English Heritage sites near Grendon Parish
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
11 miles from Grendon Parish
Ashby Castle forms the backdrop to the famous jousting scenes in Sir Walter Scott's classic novel of 1819, Ivanhoe. Now a ruin, the castle began as a manor house in the 12th century.
WALL ROMAN SITE
13 miles from Grendon Parish
Wall was an important staging post on Watling Street, the Roman military road to North Wales. It provided overnight accommodation for travelling Roman officials and imperial messengers.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
15 miles from Grendon Parish
The picturesque moated remains - including the fine gatehouse and a complete corner tower - of this brick-built fortified mansion have recently been extensively conserved by English Heritage.
J. W. EVANS SILVER FACTORY
16 miles from Grendon Parish
Established in 1881, J. W. Evans is one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
17 miles from Grendon 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.
JEWRY WALL
18 miles from Grendon Parish
A length of Roman bath-house wall over 9 metres (30 feet) high, near a museum displaying the archaeology of Leicester and its region.
Churches in Grendon Parish
All Saints Church
Atherstone Road
Grendon
Warwickshire
All Saints Church Grendon dates from the 12th century and is an ideal setting & location for weddings.
The church has regular services and these are under the leadership of: - The Revd Roger Edward CHAMBERLAIN - Incumbent
The Vicarage, 75 Newlands Road
Baddesley Ensor
Atherstone
(01827) 713245
[email protected]
Pubs in Grendon Parish
Boot
Externally this pub has been unchanged for more than a hundred years, but internally has been knocked into one connected space. Good value pub grub is offered as well as simple budget accommodation. Basic lawned beer garden. There are two v...
Grendon Working Mens Club
L-shaped room, with one area given over to pool, darts and a full-size snooker table. Ample comfy seating throughout. There's a weekly fur-and-feather sale (rabbits, birds and suchlike) plus occasional general auctions. Non-members allowed,...