English Heritage sites near Shipham Parish
MEARE FISH HOUSE
10 miles from Shipham Parish
The only surviving monastic fishery building in England, this housed the Abbot of Glastonbury's water bailiff and provided facilities for fish-salting and drying.
STANTON DREW CIRCLES AND COVE
10 miles from Shipham Parish
Although this is the third largest complex of prehistoric standing stones in England, the three circles and three-stone ‘cove’ of Stanton Drew in Somerset are surprisingly little known. The Great Circle, 113 metres in diameter, is one of the largest stone circles in the country and has 26 surviving upright stones. Yet recent surveys have revealed that the circles and cove were just part of a much more elaborate and important ritual site than had previously been imagined.
GLASTONBURY TRIBUNAL
12 miles from Shipham Parish
Fine, late 15th century stone townhouse, early Tudor façade and panelled interiors. Home to Glastonbury Lake Village Museum: discover life 2000 years ago when much of Somerset consisted of marshy sea.
TEMPLE CHURCH
13 miles from Shipham Parish
The 'leaning tower' and walls of this large late medieval church survived bombing during the Second World War. The graveyard is now a peaceful public garden.
STONEY LITTLETON LONG BARROW
18 miles from Shipham Parish
One of the finest accessible examples of a Neolithic chambered tomb, with its multiple burial chambers open to view. Bring a torch and experience the burial chambers at first hand.
SIR BEVIL GRENVILLE'S MONUMENT
19 miles from Shipham Parish
Erected to commemorate the heroism of a Royalist commander and his Cornish pikemen at the Battle of Lansdown, 1643, this monument marks the spot where he fell.
Churches in Shipham Parish
St Leonard
St Michael & All Angels
Pubs in Shipham Parish
Cider Shed
Penscot Inn
Star Inn
Bristol Road A38, Winscombe, BS25 1QE
(01934) 842355
thestarsomerset.com/
Swan Inn
Rowberrow Lane, Rowberrow, BS25 1QL
(01934) 852371
butcombe.com/pubs/swan-inn/