Visit Penselwood Places

Welcome to Visit Penselwood Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Penselwood

  

Penselwood Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Penselwood

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Penselwood history

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A couple of miles north of the village is Kenwalch’s Castle, an Iron Age hill fort which may be the location of the Battle of Peonnum in 658, mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. The English also made a stand here against the Viking invader Cnut the Great in 1016.

You can visit Penselwood places with Walkfo Penselwood to hear history at Penselwood’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Penselwood has 20 places to visit in our interactive Penselwood 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 Penselwood, 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 Penselwood places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Penselwood & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 20 audio facts unique to Penselwood places in an interactive Penselwood map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Penselwood Places Map
20 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Penselwood places to visit

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

Wyndham’s Oak Wyndham’s Oak is a pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) tree in Silton, Dorset. It was one of a number of oaks that historically marked the boundary of Selwood Forest and Gillingham Forest, a medieval hunting ground. The tree is up to 1,000 years old, and is the oldest tree in the county of Dorset.

Church of St Lawrence, Cucklington The Anglican Church of St Lawrence in Cucklington, Somerset, was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Penselwood The Anglican Church of St Michael and All Angels was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building in Penselwood, Somerset.

Cockroad Wood Castle Cockroad Wood Castle was a castle near Wincanton but now in the parish of Charlton Musgrove, Somerset, England. It is located in Charlton Musgrove Parish Cockroad Wood Castle.

Kenwalch’s Castle Kenwalch’s Castle is probably an Iron Age hill fort that may have been converted into a Roman fortress. It is believed to be named after Cenwalh of Wessex. The site straddles the modern border between Somerset and Wiltshire, and is within Castle Wood which covers its defences and interior.

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