English Heritage sites near Goodrich Parish
GOODRICH CASTLE
1 miles from Goodrich Parish
Goodrich stands majestically on a wooded hill commanding the passage of the River Wye into the picturesque valley of Symonds Yat.
ST BRIAVELS CASTLE
8 miles from Goodrich 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.
ST MARY'S CHURCH, KEMPLEY
10 miles from Goodrich Parish
Delightful Norman church, displaying one of the most outstandingly complete and well preserved sets of medieval wall paintings in England, dating from the 12th and 14th centuries.
OFFA'S DYKE
12 miles from Goodrich 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.
ROTHERWAS CHAPEL
13 miles from Goodrich Parish
Family chapel of the Bodenham family. The originally simple medieval building has a fine Elizabethan timber roof, 18th century tower and striking Victorian interior decoration and furnishings.
OVER BRIDGE
16 miles from Goodrich Parish
A single-arch stone bridge spanning the River Severn, built in 1825-30 by the great engineer Thomas Telford.
Churches in Goodrich Parish
Pubs in Goodrich Parish
Cross Keys
This village inn, just off the Goodrich Cross exit of the A40, was once a coaching inn (a mounting block remains in place at the front). After much recent renovation, it boasts an L-shaped bar serving two separate seating areas featuring st...
Hostelrie
Goodrich, HR9 6HX
(01600) 890241
thehostelrieatgoodrich.co.uk
Royal Lodge
Symonds Yat East, HR9 6JL
(01600) 890238
royalhotel-symondsyat.com
Saracens Head
Symonds Yat East, HR9 6JL
(01600) 890435
saracensheadinn.co.uk