English Heritage sites near Preston on Wye Parish

Arthur's Stone

ARTHUR'S STONE

4 miles from Preston on Wye Parish

An atmospheric Neolithic burial chamber, made of great stone slabs in the hills above Herefordshire's Golden Valley.

Longtown Castle

LONGTOWN CASTLE

9 miles from Preston on Wye Parish

A powerful thick-walled round keep of c.1150 on a large earthen mound within a stone-walled bailey. Set in the beautiful Olchon valley, with magnificent views of the Black Mountains.

Rotherwas Chapel

ROTHERWAS CHAPEL

9 miles from Preston on Wye 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.

Wigmore Castle

WIGMORE CASTLE

17 miles from Preston on Wye Parish

One of the most important castles in the history of the Welsh Marches and major centre of power for over 500 years, hosting royalty on several occasions. Deliberately demolished during the Civil War.

Goodrich Castle

GOODRICH CASTLE

18 miles from Preston on Wye Parish

Goodrich stands majestically on a wooded hill commanding the passage of the River Wye into the picturesque valley of Symonds Yat.

St Mary's Church, Kempley

ST MARY'S CHURCH, KEMPLEY

19 miles from Preston on Wye 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.


Churches in Preston on Wye Parish

Preston-on-Wye: St Lawrence

Pubs in Preston on Wye Parish

Yew Tree

Preston on Wye, HR2 9JT
(01981) 500359

A delightfully old-fashioned, welcoming village pub for drinkers which also attracts canoeists and fishermen from the nearby River Wye. It is simply furnished and warmed by a wood-burning stove in winter. Boules, pool and quiz teams are ba...