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Visit Sawley, Derbyshire places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Sawley, Derbyshire places to visit. A unique way to experience Sawley, Derbyshire’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Sawley, Derbyshire as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Sawley, Derbyshire Walkfo Preview Sawley is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Erewash, in southeast Derbyshire. The population of just the civil parish was measured at 6,629 as at the 2011 Census. Sawley Marina is one of the most prominent features of the village. When you visit Sawley, Derbyshire, Walkfo brings Sawley, Derbyshire places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Visit Sawley, Derbyshire – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 41 audio plaques & Sawley, Derbyshire places for you to explore in the Sawley, Derbyshire area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Sawley, Derbyshire places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Sawley, Derbyshire history
Sawley was the most important village in the area, commanding the first river crossing, Harrington Bridge, above Nottingham. The church of All Saints is thirteenth century and contains Saxon and Norman work. Sawley Cut and the Locks were built around 1796, to bypass difficult and shallow sections of the Trent Navigation. The Sawley Memorial Hall and Community Centre was opened by Richard Attenborough in 1958.
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You can visit Sawley, Derbyshire places with Walkfo Sawley, Derbyshire to hear history at Sawley, Derbyshire’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Sawley, Derbyshire has 41 places to visit in our interactive Sawley, Derbyshire 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 Sawley, Derbyshire, 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 Sawley, Derbyshire places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Sawley, Derbyshire & the surrounding areas.
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Best Sawley, Derbyshire places to visit
Sawley, Derbyshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Sawley, Derbyshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Sawley, Derbyshire’s information audio spots:
Long Eaton Speedway Long Eaton motorcycle speedway teams operated from 1950 until 1997 in Long Eaton, England. Teams have raced at the Long Eaton Stadium as Long Eaton Archers, Long Eaton Rangers, Nottingham Outlaws and Long Eaton Invaders. The Invaders returned in 2011, with home meetings taking place at the Leicester Lions’ track.
St Laurence’s Church, Long Eaton St. Laurence’s Church, Long Eaton, is a Grade II* listed parish church. It was built in the 1930s and is located in Long Eaton.
Christ Church Methodist Church Christ Church Methodist Church is a Grade II listed English church. It is located in Long Eaton, Derbyshire. The church was built in the 1930s.
St James’ Church, Long Eaton St James’ Mission Church, Long Eaton is a former church in the Church of England Diocese of Derby. It is located in Long Eaton, Derbyshire.
St John’s Baptist Chapel, Long Eaton St John’s Baptist Chapel, Long Eaton is a former Baptist Church in Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now located in Long Eaton.
Lockington, Leicestershire The population at the 2011 census was included in the civil parish of Lockington-Hemington. The village is close to the Derbyshire border. In 1994 a hoard of Bronze Age items were discovered locally.
Holy Trinity Church, Ratcliffe-on-Soar Holy Trinity Church, Ratcliffe-on-Soar is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England. It is part of an informal grouping of five churches that are known collectively as “The 453 Churches” as they straddle the A453.
Risley Hall, Derbyshire Risley Hall is a country house, now a hotel set in 17 acres (69,000 m) of private landscaped grounds. It comprises 35 bedrooms and several function rooms. The building’s main function is as a hotel and spa, but it also caters for weddings.
St Michael’s Church, Breaston St Michael’s Church, Breaston is a Grade I listed parish church in Breaston, Derbyshire. It is located in the town of Breaston in the county of Derby. The church was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade II listed parish.
Great Wilne Great Wilne is a small village in Derbyshire, England on the border with Leicestershire. It is 7 miles (11 km) south east of Derby. The population at the 2011 Census is included in the civil parish of Shardlow and Great.
Visit Sawley, Derbyshire plaques
2 plaques hereSawley, Derbyshire has 2 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Sawley, Derbyshire 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 Sawley, Derbyshire using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Sawley, Derbyshire plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Sawley, Derbyshire audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Sawley, Derbyshire allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Sawley, Derbyshire’s 41 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Sawley, Derbyshire freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Sawley, Derbyshire Map App
Our visit Sawley, Derbyshire map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Sawley, Derbyshire & surrounding areas using the Walkfo digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has plaque, building, street or area information on history, culture or tourism.
You can set your Walkfo’s Sawley, Derbyshire tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Sawley, Derbyshire centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Sawley, Derbyshire area at LONG:-1.299, LAT:52.882.
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Things to do & visit in Sawley, Derbyshire / surrounding areas
● Toton TMD ● Long Eaton Speedway ● Long Eaton Stadium ● Long Eaton United F.C. ● St Laurence’s Church, Long Eaton ● Long Eaton Urban District ● Long Eaton ● Christ Church Methodist Church ● St James’ Church, Long Eaton ● St John’s Baptist Chapel, Long Eaton ● Lockington Hall ● Lockington, Leicestershire ● Holy Trinity Church, Ratcliffe-on-Soar ● Risley Hall, Derbyshire ● Sawley, Derbyshire ● All Saints’ Church, Sawley ● Harrington Bridge ● Breaston ● St Michael’s Church, Breaston ● Derwent Mouth ● Trent Lock ● Great Wilne ● River Soar ● Trent Viaducts ● Draycott, Derbyshire ● Lockington Marshes ● Hemington, Leicestershire ● Soldiers and Sailors Sports Ground, Breaston ● Trent Valley Way ● Lockington-Hemington
● Cavendish Bridge ● St James’ Church, Shardlow ● Shardlow and Great Wilne ● Shardlow Hall, Derbyshire ● Thrumpton Hall ● All Saints Church, Thrumpton ● Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station ● Ratcliffe-on-Soar ● River Derwent, Derbyshire
Getting to / around Sawley, Derbyshire – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Sawley, Derbyshire using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Sawley, Derbyshire places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Sawley, Derbyshire Public Transport Stations
Long Eaton railway station (Midland Counties Railway)
Trent railway station
Long Eaton railway station
Sawley railway station
Draycott and Breaston railway station
East Midlands Parkway railway station
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Local Sawley, Derbyshire historians & Sawley, Derbyshire tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Sawley, Derbyshire? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Sawley, Derbyshire’s places, attractions & landmarks ability to create their own unique outdoor audio museums & using our simple & easy to use Walkfo Creator. – Creating a new audio experience for your Sawley, Derbyshire place is free* and quick (15+ minutes if you prepare text content) to use, with Walkfo Creator doing the hard work of generating AI audio files for geo-spots from the text you provide with a simply click on a map. – The 100 Amazing Sawley, Derbyshire Places is just one example of an outdoor museum created using Walkfo Creator (pictured to the left) for people to safely explore during Covid-19 times whilst visiting a city. Our tool is open to tourism organisations, travel destinations & National Trust locations to create their own audio walks to offer free when people visit Sawley, Derbyshire destinations. – Walkfo itself is looking to partner with websites offering things-to-do / what’s on events listings to enhance the content of our ‘visit-Sawley, Derbyshire’ web pages (for example: www.visitSawley, Derbyshire.com). If you are interested in partnering, please contact us to discuss options.
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Visit Sawley, Derbyshire places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Sawley, Derbyshire places to visit. A unique way to experience Sawley, Derbyshire’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Sawley, Derbyshire as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Sawley, Derbyshire places with Walkfo Sawley, Derbyshire to hear history at Sawley, Derbyshire’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Sawley, Derbyshire has 41 places to visit in our interactive Sawley, Derbyshire 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 Sawley, Derbyshire, 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 Sawley, Derbyshire places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Sawley, Derbyshire & the surrounding areas.
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