English Heritage sites near Abbots Bromley Parish

Croxden Abbey

CROXDEN ABBEY

10 miles from Abbots Bromley Parish

The impressive remains of an abbey of Cistercian 'white monks', including towering fragments of its 13th-century church, infirmary and 14th-century abbot's lodging.

Wall Roman Site

WALL ROMAN SITE

11 miles from Abbots Bromley 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.

Ashby de la Zouch Castle

ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE

17 miles from Abbots Bromley 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.

Boscobel House and The Royal Oak

BOSCOBEL HOUSE AND THE ROYAL OAK

19 miles from Abbots Bromley Parish

Enjoy a day out at Boscobel House and its famous The Royal Oak as you discover one of the most dramatic escape stories in English History. Visitors can explore the restored oak pasture and orchard, get hands-on with history in the house, meet the farmyard animals and have fun in the play area.

White Ladies Priory

WHITE LADIES PRIORY

19 miles from Abbots Bromley Parish

Ruins of the late 12th century church of a small nunnery of 'white ladies' or Augustinian Canonesses. Charles II hid nearby in 1651, before moving to Boscobel House.

Lilleshall Abbey

LILLESHALL ABBEY

23 miles from Abbots Bromley Parish

Extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey, later a Civil War stronghold, in a deeply rural setting.

Churches in Abbots Bromley Parish

Abbots Bromley S.Nicholas

Abbots Bromley Rugeley
(01283) 840242

St. Nicholas' Church is situated in the beautiful Staffordshire village of Abbots Bromley.  It has regular Holy Communion or Family Morning Worship Services on Sundays and during the week but check the events listings as the times vary depending on the Sunday of the month in question.

We are a very open and welcoming church and would be pleased to greet visitors.

Local information about the village of Abbots Bromley can be found at http://www.abbotsbromley.com/   This website includes information about the famous Abbots Bromley Horn Dance and their reindeer horns which are kept in St. Nicholas' church.

Pubs in Abbots Bromley Parish

Bagot Arms

Bagot Street, Abbots Bromley, WS15 3DB
(01283) 841994

This attractive, friendly locals pub dates back to the early 1800s and is located towards the western side of the village. The public bar and lounge are linked in an L-shape around wood-topped and panelled bar counters, and there is a sepa...
Coach & Horses

High Street, Abbots Bromley, WS15 3BN
(01283) 840256
thecoachandhorsesabbotsbromley.com/

Grade II listed old coaching inn dating back to 1745, although the building is thought to be even older, with links to Burton Abbey. The interior was substantially refurbished in 2013, the public bar retaining some old wooden beams and an...
Crown Inn

Market Place, Abbots Bromley, WS15 3BS
(01283) 840227
thecrownatabbotsbromley.co.uk/

Imposing mock Tudor style building, believed to have been a series of seven cottages originally. The public bar features old pictures of the world famous annual Abbots Bromley Horn Dance on the walls (held in September; see www.abbotsbromle...
Goats Head

Market Place, Abbots Bromley, WS15 3BP
07946 206322

Timber-framed 'Tudor style' building, dating back to the 16th-century, facing the Market Place and Butter Cross. Dick Turpin reputedly stayed here! Conventional two-roomed pub internally: basic wood-panelled public bar and a large wood-pa...
Royal Oak

Bagot Street, Abbots Bromley, WS15 3DB

Basic locals pub, dating back to the 17th-century, with two bar areas plus a separate restaurant which concentrates on Indian food. Quiz night Wednesday; bingo Thursday; occasional live music.