English Heritage sites near Rodborough Parish

Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber

PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER

1000 miles from Rodborough Parish

A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.

Halliggye Fogou

HALLIGGYE FOGOU

1000 miles from Rodborough Parish

Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.

Innisidgen Lower and Upper Burial Chambers

INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS

1000 miles from Rodborough Parish

Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.

Harry's Walls

HARRY'S WALLS

1000 miles from Rodborough Parish

An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.

Garrison Walls

GARRISON WALLS

1000 miles from Rodborough Parish

You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.

Cromwell's Castle

CROMWELL'S CASTLE

1000 miles from Rodborough Parish

The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.

Churches in Rodborough Parish

St Mary Magdalene

Church Place Rodborough Stroud
01453 759680

This is modest sized welcoming church with a site on a hill overlooking Rodborough Common. There are fine stained glass windows showing the Easter story of Mary Magdalene in the garden, one in memory of those from the area who died in the first world war and the Awdry window commemorating the life of Rev W Awdry who wrote the much loved Thomas the Tank Engine and lived and worshipped here in his later years.

Pubs in Rodborough Parish

Bear Hotel

Rodborough Common, Stroud, Rodborough, GL5 5DE
(01453) 878522
cotswold-inns-hotels.co.uk/the-bear-of-r...

Prominent 3-star hilltop hotel, built 300 year ago as a coaching inn and located near 300 acres of National Trust land. As you approach, the building appears large and imposing like a guardian to the commons and for those staying there is...
Clothiers Arms

1, Bath Road, Stroud, Stroud, GL5 3JJ
(01453) 763801
clothiersarms.co.uk

The Clothiers Arms is a another of Stroud’s handsome Cotswold Stone establishments, located on the intersection between Bath Rd and Rodborough Hill. The Plot is large and triangular and steeply sloping with the pub sitting at the back span...
Junction

Dudbridge Road, Dudbridge, GL5 3HN

U-shaped bar. Decorated with assorted musical instruments, records and posters advertising (old) gigs. Live music on Sunday, Tuesday and Friday.
King's Head

The Street, Stroud, Kingscourt, GL5 5DR
(01453) 872336

The Kings Head is Cotswold stone pub hidden away from passing trade with some of the best views available in our Stroud Valleys. Run by Carol Nichols for 30 years you are assured of a welcome by publican and locals alike in this sociable,...
Kite's Nest

106 Bath Road, Lightpill, GL5 3TA

Town pub on corner location with adjacent skittle alley (with own bar). End of main bar is an eating area.
Prince Albert

Rodborough Hill, Stroud, GL5 3SS
(01453) 755600
theprincealbertstroud.co.uk/

Lively, stone-built Victorian pub located at the top of Walkley Hill on the Rodborough to Minchinhampton road out of Stroud. The pub manages to be simultaneously bohemian, homely and welcoming, with a challenging colour scheme and a big rep...