English Heritage sites near Haselbury Plucknett Parish
MUCHELNEY ABBEY
9 miles from Haselbury Plucknett Parish
Once a wealthy Benedictine house, Muchelney’s main buildings were demolished by Henry VIII in 1538. See the richly decorated cloister walk and thatched monks’ lavatory – the only one in Britain.
SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE
11 miles from Haselbury Plucknett Parish
Built on a grand scale in the 12th century by the Bishop of Salisbury, Sherborne was coveted by churchmen and noblemen alike giving it a long, chequered history. Picnic, shop, light refreshments.
WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS
14 miles from Haselbury Plucknett Parish
A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
THE NINE STONES
15 miles from Haselbury Plucknett Parish
Now in a wooded glade, this small prehistoric circle of nine standing stones was constructed around 4,000 years ago and is surrounded by a mysterious air. Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows are nearby.
KINGSTON RUSSELL STONE CIRCLE
16 miles from Haselbury Plucknett Parish
A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age circle of 18 fallen stones, on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.
ABBOTSBURY ABBEY REMAINS
17 miles from Haselbury Plucknett Parish
Part of a monastic building, perhaps the abbot’s lodging, of Benedictine Abbotsbury Abbey, Henry VIII ordered its destruction during the Dissolution in 1538. St Catherine's Chapel is nearby.
Churches in Haselbury Plucknett Parish
Middle Chinnock: St Margaret
2 miles S of A303 and 1 mile N of A30.
Middle Chinnock
Between Crewkerne and Yeovil
07485789968
http://www.hamhillchurches.org
St Michael & All Angels
Church Lane
Haselbury Plucknett
Crewkerne
https://www.stbartscrewkerne.org/our-benefice-churches
St Michael and All Angels is a delightful Church set in South Somerset. One of the most interesting things about the Church is that in the 12th century it was the home of the famous Medieval holy man, Wulfric, who lived in what is now the vestry for 24 years.
Pubs in Haselbury Plucknett Parish
Haselbury Mill
Haselbury Plucknett, TA18 7NY
(01460) 77095
haselburymill.co.uk/restaurant/windy-mil...
White Horse
North Street, Haselbury Plucknett, TA18 7RJ
(01460) 78873
thewhitehorsehaselbury.co.uk