Visit Walton Cardiff Places

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

  

Walton Cardiff Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Walton Cardiff

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Walton Cardiff history

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Walton Cardiff is named Walton in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name is of Old English origin, and means “wall settlement” in the name. In 1166 the manor was owned by William of Cardiff, and the Cardiff family until the late 14th century. In the 17th century Walton Cardiff became a separate parish. The parish extended to the River Swilgate in the west and to the main road running east from Tewkesbury in the north.

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

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 29 audio facts unique to Walton Cardiff places in an interactive Walton Cardiff map you can explore.”

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

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

  

Best Walton Cardiff places to visit

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

Battle of Tewkesbury The Battle of Tewkesbury was one of the decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses in England. King Edward IV and his forces loyal to the House of York defeated those of the rival House of Lancaster. The Lancastrian heir to the throne was killed during the battle or executed.

Eleanor de Clare Eleanor de Clare, suo jure 6th Lady of Glamorgan, was a powerful Anglo-Welsh noblewoman. She married Hugh Despenser the Younger and was a granddaughter of Edward I of England. She inherited her father’s estates after the death of her brother at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

Severn Ham, Tewkesbury Severn Ham, Tewkesbury is a 70.82-hectare (175.0-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire. It is on the east side of the Severn to Old River Severn, Upper Lode SSSI.

The Royal Hop Pole The Royal Hop Pole is a listed public house in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. It is famous for being mentioned in Charles Dickens’ The Pickwick Papers.

Roses Theatre The Roses Theatre is an arts centre located in the centre of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. Its main auditorium seats 375 and accommodates 35mm film / digital projection as well as live performance.

Old River Severn, Upper Lode Old River Severn, Upper Lode (grid reference SO880331) is a 3.72-hectare (9.2-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1985. It is on the west side of the Severn to Severn Ham, Tewkesbury SSSI.

Turvey’s Piece Turvey’s Piece (grid reference SO882301) is a 1.02-hectare (2.5-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire near Deerhurst, notified in 1993.

Mythe Railway Nature Reserve Mythe Railway Nature Reserve (grid reference SO887341) is a 2.8-hectare (6.9-acre) nature reserve in Gloucestershire. The site is listed in the ‘Tewkesbury Borough Local Plan to 2011’, adopted March 2006, as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS)

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