Visit Wakeham Places

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

  

Wakeham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wakeham

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Wakeham history

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Wakeham was established around a natural watercourse and various springs, which the Romans are likely to have developed. In 789 AD, the first recorded Viking attack within British Isles, including Ireland, occurred on Portland’s coast. The exposed location was later defended by Norman 12th-century Rufus Castle.

You can visit Wakeham places with Walkfo Wakeham to hear history at Wakeham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wakeham has 114 places to visit in our interactive Wakeham 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 Wakeham, 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 Wakeham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wakeham & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 114 audio facts unique to Wakeham places in an interactive Wakeham map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Wakeham Places Map
114 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Wakeham historic spots	Wakeham tourist destinations	Wakeham plaques	Wakeham geographic features
Walkfo Wakeham tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Wakeham

  

Best Wakeham places to visit

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

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