Visit Shirwell Places

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

  

Shirwell Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Shirwell

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You can visit Shirwell places with Walkfo Shirwell to hear history at Shirwell’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Shirwell has 16 places to visit in our interactive Shirwell 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 Shirwell, 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 Shirwell places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Shirwell & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 16 audio facts unique to Shirwell places in an interactive Shirwell map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Shirwell Places Map
16 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Shirwell places to visit

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

Goodleigh Goodleigh is a village, civil parish and former manor in North Devon. It lies about 2+1/2 miles (4 km) north-east of the historic centre of Barnstaple. The parish church of St Gregory is a grade II* listed building with surviving ancient parts but was largely rebuilt in 1881.

Manor of Loxhore The Manor of Loxhore was a manor in the parish of North Devon, England. It was located in North Devon and was named after the manor. It is believed to have been built in the 17th century.

Church of St Peter, Shirwell The Church of St Peter is the 13th-century Anglican parish church for Shirwell in North Devon. It is a Grade I listed building and comes under the Diocese of Exeter. Aviator and sailor Sir Francis Chichester, who was born in Shirwell, is buried in the churchyard.

Manor of Shirwell The Manor of Shirwell was the seat of two of the leading families of North Devon. The manor house which survives today known as Youlston Park is one of the most architecturally important historic houses in North Devon and exists largely in its Georgian form.

Shirwell Shirwell is a village, civil parish and former manor in the local government district of North Devon. It was also formerly the name of a hundred of Devon. The village lies about 3.5 miles north-east of the town of Barnstaple, to the east of the A39 road to Lynton.

Chelfham Viaduct Chelfham Viaduct was built in 1896–97 to carry the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway across the Stoke Rivers valley. The 132-yard (121 m)-long viaduct is the largest narrow gauge railway structure in England.

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