English Heritage sites near Weston under Penyard Parish

Goodrich Castle

GOODRICH CASTLE

4 miles from Weston under Penyard Parish

Goodrich stands majestically on a wooded hill commanding the passage of the River Wye into the picturesque valley of Symonds Yat.

St Mary's Church, Kempley

ST MARY'S CHURCH, KEMPLEY

6 miles from Weston under Penyard 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.

Rotherwas Chapel

ROTHERWAS CHAPEL

11 miles from Weston under Penyard 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.

Over Bridge

OVER BRIDGE

12 miles from Weston under Penyard Parish

A single-arch stone bridge spanning the River Severn, built in 1825-30 by the great engineer Thomas Telford.

St Briavels Castle

ST BRIAVELS CASTLE

12 miles from Weston under Penyard Parish

The fine twin-towered gatehouse, built by Edward I in 1292, once defended a crossbow bolt factory which used local iron. Once a prison, now a youth hostel in wonderful walking country.

Blackfriars

BLACKFRIARS

13 miles from Weston under Penyard Parish

One of the most complete surviving Dominican friaries in England, later converted into a Tudor house and cloth factory. Notable features include the church and fine scissor-braced dormitory roof.

Churches in Weston under Penyard Parish

Weston under Penyard: St Lawrence

Weston under Penyard
(01989) 568736

St Lawrence, Weston-under-Penyard is a busy parish, especially in its links with the church school, who worship regularly in the church both on special Sundays and in the week. We are blessed with a good choir and organ and the Benefice’s regular band of bellringers are based here. Regular services are either the modern communion service or traditional Mattins and Evensong, with sermons (with a particular appeal to families at the 3rd Sunday communion).

Pubs in Weston under Penyard Parish

Weston Cross

Weston-under-Penyard, HR9 7NU
(01989) 562759
thewestoncross.co.uk/

An attractive creeper-clad stone building, on the edge of the village. The lounge bar, used mainly for dining, has an intimate feel while there is plenty of room in the public bar. The wide-ranging locally-sourced menu features home-cooked...