English Heritage sites near Staunton Coleford Parish
ST BRIAVELS CASTLE
5 miles from Staunton Coleford 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.
GOODRICH CASTLE
5 miles from Staunton Coleford Parish
Goodrich stands majestically on a wooded hill commanding the passage of the River Wye into the picturesque valley of Symonds Yat.
OFFA'S DYKE
9 miles from Staunton Coleford Parish
An earthwork roughly following the Welsh/English boundary consisting of a ditch and rampart. Origins shrouded in mystery but possibly built in response to events involving the Princes of Powys.
ST MARY'S CHURCH, KEMPLEY
14 miles from Staunton Coleford 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
16 miles from Staunton Coleford 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.
NYMPSFIELD LONG BARROW
17 miles from Staunton Coleford 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.
Churches in Staunton Coleford Parish
All Saints
Staunton Road
Staunton
Coleford
07933935534
http://www.mid-wyedeanchurches.co.uk
Please check our website for service times.
Pubs in Staunton Coleford Parish
White Horse Inn
Monmouth Road, Staunton, GL16 8PA
(01594) 834001
whitehorseinnstaunton.com/