Visit Whitminster Places

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

  

Whitminster Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Whitminster

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Whitminster history

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The manor was originally known as Wheatenhurst, recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 as Witenhert. The name means “white wooded hill”, or possibly “wooded hill of a man named Hwita” The name was corrupted to Whitnester and then Whitmister by the 17th century.

You can visit Whitminster places with Walkfo Whitminster to hear history at Whitminster’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Whitminster has 22 places to visit in our interactive Whitminster 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 Whitminster, 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 Whitminster places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Whitminster & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 22 audio facts unique to Whitminster places in an interactive Whitminster map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Whitminster Places Map
22 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Whitminster places to visit

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

Stonehouse Town F.C. Stonehouse Town Football Club is a football club based in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England. They are currently members of the Hellenic League Division One.

Moreton Valence Moreton Valence is a village 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west of Gloucester, Gloucestershire. It lies on the river Severn and the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. The estimated population of the civil parish in 2016 was 165.

University of the West of England Boat Club University of the West of England Boat Club is a rowing club on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. Based at Wycliffe College boathouse, Junction Bridge, Saul, Gloucestershire.

Whitminster Whitminster is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, on the A38 trunk road. The parish population at the 2011 census was 881. It was formerly known as Wheatenhurst, the name being changed officially in 1945.

Frampton Pools Frampton Pools (grid reference SO753073) is a 59.84-hectare (147.9-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1974. The pools are on the edge of the village of Frampton on Severn.

Frampton Court Frampton Court is a Grade I listed country house and estate of about 1,500 acres (610 ha) in Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire. It has been owned by the Clifford family since the 11th century. The gardens have a Gothic orangery and ornamental canal in the style of William Halfpenny.

Saul, Gloucestershire Saul is a village in Fretherne with Saul in the district of Stroud in Gloucestershire. It is in the parish of Frethernet with Saul and is located in the Stroud district.

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