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


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

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Old Whittington is 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Chesterfield and 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Sheffield. The parish church of St Bartholomew was restored after its destruction by fire in 1895. The town manufactured stoneware bottles, other earthenware and bricks. When you visit Old Whittington, Walkfo brings Old Whittington places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

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


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With 46 audio plaques & Old Whittington places for you to explore in the Old Whittington area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Old Whittington places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

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Visit Old Whittington PlacesYou can visit Old Whittington places with Walkfo Old Whittington to hear history at Old Whittington’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Old Whittington has 46 places to visit in our interactive Old Whittington 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 Whittington, 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 Whittington places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Old Whittington & the surrounding areas.

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46 tourist, history, culture & geography spots


 

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

  

Best Old Whittington places to visit


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

Old Whittington photo Tapton House
George Stephenson built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives. In its time Tapton has been a gentleman’s residence, a ladies’ boarding school and a co-educational school. The House is now rented out as offices by Chesterfield Borough Council.
Old Whittington photo Christ Church, Chesterfield
Christ Church, Chesterfield is a parish church in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. It is located in the centre of Chesterfield in the area.
Old Whittington photo Holy Trinity Church, Chesterfield
Holy Trinity Church, Chesterfield is a Grade II listed parish church in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. It is located in the centre of Chesterfield in the north of the county.
Old Whittington photo Battle of Chesterfield
The Battle of Chesterfield was a minor skirmish in the 13th-century England’s Second Barons’ War. The battle was fought in the latter stages of the Second Barons’ war.
Old Whittington photo Chesterfield Town Hall
Chesterfield Town Hall is a municipal building on Rose Hill, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
Old Whittington photo Chesterfield power station
Chesterfield power station was owned and operated by Chesterfield Corporation prior to the nationalisation of the British electricity industry in 1948. It was redeveloped as demand for electricity grew and old plant was replaced, and had a generating capacity of 6.9 MW in the 1920s.
Old Whittington photo Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Chesterfield Royal Hospital is an acute general hospital in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. It is managed by the Chesterfield Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Old Whittington photo St Thomas’ Church, Brampton
St Thomas’ Church, Brampton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Brampton, Derbyshire.
Old Whittington photo Barrow Hill and New Whittington
Barrow Hill and New Whittington is one of the nineteen wards that make up the borough of Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The population of the ward was 5,903 at the 2011 Census.
Old Whittington photo Peak FM (North Derbyshire)
Peak FM was a local radio station serving north Derbyshire. It was folded into Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire, as part of a rebrand, on 1 September 2020.

Visit Old Whittington plaques


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Old Whittington has 5 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Old Whittington 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 Whittington using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Old Whittington plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.