English Heritage sites near Michaelchurch Escley Parish
ARTHUR'S STONE
4 miles from Michaelchurch Escley Parish
An atmospheric Neolithic burial chamber, made of great stone slabs in the hills above Herefordshire's Golden Valley.
LONGTOWN CASTLE
5 miles from Michaelchurch Escley Parish
A powerful thick-walled round keep of c.1150 on a large earthen mound within a stone-walled bailey. Set in the beautiful Olchon valley, with magnificent views of the Black Mountains.
ROTHERWAS CHAPEL
14 miles from Michaelchurch Escley Parish
Family chapel of the Bodenham family. The originally simple medieval building has a fine Elizabethan timber roof, 18th century tower and striking Victorian interior decoration and furnishings.
GOODRICH CASTLE
20 miles from Michaelchurch Escley Parish
Goodrich stands majestically on a wooded hill commanding the passage of the River Wye into the picturesque valley of Symonds Yat.
WIGMORE CASTLE
21 miles from Michaelchurch Escley Parish
One of the most important castles in the history of the Welsh Marches and major centre of power for over 500 years, hosting royalty on several occasions. Deliberately demolished during the Civil War.
ST MARY'S CHURCH, KEMPLEY
23 miles from Michaelchurch Escley Parish
Delightful Norman church, displaying one of the most outstandingly complete and well preserved sets of medieval wall paintings in England, dating from the 12th and 14th centuries.
Churches in Michaelchurch Escley Parish
The Parish Church of St Michael in Michaelchurch Escley
Pubs in Michaelchurch Escley Parish
Bridge Inn
Michaelchurch Escley, HR2 0JW
(01981) 510646
thebridgeinnmichaelchurch.co.uk