Visit South Gloucestershire Place – things to do & explore
Visit South Gloucestershire places on a day-trip, weekend away or holiday – and Walkfo becomes your personal digital tour guide to South Gloucestershire things to do.
Visiting South Gloucestershire Overview
South Gloucestershire is a unitary authority area in South West England . It comprises multiple suburban areas to the north and east of Bristol as well as a large rural hinterland . It was created in 1996 from the northern section of the county of Avon, which was abolished at that time . When you visit South Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire history becomes available at the places you travel to by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
South Gloucestershire places overview by Walkfo
Visit to South Gloucestershire stats
With 223 tourism audio plaques & places for you to explore in South Gloucestershire, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider in the world. Our AI continually learns & refines content about the best South Gloucestershire places to visit from online information authorities like Wikipedia for current & history, and converts it into an audio experience.
South Gloucestershire history
The area that now forms South Gloucestershire formed part of the shire county of Gloucesterhire. However, under the terms of the Local Government Act 1972, the area was removed from Gloucetershire, and became part of Avon, forming the districts of Kingswood and Northavon. In 1996, the unitary authority area was created as a unitary area. The area borders the city and county of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset unitary areas, plus the shires counties of Gloucester and Wiltshire.
South Gloucestershire geography / climate
The River Severn forms the north-western edge of the area, with a wide coastal plain terminated by an escarpment. The Cotswolds Escarpment forms the eastern edge of South Gloucestershire, while the western half is mainly urbanised. South of the motorways are suburbs of Bristol while areas north are rural.
When you visit South Gloucestershire
You can visit South Gloucestershire places and use Walkfo South Gloucestershire to discover the history & things to do in South Gloucestershire whilst walking with our free digital tour app. Walkfo South Gloucestershire has 223 places on our South Gloucestershire map with history, culture & travel facts that you 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 South Gloucestershire, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route – you choose where you want to go, when you want to go and Walkfo South Gloucestershire will keep up. – With millions of places including tourist walks, South Gloucestershire travel destinations, National Trust locations converted to audio experiences, our South Gloucestershire places AI guide will help you get the best from your visit to South Gloucestershire & the surrounding areas. The South Gloucestershire places app for iPhone & Android delivers hidden history, interesting culture and amazing facts in interactive audio stories in response to where you walk at National Heritage sites, tourist attractions, historic locations or city streets, with no predefined walk map requirements.
“The Walkfo AI has curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 223 audio facts unique to South Gloucestershire places forming an interactive South Gloucestershire map for you to explore.”
Walkfo South Gloucestershire tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in South Gloucestershire
Best South Gloucestershire places to visit
South Gloucestershire has many places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied South Gloucestershire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo South Gloucestershire’s information audio spots:
Yate Town F.C. Yate Town Football Club is a football club based in Yate, Gloucestershire, England . They are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division South and play at Lodge Road .
Chipping Sodbury Town F.C. Chipping Sodbury Town Football Club is a football club based in South Gloucestershire . They are currently members of the Hellenic League Premier Division and play at the Ridings .
Holy Trinity Church, Kingswood Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican parish church in Kingswood, South Gloucestershire. It has been designated as a grade II* listed building.
Cadbury Heath F.C. Cadbury Heath Football Club is a football club based in South Gloucestershire, England. Affiliated to the Gloucesterhire County FA, they are currently members of the Western League Premier Division and play at Springfield.
Oldland Abbotonians F.C. Oldland Abbotonians Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Oldland Common South Gloucestershire, England. They are currently members of the Western League Division One and play at the Aitchison Playing Fields.
North Fringe of Bristol The North Fringe of Bristol lies between the M4 and M5 motorways. Its eastern edge is usually defined as the M32 motorway. The area falls within South Gloucestershire Council, and is northern part of Greater Bristol.
MoD Abbey Wood MoD Abbey Wood is a Ministry of Defence establishment at Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in July 1996. 15 government departments employing some 13,400 people relocated to the site.
Bitton Bitton is a village and civil parish of South Gloucestershire in England. It is to the east of the Greater Bristol area on the River Boyd. The parish of Bitton has a population of 9,307.
Page Park, Staple Hill Page Park is a park in the Staple Hill area of South Gloucestershire. In 1910, the park was donated to the people by Arthur William Page, the same year he was elected Alderman of the county. The park has a selection of sports fields, accommodating football and cricket teams. It was the start and finish place for the Kingswood Festival marathon in 1985.
St John the Baptist, Frenchay St John the Baptist is a church in the Frenchay area of Bristol, England. It was built in the 18th century. It is located in Frenchay, Bristol, and is located on the outskirts of Bristol.
