Visit Wedmore Places

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

  

Wedmore Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wedmore

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Wedmore history

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Iron Age remains have been found in the Wedmore area, and there are a number of Roman sites in the district. Centwine gained control of the area in 682 and named it ‘Vadomaer’ after one of the Saxon leaders Vado the famous. After winning the Battle of Ethandun, Alfred the Great caused the Viking leader Guthrum and his followers to be baptised at Aller and then celebrated at Wedmore.

Wedmore culture & places

Wedmore has a number of annual festivals including the Arts Festival, a summer street fair, and a large Harvest Home and village parade on the playing field each year. Wedmore Opera stages large-scale classic opera in a specially designed and constructed marquee venue.

Wedmore etymology

The name Wedmore in Old English is thought to mean “hunting lodge” or “moor”; there was a Saxon royal estate in the area.

Wedmore geography / climate

Wedmore is situated in the Somerset Levels between the River Axe and River Brue. 113 aquatic and bankside vascular plant species have been recorded from the field ditches, rhynes and deep arterial watercourses. A diverse invertebrate fauna is associated in particular with ditches that have a good submerged plant community.

Climate

Wedmore has a temperate climate which is generally wetter and milder than the rest of the country. The annual mean temperature is approximately 10 °C (50.0 °F) In the summer the Azores high pressure affects the south-west of England; however, convective cloud sometimes forms inland, reducing the number of hours of sunshine.

You can visit Wedmore places with Walkfo Wedmore to hear history at Wedmore’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wedmore has 7 places to visit in our interactive Wedmore 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 Wedmore, 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 Wedmore places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wedmore & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 7 audio facts unique to Wedmore places in an interactive Wedmore map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Wedmore Places Map
7 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Wedmore places to visit

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

Christ Church, Theale Christ Church is a Church of England church in Theale, Somerset. It was built in 1826–28 to the design of Richard Carver and is a Grade II listed building.

Holy Trinity Church, Blackford Holy Trinity Church is a Church of England church in Blackford, Somerset. It was built in 1821–23 to the designs of Richard Carver and is a Grade II listed building.

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Visit Wedmore plaques