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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Overton, Shropshire
Visit Overton, Shropshire places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Overton, Shropshire places to visit. A unique way to experience Overton, Shropshire’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Overton, Shropshire as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Overton lies 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Ludlow and close to the border with Herefordshire. In the Domesday Book it is recorded as the manor of Avretone, which included Richard’s Castle. Around the time of Henry I (1100-1139) the hundreds of Shropshire were greatly reformed. When you visit Overton, Shropshire, Walkfo brings Overton, Shropshire places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Overton, Shropshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Overton, Shropshire
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With 25 audio plaques & Overton, Shropshire places for you to explore in the Overton, Shropshire area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Overton, Shropshire places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
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You can visit Overton, Shropshire places with Walkfo Overton, Shropshire to hear history at Overton, Shropshire’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Overton, Shropshire has 25 places to visit in our interactive Overton, Shropshire 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 Overton, Shropshire, 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 Overton, Shropshire places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Overton, Shropshire & the surrounding areas.
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25 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Overton, Shropshire places to visit
Overton, Shropshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Overton, Shropshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Overton, Shropshire’s information audio spots:
Feathers Hotel, Ludlow
The Feathers Hotel, The Bullring, Ludlow, Shropshire is an historic inn. It was constructed in 1619, over an earlier core, for a local lawyer, Rees Jones. It is a Grade I listed building, listed on 15 April 1954.
The Bull Hotel, Ludlow
The Bull Hotel is a Grade II listed building in Ludlow. The public house is described as the best surviving medieval inn in the area. The hotel hosts the Fringe Festival, featuring live jazz music and plays in the courtyard of the hotel.
Rout of Ludford Bridge
The Rout of Ludford Bridge was a largely bloodless confrontation fought in the early years of the Wars of the Roses. It took place on 12 October 1459 and resulted in a setback for the Yorkists. Although this seemed to be a triumph for the rival Lancastrians at the time, they had thrown away their advantage within six months.
Mortimer Forest
Mortimer Forest is a forest on the Shropshire/Herefordshire border in England. It covers a hilly terrain, including the marilyn of High Vinnalls which rises to 375 metres.
Visit Overton, Shropshire plaques
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here Overton, Shropshire has 16 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Overton, Shropshire 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 Overton, Shropshire using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Overton, Shropshire plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.