Visit Tawstock Places

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

  

Tawstock Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Tawstock

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You can visit Tawstock places with Walkfo Tawstock to hear history at Tawstock’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Tawstock has 29 places to visit in our interactive Tawstock 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 Tawstock, 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 Tawstock places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Tawstock & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Tawstock Places Map
29 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Tawstock places to visit

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

Holy Trinity Church, Barnstaple Holy Trinity is an Anglican parish church for Barnstaple in Devon. Dating from 1867 with an earlier tower from 1843 to 1845, the church comes under the Diocese of Exeter and has been Grade II* listed building since 1981.

Penrose’s Almshouses Penrose’s Almshouses are 17th-century almshouses in Litchdon Street, Barnstaple, in Devon, built in memory of John Penrose (1575–1624) They have been a Grade I listed building since 1951.

Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon covers the history and culture of the North Devon area. The displays range from prehistoric times to Victorian era. The building and its garden railings beside the river front have been Grade II listed since 1988.

St Peter’s Church, Barnstaple St Peter’s Church is the parish church of Barnstaple in North Devon. The church dates back to the 13th-century with much restoration during the Victorian era by George Gilbert Scott and his son John Oldrid Scott.

Newport, Devon Newport is one mile south-east of the historic centre of Barnstaple. It is situated on the east side of the River Taw. Few ancient buildings survive, the “Old Dairy” being a notable exception.

Rock Park Rock Park was donated to the public by William Frederick Rock and opened in 1879. It has a number of listed structures including an obelisk at the entrance to the park.

Guildhall, Barnstaple The Guildhall in Barnstaple in Devon was completed in 1828. Beneath and behind the Guildhall is the Pannier Market. The building has been a Grade II* listed building since 1951.

Queen Anne’s Walk Queen Anne’s Walk (formerly The Mercantile Exchange) is a grade I listed building in Barnstaple, North Devon. It was completed in 1713 as a meeting place for the town’s merchants. It is believed to have been designed by the architect William Talman, on the basis of its similarity to his work at the Hall in Drayton.

Pottington Road Ground The Pottington Road Ground is a rugby union ground and former greyhound racing stadium in Barnstaple, North Devon. It is also known as the North Devon Greyhound Stadium.

Church of St John the Baptist, Bishop’s Tawton The Church of St John the Baptist is the Anglican parish church for Bishop’s Tawton in Devon. The church has been a Grade I listed building since 1965 and comes under the Diocese of Exeter.

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