English Heritage sites near Billesley Parish
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
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
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
19 miles from Billesley Parish
Remains of abbey founded by King John in the 13th century.
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
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
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