Visit Westonzoyland Places

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

  

Westonzoyland Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Westonzoyland

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Westonzoyland history

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The name of the parish derives from its location on the “island” of Sowy. The area around Westonzoyland was farmed as common land when it was owned by the Abbey at Glastonbury. The penultimate battle in England, the Battle of Sedgemoor, was fought here on 6 July 1685.

Pumping Station Museum

Westonzoyland is home to Somerset’s earliest steam-powered pumping station, built in 1830. It is now a small museum displaying stationary steam engines and exhibits of land drainage history. Pride of place goes to the station’s pumping engine, the Easton and Amos.

Aviation

RAF Weston Zoyland (1926–68) Airfield was used for a variety of duties, including air combat and the transport of airborne ground troops to France during World War II. Today it now houses an airstrip on the north side for the Westonzoyland Microlight Aircraft Club — the ‘Zoyboyz’ Microlight aircraft fly from the base for both recreation and as part of Sky Watch, a Civil Air Patrol, whose mission is “Keeping an eye out from the air for anyone in distress either on land or sea”

Carnival

Hidden in the centre of the village are the workshops of Westonzoyland Carnival Club. Formed in 1960 this is one of the oldest village clubs on the Somerset Carnival circuit.

Westonzoyland geography / climate

Westonzoyland has a population of approximately 1,600 and is the larger of the three ‘Zoys’ The parish includes the hamlet of Andersea, 2 km to the south-west. The northern edge of the village is King’s Sedgemoor Drain an artificial drainage channel completed in 1795.

Climate

Westonzoyland 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. About 8–15 days of snowfall is typical.

You can visit Westonzoyland places with Walkfo Westonzoyland to hear history at Westonzoyland’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Westonzoyland has 18 places to visit in our interactive Westonzoyland 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 Westonzoyland, 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 Westonzoyland places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Westonzoyland & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 18 audio facts unique to Westonzoyland places in an interactive Westonzoyland map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Westonzoyland Places Map
18 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Westonzoyland places to visit

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

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