Visit South Gloucestershire plaques
3 plaques hereSouth Gloucestershire has 3 physical plaques within tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo South Gloucestershire plaques when visiting. Plaque schemes such as National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened. Where a plaque is available, Walkfo AI has done research to provide additional, deeper content when you visit South Gloucestershire using the app. Experience hidden history & stories at each location as the Walkfo local tourist guide app uses trigger audio close to each South Gloucestershire plaque. Explore South Gloucestershire Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience South Gloucestershire audio walks & tours
Walkfo is a free app that guides you around things to do / places to visit in South Gloucestershire. Explore as you wish, as you would do an art gallery or museum, and when you walk close to any of the 223 locations, our digital tour guide will provide history, culture & travel facts in audio form. With headphone connected, you can explore South Gloucestershire freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore South Gloucestershire Map App
Our visit South Gloucestershire map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in South Gloucestershire & 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 South Gloucestershire tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the South Gloucestershire centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit South Gloucestershire area at LONG:-2.38, LAT:51.479.
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore South Gloucestershire, go to your App Store to search for “Walkfo” or follow a links below and install on your mobile phone. Walkfo is designed for use with headphones or AirPods, so you can walk & explore whilst learning about the things around you without digital distraction.
Things to do & visit in South Gloucestershire / surrounding areas
● Engine Common ● Yate Town F.C. ● Nibley, South Gloucestershire ● Rangeworthy ● Iron Acton ● Acton Court ● Mayshill ● Barnhill Quarry ● Chipping Sodbury Town F.C. ● Hanham ● The Blue Bowl ● Bristol Community Church ● Kingswood, South Gloucestershire ● Whitefield’s Tabernacle, Kingswood ● Holy Trinity Church, Kingswood ● Kingswood Borough ● Barrs Court ● Bickley Wood ● Longwell Green ● Cadbury Heath ● Longwell Green Sports F.C. ● Cleeve Wood, Hanham ● Soundwell ● Cadbury Heath F.C. ● Warmley ● Siston Hill Colliery ● Bath Ales ● North Common, South Gloucestershire ● Oldland ● Oldland Common
● Bridgeyate ● Oldland Abbotonians F.C. ● Mangotsfield ● Staple Hill, Gloucestershire ● Willsbridge ● St Michael’s Church, Winterbourne ● Winterbourne United F.C. ● Winterbourne, Gloucestershire ● Frampton Cotterell ● Gaunt’s Earthcott ● Stoke Brook ● Winterbourne Railway Cutting ● Huckford Viaduct ● Winterbourne Down, Gloucestershire ● Bradley Stoke ● Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve ● Great Stoke ● Latteridge ● Kendleshire ● Coalpit Heath ● Bristol Filton Airport ● Charlton, Bristol ● Cribbs Causeway ● Catbrain ● RAF Filton ● Aerospace Bristol ● Filton ● Bristol Cars ● Charlton Hayes ● Cribbs F.C. ● Patchway ● Wild Place Project ● Easter Compton ● North Fringe of Bristol ● Compton Greenfield ● Stoke Gifford depot ● Stoke Gifford Stadium ● Little Stoke ● Defence Procurement Agency ● MoD Abbey Wood ● Cheswick, South Gloucestershire ● UWE Stadium ● Siston Brook ● Bitton A.F.C. ● Keynsham Lock ● Bitton ● Bristol and Bath Science Park ● Downend, South Gloucestershire ● Emersons Green ● Mangotsfield United F.C. ● Henfield, Gloucestershire ● Downend air crash ● Page Park, Staple Hill ● Watley’s End ● Frenchay ● Hambrook ● St John the Baptist, Frenchay ● Ram Hill Colliery ● Frenchay Hospital ● Ram Hill ● Chipping Sodbury ● Old Sodbury ● Little Sodbury Manor ● Little Sodbury ● Dodington, Gloucestershire ● Dodington Park ● Westerleigh Junction ● Stoke Park Hospital ● The Dower House, Stoke Park ● University of the West of England, Bristol ● Harry Stoke ● Bristol Robotics Laboratory ● Stoke Gifford ● Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire ● Somerset Monument, Hawkesbury ● Hawkesbury Quarry ● Hawkesbury Meadow ● Church of St Mary, Hawkesbury ● Upton Coombe ● Hallen, Gloucestershire ● Hallen A.F.C. ● Berwick, Gloucestershire ● Thornbury Hoard ● Thornbury, Gloucestershire ● Thornbury Castle ● GLOSS FM ● Thornbury Rural District ● Northavon ● Thornbury Town F.C. ● Duckhole ● Milbury Heath ● Rockhampton, Gloucestershire ● Tytherington Quarry ● Littleton-upon-Severn ● Elberton, Gloucestershire ● Severn View services ● Olveston ● Aust Cliff ● Hinton, South Gloucestershire ● Battle of