English Heritage sites near Much Birch Parish

Rotherwas Chapel

ROTHERWAS CHAPEL

5 miles from Much Birch 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.

Goodrich Castle

GOODRICH CASTLE

8 miles from Much Birch 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

ST MARY'S CHURCH, KEMPLEY

10 miles from Much Birch 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.

Longtown Castle

LONGTOWN CASTLE

11 miles from Much Birch 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.

Arthur's Stone

ARTHUR'S STONE

14 miles from Much Birch Parish

An atmospheric Neolithic burial chamber, made of great stone slabs in the hills above Herefordshire's Golden Valley.

St Briavels Castle

ST BRIAVELS CASTLE

16 miles from Much Birch 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 Much Birch Parish

Much Birch: St Mary & St Thomas a Becket

A49 Ross to Hereford Much Birch Hereford
01981 540390

A lovely Victorian church that has been revamped in a tasteful way! Hearing Loop now working.

We have two services a month at the moment, both at 9.15 a.m. on teh 2nd and 3rd Sundays.


Pubs in Much Birch Parish

Axe & Cleaver

Much Birch, HR2 8HU
(01981) 540203

A substantially modernised 17th Century half-timbered roadside inn with a large bar, smaller lounge and restaurant. Locally sourced, home prepared bar snacks and a la carte meals are served with a light lunch option weekdays except Wednesda...
Pilgrim Hotel

Ross Road, Much Birch, HR2 8HJ
(01981) 540742
pilgrimhotel.co.uk

Built in 1867, as the vicarage for Much Birch, this substantial hotel has a smartly furnished bar with bare stone walls and part flagstone floor. Out through a small annexe to the restaurant, is a wide expanse of lawn with lovely views. Bar...