English Heritage sites near Birchanger Parish

Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber

PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER

1000 miles from Birchanger Parish

A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.

Halliggye Fogou

HALLIGGYE FOGOU

1000 miles from Birchanger Parish

Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.

Innisidgen Lower and Upper Burial Chambers

INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS

1000 miles from Birchanger Parish

Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.

Harry's Walls

HARRY'S WALLS

1000 miles from Birchanger Parish

An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.

Garrison Walls

GARRISON WALLS

1000 miles from Birchanger Parish

You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.

Cromwell's Castle

CROMWELL'S CASTLE

1000 miles from Birchanger Parish

The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.

Churches in Birchanger Parish

Birchanger: St Mary the Virgin

Birchanger Lane Birchanger BIshop's Stortford
(01279) 815243
https://www.thefivechurches.co.uk

Pubs in Birchanger Parish

Birchanger Sports & Social Club

229 Birchanger Lane, Birchanger, CM23 5QJ
(01279) 813441
birchangerclub.com

A friendly local social club where CAMRA members are welcome as guests. Many matches and events take place here, so it can get very busy. Beers change frequently as the turnover is high. The club has football, cricket, bowls, darts, crib an...
Old Bell Hotel

Pines Hill, Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8EY
(01279) 816555
theoldbellstansted.com/

Single bar pub with a large area for seating and many screens playing music TV. Pub currently opens all day and there is a pool table, darts and chess. The hotel specialises in " Extended Stays" for aircrew & visiting business people. All h...
Three Willows

Birchanger Lane, Birchanger, CM23 5QR
(01279) 815913
thethreewillows.com/

A pretty country pub which enjoys a large number of food customers. Dogs are only allowed in one bar. The pub has wheelchair access but there are small single steps in places between levels. This pub is close to the M11 and Stansted Airport...