English Heritage sites near Mitcheldean Parish
GOODRICH CASTLE
5 miles from Mitcheldean Parish
Goodrich stands majestically on a wooded hill commanding the passage of the River Wye into the picturesque valley of Symonds Yat.
ST MARY'S CHURCH, KEMPLEY
8 miles from Mitcheldean 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.
OVER BRIDGE
10 miles from Mitcheldean Parish
A single-arch stone bridge spanning the River Severn, built in 1825-30 by the great engineer Thomas Telford.
BLACKFRIARS
10 miles from Mitcheldean Parish
One of the most complete surviving Dominican friaries in England, later converted into a Tudor house and cloth factory. Notable features include the church and fine scissor-braced dormitory roof.
GREYFRIARS
10 miles from Mitcheldean Parish
Substantial remains of an early Tudor friary church of Franciscan 'grey friars' founded in 1231.
ST BRIAVELS CASTLE
11 miles from Mitcheldean 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.
Churches in Mitcheldean Parish
St Michael & All Angels Mitcheldean
St Michael, Abenhall
Pubs in Mitcheldean Parish
George Hotel
Description from October 2006: Much altered building in village centre. Pub awaiting new tenant. No real ale.
Lamb
Two bar pub on the roundabout at the edge of the village. Good range of home made food. Sold by Whitbread in 1992 and now a free house. No real beer.
White Horse
Tastefully refurbished pub. A friendly welcome and a good selection of Real Ales.
A games bar with a pool table and dart board. The saloon bar has crib on every other Wednesday during the season.
Small patio area at the rear of the pub an...