Welcome to Visit Old Harlow Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Old Harlow
Visit Old Harlow places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Old Harlow places to visit. A unique way to experience Old Harlow’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Old Harlow as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Old Harlow is situated in the north-east area of the town and is the oldest area of Harlow. It is unknown when the town first came into existence. Originally Old Harllow was going to be the central area for Harlow New Town, but due to the amount of demolition works and the loss of agricultural land it was decided to build Harlow New Town to the west of Old Harlow town. When you visit Old Harlow, Walkfo brings Old Harlow places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Old Harlow Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Old Harlow
Visit Old Harlow – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 24 audio plaques & Old Harlow places for you to explore in the Old Harlow area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Old Harlow places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Old Harlow history
Old Harlow was known as Harlow before the building of Harlow New Town. It is now known to be an affluent area with its cottages and periodic manors. The town also contains a small extension campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.
Historic estates
The former manor of Harlowbury lies immediately to the north-east of the town. It was for a time a seat of the Addington family. A Norman chapel survives on the site.
Why visit Old Harlow with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Old Harlow places with Walkfo Old Harlow to hear history at Old Harlow’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Old Harlow has 24 places to visit in our interactive Old Harlow 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 Harlow, 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 Harlow places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Old Harlow & the surrounding areas.
Walkfo: Visit Old Harlow Places Map
24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Old Harlow places to visit
Old Harlow has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Old Harlow’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Old Harlow’s information audio spots:
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow
The Princess Alexandra Hospital is an acute general hospital in Harlow, Essex, England. It is managed by the Princess Alexandra Hospitals NHS Trust.
Harlow Town Park
Harlow Town Park is a 164 acre Grade II listed park located in Harlow, Essex, England. The park includes Spurriers House, Pets’ Corner, Bandstand, aventure playground, Water Garden, Newfoundland Garden, Peace Wood and Peace Wood.
Harlow Mill railway station
Harlow Mill is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the eastern part of Harlow in Essex. It is 24 miles 36 chains (39.3 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street. Its three-letter station code is HWM. All trains serving it are operated by Greater Anglia.
Manor of Groves
Manor of Groves Hotel is Grade II on the English Heritage Register. It was remodelled over an existing older building in 1823 by a prominent London lawyer. The house was a private residence for many distinguished people over the next 150 years. In 1988 it was converted to a hotel and caters for events such as weddings.
Visit Old Harlow plaques
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here Old Harlow has 2 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Old Harlow 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 Harlow using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Old Harlow plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.