English Heritage sites near Ganarew Parish

Goodrich Castle

GOODRICH CASTLE

4 miles from Ganarew Parish

Goodrich stands majestically on a wooded hill commanding the passage of the River Wye into the picturesque valley of Symonds Yat.

St Briavels Castle

ST BRIAVELS CASTLE

7 miles from Ganarew 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.

Offa's Dyke

OFFA'S DYKE

11 miles from Ganarew 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

13 miles from Ganarew 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

14 miles from Ganarew 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.

Longtown Castle

LONGTOWN CASTLE

15 miles from Ganarew Parish

A powerful thick-walled round keep of c.1150 on a large earthen mound within a stone-walled bailey. Set in the beautiful Olchon valley, with magnificent views of the Black Mountains.


Churches in Ganarew Parish

Ganarew: St Swithin

No churches found in Ganarew Parish