Welcome to Visit Stanwix Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Stanwix
Visit Stanwix places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Stanwix places to visit. A unique way to experience Stanwix’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Stanwix as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Stanwix Walkfo Preview Stanwix is a district of Carlisle, Cumbria in North West England. It is located on the north side of River Eden, across from Carlisle city centre. The ward population had a population taken at the 2011 census of 5,934. When you visit Stanwix, Walkfo brings Stanwix places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Stanwix Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Stanwix
Visit Stanwix – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 72 audio plaques & Stanwix places for you to explore in the Stanwix area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Stanwix places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Stanwix etymology
‘Stanwix’ means ‘stone wall(s)’, v. ‘stǣna’, ‘wag’ or ‘veggr’ ‘St ‘ is Old English and Old Norse and cognate with Old English. ‘The stone walls of Congavata…gave rise to the name of Stanwix”
Why visit Stanwix with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Stanwix places with Walkfo Stanwix to hear history at Stanwix’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Stanwix has 72 places to visit in our interactive Stanwix 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 Stanwix, 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 Stanwix places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Stanwix & the surrounding areas.
“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 72 audio facts unique to Stanwix places in an interactive Stanwix map you can explore.”
Walkfo Stanwix tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Stanwix
Best Stanwix places to visit
Stanwix has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Stanwix’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Stanwix’s information audio spots:
University of Cumbria The University of Cumbria opened its doors in 2007. It has its headquarters in Carlisle and other major campuses in Lancaster, Ambleside, and London.
Cumbria House Cumbria House is a municipal building in Botchergate, Carlisle. It is the headquarters of the Cumbrian County Council.
Carlisle Citadel Carlisle Citadel or The Citadel is a former medieval fortress on English Street in Carlisle, Cumbria. It comprises two towers, the Nisi Prius Courthouse and the former Crown Court.
Carlisle Civic Centre Carlisle Civic Centre is a municipal building in Carlisle, England. It is located in the Rickergate, Carlisle. The Civic Centre was built in the 1960s.
Old Town Hall, Carlisle The Old Town Hall is a Grade I listed building in Carlisle, England. It is a municipal building in the Market Place, Carlisle.
Carlisle Guildhall Carlisle Guildhall is an historic building in Carlisle, Cumbria. It is a Grade I listed building, listed on 1 June 1949. The upper floors now house a museum.
Carlisle Tithe Barn Carlisle Tithe Barn is an historic building in Carlisle, Cumbria. It is Grade I listed building, listed on 1 June 1949.
Milecastle 65 Milecastle 65 (Tarraby) was a milecastle on Hadrian’s Wall (grid reference NY40855793) Mile Castle 65 was located in Tarraby.
Milecastle 66 Milecastle 66 (Stanwix Bank) was a milecastle on Hadrian’s Wall (grid reference NY39735678) Milecastle was built in the early Roman era.
Hadrian’s Camp Hadrian’s Camp was a military installation on the line of Hadrian’s Wall at Houghton in Cumbria, England.
Visit Stanwix plaques
4 plaques hereStanwix has 4 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Stanwix 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 Stanwix using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Stanwix plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Stanwix audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Stanwix allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Stanwix’s 72 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Stanwix freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Stanwix Map App
Our visit Stanwix map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Stanwix & 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 Stanwix tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Stanwix centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Stanwix area at LONG:-2.9333333333333, LAT:54.9.
Walkfo App
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Stanwix, 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 Stanwix / surrounding areas
● Brunton Park ● Cumbria Institute of the Arts ● River Petteril ● Carlisle City General Hospital ● University of Cumbria ● Rickerby ● Rickerby Park ● Our Lady and St Joseph’s Church, Carlisle ● Cumbria House ● Carlisle Upperby TMD ● Botcherby ● County Borough of Carlisle ● Carlisle Citadel ● Carlisle Franciscan Friary ● Siege of Carlisle (November 1745) ● Appin Murder ● Border Rural District ● Siege of Carlisle (December 1745) ● Siege of Carlisle (1315) ● Stanwix ● Carlisle City F.C. ● Celtic Nation F.C. ● Carlisle Civic Centre ● Old Town Hall, Carlisle ● Whiteclosegate ● Currock ● Carlisle Dominican Friary ● Carlisle Guildhall ● Carlisle Market Hall ● Carlisle Tithe Barn
● Diocese of Carlisle ● Carlisle Cathedral ● Carlisle city walls ● BBC Radio Cumbria ● Milecastle 65 ● Edenside ● Denton Holme ● Siege of Carlisle (1644) ● Carlisle Castle ● Linstock, Cumbria ● Tarraby ● Milecastle 66 ● City of Carlisle ● Upperby ● Carlisle ● Hadrian’s Camp ● Dixon’s Chimney and Shaddon Mill ● Petriana ● River Caldew ● Milecastle 64 ● Cumberland Infirmary ● Port Carlisle Junction ● Raffles, Cumbria ● Milecastle 67 ● Belle Vue, Cumbria ● Stainton, Carlisle ● Etterby ● Austin Friars ● Milecastle 68 ● Carlisle Kingmoor TMD ● Cummersdale ● RAF Carlisle ● Kingmoor ● Houghton, Cumbria ● Grinsdale ● Milecastle 69 ● Brunstock ● Park Broom ● Luguvalium ● Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery
Getting to / around Stanwix – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Stanwix using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Stanwix places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Stanwix Public Transport Stations
Stanwix Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Carlisle London Road railway station
Carlisle railway station
Carlisle Canal railway station
Carlisle power stations
Parkhouse Halt railway station
CFM (radio station)
Carlisle Bogfield railway station
Strand Road drill hall, Carlisle
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Local Stanwix historians & Stanwix tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Stanwix? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Stanwix’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 Stanwix 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 Stanwix 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 Stanwix 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-Stanwix’ web pages (for example: www.visitStanwix.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 Stanwix places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Stanwix places to visit. A unique way to experience Stanwix’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Stanwix as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Stanwix places with Walkfo Stanwix to hear history at Stanwix’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Stanwix has 72 places to visit in our interactive Stanwix 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 Stanwix, 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 Stanwix places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Stanwix & the surrounding areas.
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Trying to encourage visitors to Stanwix?