English Heritage sites near Staunton Coleford Parish

St Briavels Castle

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pubs in Staunton Coleford Parish

White Horse Inn

Monmouth Road, Staunton, GL16 8PA
(01594) 834001
whitehorseinnstaunton.com/

Billed as the "last Inn in England" on the main road between Gloucester and Monmouth, the pub is in the centre of the small village of Staunton close to the Welsh Border. Four handpumps but usually just two in use. There is a welcoming wood...