Deorham ● South Gloucestershire ● Dyrham Park ● Dyrham ● Codrington, South Gloucestershire ● Pucklechurch ● Doynton ● Wapley ● Parkfield Colliery ● Siston ● Upton Cheyney ● River Boyd ● Tockington ● Old Down ● Awkley ● Rudgeway ● Great Western Air Ambulance Charity ● Almondsbury Interchange ● Oldbury Naite ● Swineford ● Aztec West ● Stoke Lodge ● Gloucestershire County Football Association ● Almondsbury Town A.F.C. ● Almondsbury F.C. ● Roman Glass St George F.C. ● Lebeq United F.C. ● Cattybrook Brickpit ● The Wave (company) ● Earthcott ● Bagstone ● St Catherine, Somerset ● Westerleigh ● HM Prison Ashfield ● Bury Manor ● Wick, Gloucestershire ● Brinkmarsh Quarry ● Whitfield, Gloucestershire ● Tytherington Rocks F.C. ● Cromhall ● St James’ Church, Charfield ● Slickstones Quarry, Cromhall ● Bibstone ● Charfield ● HM Prison Leyhill ● Charfield railway disaster ● Tortworth Court ● Cullimore’s Quarry ● Tortworth ● Wickwar ● Shepperdine ● Hill, Gloucestershire ● Redwick, South Gloucestershire ● New Passage ● Pilning ● Northwick, South Gloucestershire ● Acton Turville ● Chipping Sodbury Tunnel ● St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton ● Little Badminton ● Tytherington, Gloucestershire ● Congrove Field and The Tumps ● Beach, Gloucestershire ● Horton, Gloucestershire ● Horton Court ● Bodkin Hazel Wood ● Hawkesbury Upton ● Petty France, Gloucestershire ● Dunkirk, Gloucestershire ● Swangrove ● Falfield ● HM Prison Eastwood Park ● Tormarton ● Monkswood Valley ● St. Catherine’s Valley ● Cold Ashton ● Marshfield, Gloucestershire ● West Littleton ● Lower Woods ● Bishop’s Hill Wood ● Tracy Park ● Oldbury-on-Severn ● Pennsylvania, Gloucestershire ● Avon Valley Railway ● Over, South Gloucestershire ● Defence Equipment and Support ● Lord Robert Somerset ● Alveston ● Almondsbury ● Severn Beach ● Badminton, Gloucestershire ● Badminton House
Getting to / around South Gloucestershire – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in South Gloucestershire using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following South Gloucestershire places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local South Gloucestershire Public Transport Stations
South Gloucestershire Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Yate railway station
Iron Acton railway station
Warmley railway station
Oldland Common railway station
Mangotsfield railway station
Bitton railway station
Winterbourne railway station
Charlton Halt railway station (Bristol)
North Filton Platform railway station
Henbury railway station
Filton Abbey Wood railway station
Patchway railway station
Hallen Halt railway station
Coalpit Heath railway station
Chipping Sodbury railway station
Staple Hill railway station
Bristol Parkway railway station
Thornbury (Gloucestershire) railway station
Oldbury nuclear power station
Pilning railway station
Charfield railway station
Wickwar railway station
Severn Beach railway station
New Passage Halt railway station
New Passage Pier railway station
Cross Hands Halt railway station
Badminton railway station
Tytherington railway station
A4174 road
Buckover Road Cutting
A431 road
A403 road
Damery Road Section
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Local South Gloucestershire historians & South Gloucestershire tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to South Gloucestershire? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives South Gloucestershire’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 South Gloucestershire 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 South Gloucestershire 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 South Gloucestershire 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-South Gloucestershire’ web pages (for example: www.visitSouth Gloucestershire.com). If you are interested in partnering, please contact us to discuss options.
* Walkfo Creator is free to use for a limited number of audio spots within a map with a license fee applicable when more than 20 audio spots within location walk are created. v1.131
Visit South Gloucestershire places on a day-trip, weekend away or holiday – and Walkfo becomes your personal digital tour guide to South Gloucestershire things to do.
With 223 tourism audio plaques & places for you to explore in South Gloucestershire, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider in the world. Our AI continually learns & refines content about the best South Gloucestershire places to visit from online information authorities like Wikipedia for current & history, and converts it into an audio experience.
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Trying to encourage visitors to South Gloucestershire?