Visit Winscombe Places

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

  

Winscombe Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Winscombe

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Winscombe history

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Winscombe was the subject of a historical and archaeological study led by Professor Mick Aston. It has been suggested that the name means a valley belonging to a Saxon named Wine. The parish was part of the Winterstoke Hundred.

Winscombe culture & places

The former railway station site now hosts an annual May fair, on the Saturday closest to May Day. In September, the village hosts the annual Michaelmas fair in the community centre, a chance for villagers to show their handiwork, handicraft and produce.

Winscombe geography / climate

Slader’s Leigh is a local nature reserve with a range of butterflies. It is a wildflower meadow with plants including devil’s-bit scabious, cowslip, betony, common spotted orchid.

You can visit Winscombe places with Walkfo Winscombe to hear history at Winscombe’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Winscombe has 29 places to visit in our interactive Winscombe 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 Winscombe, 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 Winscombe places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Winscombe & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 29 audio facts unique to Winscombe places in an interactive Winscombe map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Winscombe Places Map
29 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Winscombe places to visit

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

Max Bog Max Bog is a 10.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Somerset. The site is owned by North Somerset Council and managed by the Avon Wildlife Trust for the range of wetland plants that it supports.

All Saints Church, Sandford All Saints Church is a Church of England church in Sandford, Somerset. It was built in 1883–84 and has been a Grade II listed building since 1983. The church is in a local ecumenical partnership with a Methodist church.

Yanal Bog Yanal Bog (grid reference ST424607) is a 1.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the southern edge of the North Somerset Levels. It was notified as an SSSI in 1988.

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Rowberrow The Anglican Church of St Michael and All Angels at Rowberrow within the English county of Somerset dates from the 14th century, but parts were rebuilt in 1865. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Visit Winscombe plaques