English Heritage sites near Billesley Parish

Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden

KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN

12 miles from Billesley 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.

Hailes Abbey

HAILES ABBEY

18 miles from Billesley Parish

Founded by the Earl of Cornwall in thanks for surviving a shipwreck. It housed a renowned relic, ‘the Holy Blood of Hailes’: allegedly a phial of Christ’s blood. Great picnic spot. Audio tours.

Rollright Stones

ROLLRIGHT STONES

19 miles from Billesley 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.

Halesowen Abbey

HALESOWEN ABBEY

19 miles from Billesley Parish

Remains of abbey founded by King John in the 13th century.

J. W. Evans Silver Factory

J. W. EVANS SILVER FACTORY

20 miles from Billesley Parish

Established in 1881, J. W. Evans is one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.

Belas Knap Long Barrow

BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW

21 miles from Billesley Parish

A particularly fine example of a Neolithic long barrow of c.3800 BC, featuring a false entrance and side chambers. During excavations in the 1860s, the remains of 31 people were found in the chambers.


No churches found in Billesley Parish


Pubs in Billesley Parish

Billesley Manor Hotel

Nr Stratford-upon-avon, Billesley, B49 6NF
(01789) 279955
thehotelcollection.co.uk/hotels/billesle...

Looks much as it did when Shakespeares daughter married at the nearby church. Set in 11 acres it has 71 bedrooms, a spa, indoor heated pool, tennis courts and croquet lawn, an oak panneled bar, Havanas to take outside, a large fountain in t...