Visit Whitecroft Places

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

  

Whitecroft Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Whitecroft

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Whitecroft history

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Cottages are recorded at Whitecroft in the 1780s. By 1834 terraces containing 30 cottages had been built on either side of the Severn & Wye tramroad for employees in the Parkend collieries &#8211. In the early 17th century there were ironworks on Cannop brook.

You can visit Whitecroft places with Walkfo Whitecroft to hear history at Whitecroft’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Whitecroft has 34 places to visit in our interactive Whitecroft 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 Whitecroft, 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 Whitecroft places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Whitecroft & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 34 audio facts unique to Whitecroft places in an interactive Whitecroft map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Whitecroft Places Map
34 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Whitecroft places to visit

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

Devil’s Chapel Scowles Devil’s Chapel Scowles (grid reference SO606045) is a 44.79-hectare (110.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire . The site lies in the Forest of Dean and has four units of assessment by Natural England .

Nagshead SSSI Nagshead SSSI is a 297 acres (120 ha) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest located in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. It is listed in the ‘Forest of Dean Local Plan Review’ as a Key Wildlife Site.

Darkhill Ironworks Darkhill Ironworks and Titanic Steelworks are internationally important industrial remains associated with the development of the iron and steel industries. They are located on the edge of a small hamlet called Gorsty Knoll, in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.

Oakenhill Railway Cutting Oakenhill Railway Cutting (grid reference SO630069) is a 0.81-hectare (2.0-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire. The site is listed in the ‘Forest of Dean Local Plan Review’ as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS)

Meezy Hurst Meezy Hurst (SO638089 to SO647091) is a 4.3-hectare (11-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire. The site is listed in the ‘Forest of Dean Local Plan Review’ as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS)

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