English Heritage sites near St. Georges Parish

Stanton Drew Circles and Cove

STANTON DREW CIRCLES AND COVE

14 miles from St. Georges Parish

Although this is the third largest complex of prehistoric standing stones in England, the three circles and three-stone ‘cove’ of Stanton Drew in Somerset are surprisingly little known. The Great Circle, 113 metres in diameter, is one of the largest stone circles in the country and has 26 surviving upright stones. Yet recent surveys have revealed that the circles and cove were just part of a much more elaborate and important ritual site than had previously been imagined.

Meare Fish House

MEARE FISH HOUSE

14 miles from St. Georges Parish

The only surviving monastic fishery building in England, this housed the Abbot of Glastonbury's water bailiff and provided facilities for fish-salting and drying.

Temple Church

TEMPLE CHURCH

15 miles from St. Georges Parish

The 'leaning tower' and walls of this large late medieval church survived bombing during the Second World War. The graveyard is now a peaceful public garden.

Glastonbury Tribunal

GLASTONBURY TRIBUNAL

17 miles from St. Georges Parish

Fine, late 15th century stone townhouse, early Tudor façade and panelled interiors. Home to Glastonbury Lake Village Museum: discover life 2000 years ago when much of Somerset consisted of marshy sea.

Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument

SIR BEVIL GRENVILLE'S MONUMENT

22 miles from St. Georges Parish

Erected to commemorate the heroism of a Royalist commander and his Cornish pikemen at the Battle of Lansdown, 1643, this monument marks the spot where he fell.

Stoney Littleton Long Barrow

STONEY LITTLETON LONG BARROW

23 miles from St. Georges Parish

One of the finest accessible examples of a Neolithic chambered tomb, with its multiple burial chambers open to view. Bring a torch and experience the burial chambers at first hand.


No churches found in St. Georges Parish


Pubs in St. Georges Parish

Woolpack

Shepherds Way, St Georges, BS22 7XE
(01934) 521670
woolpackinn.co.uk

This 17th-century coaching house was once a packing station that baled wool for local farmers. Formerly owned by Butcombe brewery, it has two bar areas, a conservatory, and an outside patio area. The pub is in the much expanded St Georges a...