Visit Whaley Places

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

  

Whaley Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Whaley

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Whaley etymology

Whaley most likely comes from the Celtic word Whallis, meaning water. A tributary of the River Poulter runs through the village. A well, now capped, was situated near Red Brick Cottage.

You can visit Whaley places with Walkfo Whaley to hear history at Whaley’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Whaley has 28 places to visit in our interactive Whaley 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 Whaley, 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 Whaley places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Whaley & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 28 audio facts unique to Whaley places in an interactive Whaley map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Whaley Places Map
28 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Whaley places to visit

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

St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Creswell St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Creswell is a Grade II listed parish church in Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade I listed church.

F.C. Bolsover Football Club Bolsover was a football club. They played at Shirebrook Town’s Langwith Road ground in Derbyshire. They were based in Bolsovers, a suburb of Bolsver, and played in the 1960s and 1970s.

Shirebrook Shirebrook is a town in the Bolsover district in Derbyshire. It had a population of 13,300 in 2001, reducing to 9,760 at the 2011 Census. It is close to the boundaries with the districts of Mansfield and Bassetlaw of Nottinghamshire.

St Leonard’s Church, Scarcliffe St Leonard’s Church, Scarcliffe is a Grade II* listed parish church in Scarcliffe, Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is located in the area of Scarcliffe.

Bolsover Hospital Bolsover Hospital was a community healthcare facility. It was managed by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust. It is now owned by a local health trust.

Creswell Crags Creswell Crags is an enclosed limestone gorge on the border between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Its caves contain the northernmost cave art in Europe. The caves were occupied during the last ice age, between 43,000 and 10,000 years ago.

St Winifred’s Church, Holbeck St Winifred’s Chapel, Holbeck is a Grade II listed parish church and former private chapel in Holbeck, Nottinghamshire. It was built for the Dukes of Portland at Welbeck Abbey.

Bolsover District At the 2011 Census, the district had a population of 75,866. It is named after the town of Bolsover, but the council is based in Clowne, Derbyshire.

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