English Heritage sites near Whitminster Parish

Nympsfield Long Barrow

NYMPSFIELD LONG BARROW

5 miles from Whitminster Parish

Large Neolithic burial mound with spectacular views over the Severn Valley. Built by earliest farming communities in the Cotswolds almost 5,000 years ago. Internal chambers are uncovered for viewing.

Uley Long Barrow (Hetty Pegler's Tump)

ULEY LONG BARROW (HETTY PEGLER'S TUMP)

6 miles from Whitminster Parish

A partly reconstructed Neolithic chambered mound, 37 metres (120 ft) long, atmospherically sited overlooking the Severn Valley. 'Hetty Pegler' was its 17th century landowner.

Blackfriars

BLACKFRIARS

7 miles from Whitminster 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.

Greyfriars

GREYFRIARS

7 miles from Whitminster Parish

Substantial remains of an early Tudor friary church of Franciscan 'grey friars' founded in 1231.

Over Bridge

OVER BRIDGE

7 miles from Whitminster Parish

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

Great Witcombe Roman Villa

GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA

9 miles from Whitminster Parish

The remains of a large and luxurious villa built about AD 250, with a bathhouse complex, perhaps the shrine of a water spirit, and mosaics.



Pubs in Whitminster Parish

Old Forge Inn

Bristol Road, Whitminster, GL2 7NY
(01452) 741306
oldforgewhitminster.com/

Records for this largely timber-framed building go back to 1535, but some roof trusses are thought to be Saxon. It could originally have been an inn (note the swan with two necks above the front door) and may have been a resting place on a...
Whitminster Inn

Bristol Road, Whitminster, GL2 7NY
(01452) 740234
whitminsterinn.co.uk/

Large hotel. Open all day. Licensed for weddings.