English Heritage sites near Pebworth Parish
HAILES ABBEY
12 miles from Pebworth Parish
Founded by the Earl of Cornwall in thanks for surviving a shipwreck. It housed a renowned relic, ‘the Holy Blood of Hailes’: allegedly a phial of Christ’s blood. Great picnic spot. Audio tours.
ROLLRIGHT STONES
14 miles from Pebworth Parish
Traditionally a monarch and his courtiers petrified by a witch, the Rollright Stones consist of three groups: the King's Men stone circle; the Whispering Knights burial chamber; and the single King Stone. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development.
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
15 miles from Pebworth Parish
A particularly fine example of a Neolithic long barrow of c.3800 BC, featuring a false entrance and side chambers. During excavations in the 1860s, the remains of 31 people were found in the chambers.
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
18 miles from Pebworth Parish
Once home to Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Today you can walk in the beautifully recreated Elizabethan garden and marvel at the mighty Norman keep.
ODDA'S CHAPEL
20 miles from Pebworth Parish
One of the most complete surviving Saxon churches in England, this chapel was built in 1056 by Earl Odda, and rediscovered in 1865 subsumed into a farmhouse. Nearby is the famous Saxon parish church.
LEIGH COURT BARN
22 miles from Pebworth Parish
An outstanding display of English medieval carpentry, this mighty timber-framed barn is the largest cruck structure in Britain.