Welcome to Visit Wordsley Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Wordsley
Visit Wordsley places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Wordsley places to visit. A unique way to experience Wordsley’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Wordsley as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Wordsley is part of the Dudley South Parliamentary constituency. It is bordered by open countryside to the west, Kingswinford to the North, Brierley Hill and Stourbridge to the South. When you visit Wordsley, Walkfo brings Wordsley places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Wordsley Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wordsley
Visit Wordsley – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 71 audio plaques & Wordsley places for you to explore in the Wordsley area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Wordsley places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Wordsley history
Wordsley lies in the far south of the historic boundaries of Staffordshire and, with neighbouring Amblecote, it is one of several urban villages just north of the River Stour that forms the historic border with the county of Worcestershire to the south. A 610-mile (982 km) long-distance footpath runs nearby.
Why visit Wordsley with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Wordsley places with Walkfo Wordsley to hear history at Wordsley’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wordsley has 71 places to visit in our interactive Wordsley 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 Wordsley, 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 Wordsley places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wordsley & the surrounding areas.
Walkfo: Visit Wordsley Places Map
71 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Walkfo Wordsley tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Wordsley |
Best Wordsley places to visit
Wordsley has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Wordsley’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Wordsley’s information audio spots:
Mushroom Green Mushroom Green is a hamlet in the Dudley Wood/Netherton area of Dudley, UK . It is known for its traditional chain making shop . |
Round Oak Steelworks Round Oak Steelworks was an important steel production plant in Brierley Hill, West Midlands (formerly Staffordshire), England. It was founded in 1857 by Lord Ward, who later became, in 1860, The 1st Earl of Dudley, as an outlet for pig iron made in the nearby blast furnaces. During the Industrial Revolution, the majority of iron-making in the world was carried out within 32 kilometres of Round Oak. |
Saltwells Local Nature Reserve Saltwells Local Nature Reserve is situated in the Netherton area of Dudley Metropolitan Borough in West Midlands. The reserve, created in 1981, covers 247 acres and includes part of Netherton Hill within its boundaries. |
Dudley Town F.C. Dudley Town Football Club is one of the oldest non-league teams in the Midlands region, having been established in 1888. They are members of the Midland League Division One, although they have reached as high as the Premier Division of the Southern League. In 1976 they reached the first round proper of the FA Cup, when they took Football League Third Division team York City to a replay. |
Church of St Andrew, Netherton The Church of St Andrew, Netherton is an Anglican parish church. It is situated in Netherton in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. The building was designed by Thomas Lee and it opened in 1830. |
The Lace Guild The Lace Guild is a registered charity, accredited museum and educational organisation based in the UK. Its aims are to provide information about the craft of lacemaking, its history and use. |
Red House Cone The Red House Cone is a glass cone located in Wordsley in the West Midlands. It is a 90-foot (27 m) high conical brick structure with a diameter of 60 feet (18 m) It is the best preserved of only four such structures in the UK and is maintained as a museum by Dudley Council. |
Gornal Athletic F.C. Gornal Athletic Football Club play in the West Midlands (Regional) League Division One. Currently play at the Garden Walk Stadium in Dudley, West Midlands. |
Bushey Fields Hospital Bushey Fields Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Dudley, West Midlands. It is managed by the Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. |
Holbeche House Some members of the Gunpowder Plot were either killed or captured at Holbeche House in 1605. The mansion is located north of Kingswinford, now in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley but historically in Staffordshire. |
Visit Wordsley plaques
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here Wordsley has 2 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Wordsley plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Wordsley using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Wordsley plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.