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Visit Southwell, Dorset places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Southwell, Dorset places to visit. A unique way to experience Southwell, Dorset’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Southwell, Dorset as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Visit Southwell, Dorset – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 98 audio plaques & Southwell, Dorset places for you to explore in the Southwell, Dorset area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Southwell, Dorset places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Southwell, Dorset history
Southwell has medieval origins and was established around a natural watercourse and various springs. It is likely that the Romans developed the village water sources. The village grew with agricultural industry, and was surrounded by strip fields, also known as lawnsheds. From the 1840s onwards Portland saw a large increase in population due to the construction of Portland Harbour’s Breakwaters.
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You can visit Southwell, Dorset places with Walkfo Southwell, Dorset to hear history at Southwell, Dorset’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Southwell, Dorset has 98 places to visit in our interactive Southwell, Dorset 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 Southwell, Dorset, 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 Southwell, Dorset places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Southwell, Dorset & the surrounding areas.
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Best Southwell, Dorset places to visit
Southwell, Dorset has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Southwell, Dorset’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Southwell, Dorset’s information audio spots:
Broadcroft Quarry Broadcroft Quarry is an active stone quarry and part butterfly nature reserve located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset . It lies to the east of the village Easton and close to The Grove village . The reserve section is now a valued home for a number of butterfly species . The working quarry area is one of the largest active quarries on the island .
Perryfield Quarry Perryfield Quarry is an active stone quarry and part butterfly nature reserve . It is situated on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, and is owned by Portland Stone Firms Ltd . The reserve section is now a valued home for a number of butterfly species .
Church of Our Lady and St Andrew, Portland Church of Our Lady and St Andrew is a former Roman Catholic church in The Grove, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset . The church is now in private ownership .
Yeolands Quarry Yeolands Quarry was an active stone quarry located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset . It is one of the largest on Portland, at 120 feet (37 m) deep, 300 feet (91 m) wide . Quarry is now abandoned for extracting stone, though Broadcroft Quarry to the west is still in some use .
Bowers Quarry Bowers Quarry/Mine is an active stone quarry located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset . It is operated by Albion Stone and became the site of the first Portland Stone mine .
Jurassica Jurassica was a planned visitor attraction in a disused quarry on the Isle of Portland, near Weymouth in Dorset . It was based on the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site, and as a subterranean geological park, would have largely presented the prehistoric world . The quarry is 36 metres (120 ft) deep, 90 metres (300 ft) wide, and is on the eastern side of the island just south of The Grove village .
HMS Osprey, Portland HMS Osprey was an anti-submarine training establishment located at the Isle of Portland, Dorset . It was active between 1924 and 1941, and again from 1946 to 1999 . The helicopter station RNAS Portland formed part of the establishment from 1959 to 1999.
Southwell Business Park Southwell Business Park is a business park on the Isle of Portland, Dorset . It is housed at the former Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment, which closed in 1995 .
Blacknor Fort Blacknor Fort is a 20th-century fort on the Isle of Portland, Dorset . It is located at Blacknor Point on the western side of Portland .
East Weare Rifle Range East Weare Rifle Range is a disused naval rifle range on the Isle of Portland, Dorset . It is located within the area of East Weares, overlooking Portland Harbour . The range became a scheduled monument in October 2015, which included the stop butt of Portland stone, the marker’s gallery and 100-yard firing position .
Visit Southwell, Dorset plaques
1 plaques hereSouthwell, Dorset has 1 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Southwell, Dorset 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 Southwell, Dorset using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Southwell, Dorset plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Southwell, Dorset audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Southwell, Dorset allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Southwell, Dorset’s 98 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Southwell, Dorset freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Southwell, Dorset Map App
Our visit Southwell, Dorset map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Southwell, Dorset & 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 Southwell, Dorset tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Southwell, Dorset centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Southwell, Dorset area at LONG:-2.441058, LAT:50.52946.
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Things to do & visit in Southwell, Dorset / surrounding areas
● Easton, Dorset ● Easton Gardens ● All Saints Church, Portland ● St George’s Centre ● The George Inn, Portland ● Wakeham ● Tophill ● Jordans Mine ● Portland Windmills ● Broadcroft Quarry ● Portland Independent Top Whitbed ● St George’s Church, Portland ● Portland Museum, Dorset ● Portland United F.C. ● Perryfield Quarry ● Church of Our Lady and St Andrew, Portland ● Yeolands Quarry ● St Andrew’s Church, Portland ● South Coast Steam ● Bowers Quarry ● Rufus Castle ● St Peter’s Church, Portland ● The Grove, Portland ● Jurassica ● Grove Lime Kiln ● Weston, Dorset ● Church Ope Cove ● Tout Quarry ● HM Prison Portland ● King Barrow Quarry
● Governor’s Community Garden ● Hallelujah Bay ● The Old Engine Shed, Portland ● Portland Cenotaph ● Clay Ope ● Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery ● Durdle Pier ● Coombefield Quarry ● HMS Osprey, Portland ● Southwell Business Park ● Blacknor Fort ● Tar Rocks ● East Weare Rifle Range ● Little Beach, Portland ● Verne High Angle Battery ● Mutton Cove, Portland ● Nicodemus Knob ● Salt Pans, Portland ● Queen Anne House, Portland ● Folly Pier Waterworks ● Chiswell Earthworks ● RAF Portland ● Easton Methodist Church ● Underhill Methodist Church ● Folly Pier ● Verne Cistern ● Great Southwell Landslip ● Freshwater Bay, Portland ● The Captain’s House ● Avalanche Memorial Church ● St John’s Church, Portland ● United Reformed Church, Portland ● Chesil Cove ● Southwell Methodist Chapel ● Southwell, Dorset ● Underhill, Dorset ● King’s Pier ● HM Prison The Verne ● Verne Citadel ● Royal Manor Theatre ● East Weare Camp ● The Cove House Inn ● Conjurer’s Lodge ● Victoria Gardens, Portland ● Chiswell ● East Weare Battery ● Victoria Square, Portland ● Merchant’s Railway ● Wallsend Cove ● Cave Hole, Portland ● Old Higher Lighthouse ● Old Lower Lighthouse ● NCI Portland Bill ● Convoy OA 178 ● French submarine Minerve (1934) ● Red Crane, Portland ● Ministry of Defence Magnetic Range, Portland ● Portland Raised Beach ● Portland Bill Lighthouse ● Portland Bill ● Trinity House Obelisk ● Pulpit Rock, Portland ● Isle of Portland ● Fortuneswell ● Chiswell Walled Garden ● Culverwell Mesolithic Site
Getting to / around Southwell, Dorset – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Southwell, Dorset using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Southwell, Dorset places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Southwell, Dorset historians & Southwell, Dorset tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Southwell, Dorset? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Southwell, Dorset’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 Southwell, Dorset 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 Southwell, Dorset 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 Southwell, Dorset 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-Southwell, Dorset’ web pages (for example: www.visitSouthwell, Dorset.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. v1.1336
Visit Southwell, Dorset places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Southwell, Dorset places to visit. A unique way to experience Southwell, Dorset’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Southwell, Dorset as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Southwell, Dorset places with Walkfo Southwell, Dorset to hear history at Southwell, Dorset’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Southwell, Dorset has 98 places to visit in our interactive Southwell, Dorset 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 Southwell, Dorset, 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 Southwell, Dorset places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Southwell, Dorset & the surrounding areas.
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