English Heritage sites near Witherley Parish
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
11 miles from Witherley 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.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
12 miles from Witherley 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.
JEWRY WALL
16 miles from Witherley 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.
WALL ROMAN SITE
16 miles from Witherley 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.
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
17 miles from Witherley 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.
J. W. EVANS SILVER FACTORY
19 miles from Witherley Parish
Established in 1881, J. W. Evans is one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
Churches in Witherley Parish
Fenny Drayton: St Michael & All Angels
Church Hill
Fenny Drayton
Nuneaton
(01827) 722182
Dear visitor we wish you a very warm welcome to our church.
Jesus taught his followers to pray. This Church exists as a place of prayer and worship, you are most welcome to join us at any of our services listed.
Ratcliffe Culey: All Saints
St Peter's Witherley
Church Road
Witherley
Atherstone
(01827) 717582
St Peter's Church is maintained by our Parochial Church Committee (PCC) team of volunteers which includes our Churchwarden Liz Betts and our Lay Reader Jan Harding and Kate Chorley, Kate Salmon, Marj Race, Tracy Grabham, Rachel Roberts and Gaynor Smith. We are also grateful of the many wider volunteers that help us through the year to maintain our beautiful church, produce our magazine and help with fundraising.
If you're looking for practical information about our Church or to find out more about special services such as Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals please contact Liz. If you need support from faith or ministry perspective, please contact Jan.
Pubs in Witherley Parish
Blue Lion
Church Road, Witherley, CV9 3NA
(01827) 714954
bluelionwitherley.co.uk
Bull Inn
It's hard to believe that the busy Watling Street runs only feet away from this neat and cosy pub. In 2007 it was rescued from keg beer and hand pumps restored to action. Food has an emphasis on fresh and local, served in the bar or pleasan...
Gate
New landlords November 2021
The pub was built 110 years ago. Reputedly has 3 ghosts due to it being built on what was originally a hanging site. The former mortuary next door is now the car park.
A friendly family run one room village p...
Royal Redgate
Watling Street, Fenny Drayton, CV10 0RY
(024) 7638 3384
theredgate.co.uk/