleeve with Walkfo Travel Guide App?


Visit Old Cleeve PlacesYou can visit Old Cleeve places with Walkfo Old Cleeve to hear history at Old Cleeve’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Old Cleeve has 23 places to visit in our interactive Old Cleeve 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 Old Cleeve, 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 Old Cleeve places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Old Cleeve & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 23 audio facts unique to Old Cleeve places in an interactive Old Cleeve map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Old Cleeve Places Map
23 tourist, history, culture & geography spots


 

  Old Cleeve historic spots

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Walkfo Old Cleeve tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Old Cleeve

  

Best Old Cleeve places to visit


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

Old Cleeve photo Wansbrough Paper Mill
Wansbrough Paper Mill was a paper mill located in Watchet, Somerset, when it was the UK’s largest manufacturer of coreboard.
Old Cleeve photo Battlegore Burial Chamber
The name “Battlegore” comes from this site being attributed to the location of a Danish raid in 918 AD or 988 AD. Along with three nearby round barrows it has been scheduled as an ancient monument.
Old Cleeve photo Bakelite Museum
The Bakelite Museum is a collection of Bakelite and other articles belonging to Patrick Cook that currently is without a home. Patrick Cook is currently living in a retirement home.
Old Cleeve photo Chapel Cleeve Manor
Chapel Cleeve Manor started life in the 1450s as a pilgrims’ hostel. It was enlarged in the 19th and 20th centuries when it was a private house and then a hotel. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Old Cleeve photo Church of St Bartholomew, Rodhuish
The Anglican Church of St Bartholomew was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building in Rodhuish, Somerset.

Visit Old Cleeve plaques


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Old Cleeve has 2 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Old Cleeve 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 Old Cleeve using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Old Cleeve plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.