English Heritage sites near Birdingbury Parish
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
10 miles from Birdingbury Parish
Once home to Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Today you can walk in the beautifully recreated Elizabethan garden and marvel at the mighty Norman keep.
DEDDINGTON CASTLE
22 miles from Birdingbury Parish
Extensive earthworks marking the site of an 11th century motte and bailey castle.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
24 miles from Birdingbury Parish
The picturesque moated remains - including the fine gatehouse and a complete corner tower - of this brick-built fortified mansion have recently been extensively conserved by English Heritage.
ROLLRIGHT STONES
24 miles from Birdingbury Parish
Traditionally a monarch and his courtiers petrified by a witch, the Rollright Stones consist of three groups: the King's Men stone circle; the Whispering Knights burial chamber; and the single King Stone. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development.
JEWRY WALL
25 miles from Birdingbury Parish
A length of Roman bath-house wall over 9 metres (30 feet) high, near a museum displaying the archaeology of Leicester and its region.
J. W. EVANS SILVER FACTORY
26 miles from Birdingbury Parish
Established in 1881, J. W. Evans is one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
Churches in Birdingbury Parish
Birdingbury - St. Leonard
Frankton Road
Birdingbury
Rugby
http://www.draycotegroup.org.uk/
We are a very friendly community where you will receive a very warm welcome! We love our little village church and work hard to keep it clean and attractive to visitors.
We have a WC facility and servery unit so our hospitality is good too!
Priest in Charge: Rev Phil Price
Contact: Tel: 01788 819 366 Email: [email protected] Website: draycotegroup.org.uk
There are four churches in the Draycote Group: St Leonard's in Birdingbury, St Peter's in Bourton, All Saints in Stretton and St Nicholas in Frankton. Details on our web site: www.draycotegroup.org.uk.
Draycote Group of Churches Office:
Community Room
Knightlow School
Stretton on Dunsmore
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 07591 116551
www.draycotegroup.org.uk
Pubs in Birdingbury Parish
Birdingbury Club
Main Street, Birdingbury, Birdingbury, CV23 8EH
(01926) 632511