English Heritage sites near Drakes Broughton and Wadborough Parish
LEIGH COURT BARN
9 miles from Drakes Broughton and Wadborough Parish
An outstanding display of English medieval carpentry, this mighty timber-framed barn is the largest cruck structure in Britain.
ODDA'S CHAPEL
12 miles from Drakes Broughton and Wadborough 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.
WITLEY COURT AND GARDENS
14 miles from Drakes Broughton and Wadborough Parish
A hundred years ago, Witley Court was one of England's great country houses, hosting many extravagant parties. Today it is a spectacular ruin, the result of a disastrous fire in 1937.
HAILES ABBEY
14 miles from Drakes Broughton and Wadborough 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.
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
16 miles from Drakes Broughton and Wadborough 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.
EDVIN LOACH OLD CHURCH
17 miles from Drakes Broughton and Wadborough Parish
The ruins of an 11th century and later church built within the earthworks of a Norman motte and bailey castle, with a Victorian church nearby. The site of hundreds of years of worship.
Churches in Drakes Broughton and Wadborough Parish
St Barnabas Church Drakes Broughton
Stonebow Road
Drakes Broughton
Pershore
01905 840752
A welcoming, lively, broad church. We welcome all people. Come and say hello!
Pubs in Drakes Broughton and Wadborough Parish
Masons Arms
Station Road, Wadborough, WR8 9HA
(01905) 841457
themasonswadborough.co.uk
Old Oak Inn
Plough & Harrow
Worcester Road, Drakes Broughton, WR10 2AG
(01905) 841830
ploughandharrowworcestershire.co.uk/