Visit Poltimore Places

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

  

Poltimore Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Poltimore

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Poltimore history

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Two manors were recorded at Poltimore in the Domesday Book completed 1086. The name of the village itself likely comes from Old Welsh, Pwlltymawr, which translates to “The Pool by the Great House” The de Pultymor family also had a residence called Poltymore in Glamorgan, South Wales.

You can visit Poltimore places with Walkfo Poltimore to hear history at Poltimore’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Poltimore has 15 places to visit in our interactive Poltimore 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 Poltimore, 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 Poltimore places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Poltimore & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 15 audio facts unique to Poltimore places in an interactive Poltimore map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Poltimore Places Map
15 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Poltimore places to visit

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

Battle of Pinhoe The Battle of Pinhoe was a battle between the Danes and the men of Devon and Somerset at Pinhoe, Devon. The Danes were defeated in the battle.

River Culm River Culm is the longest tributary of the River Exe in Devon. It rises in the Blackdown Hills at a spring near RAF Culmhead in Somerset. The name of the river is thought to mean ‘knot’ or ‘tie’, in reference to the river’s twists and loops.

Stoke Canon Stoke Canon is a small village and civil parish near the confluence of the rivers Exe and Culm on the main A396 between Exeter and Tiverton in Devon. At the 2001 census it had a population of 660. The population was unchanged in 2011 but the village forms the major part of the Exe Valley electoral ward.

Broadclyst Broadclyst is a village and civil parish in the East Devon local government district. In 2001 its population was 2,830, reducing at the 2011 Census to 1,467. An electoral ward with the same name exists whose population at the above census was 4,842.

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Visit Poltimore plaques