English Heritage sites near Alvington Parish

St Briavels Castle

ST BRIAVELS CASTLE

4 miles from Alvington 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

4 miles from Alvington 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.

Kingswood Abbey Gatehouse

KINGSWOOD ABBEY GATEHOUSE

11 miles from Alvington Parish

This 16th century gatehouse, one of the latest monastic buildings in England, displays a richly sculpted mullioned window. It is the sole survivor of this Cistercian abbey.

Goodrich Castle

GOODRICH CASTLE

12 miles from Alvington Parish

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

Uley Long Barrow (Hetty Pegler's Tump)

ULEY LONG BARROW (HETTY PEGLER'S TUMP)

12 miles from Alvington Parish

A partly reconstructed Neolithic chambered mound, 37 metres (120 ft) long, atmospherically sited overlooking the Severn Valley. 'Hetty Pegler' was its 17th century landowner.

Nympsfield Long Barrow

NYMPSFIELD LONG BARROW

12 miles from Alvington Parish

Large Neolithic burial mound with spectacular views over the Severn Valley. Built by earliest farming communities in the Cotswolds almost 5,000 years ago. Internal chambers are uncovered for viewing.

Churches in Alvington Parish

St Andrew's Alvington

Alvington
01594 840 648

Welcome to the parish church of St Andrew in Alvington. We are a part of a team of churches in the villages of Alvington, Aylburton, and Woolaston, together with the town of Lydney. Please do get in touch by a message here or by email or telephone.

Pubs in Alvington Parish

Besom Inn

Lower Common (Off A48), Aylburton, GL15 6DU

Originally called the Travellers Rest, the pub was renamed the Besom in the early 1980's. Located in an isolated position by the Ferneyley brook on the Lower Common above Aylburton it was notoriously hard to find. At the beginning of the...
Blacksmith's Arms

Main Road, Alvington, GL15 6AU
(01594) 529657
blacksmithsarmsalvington.co.uk/

In 1876 the landlord of the inn was William Thorn, a blacksmith by trade, and the premises was listed as not having a name. Presumably the occupation of William Thorn gave the Blacksmiths Arms its name. In 1939 Albert W.Thorn is recorded as...
Globe

Clanna Road, Alvington, GL15 6BA
0529 252 8300
theglobealvington.co.uk/

The Grade II listed Globe, on the Clanna Lane junction with the main A48, dates from at least 1805 when a Friendly Society is recorded as meeting there. It was once owned by the Bristol United Brewery, ultimately becoming a Courage tied hou...