English Heritage sites near West Bergholt Parish
LEXDEN EARTHWORKS AND BLUEBOTTLE GROVE
2 miles from West Bergholt Parish
The banks and ditches of a series of late Iron Age defences protecting the western side of Camulodunum – pre-Roman Colchester.
ST JOHN'S ABBEY GATE
4 miles from West Bergholt Parish
This pinnacled gatehouse, elaborately decorated in East Anglian 'flushwork', is the sole survivor of the wealthy Benedictine abbey of St John.
COLCHESTER, ST BOTOLPH'S PRIORY
4 miles from West Bergholt Parish
The remains of one of the first Augustinian priories in England, founded in c.1100 and an impressive example of early Norman architecture.
LINDSEY ST JAMES'S CHAPEL
10 miles from West Bergholt Parish
A pretty thatched 13th century chapel with lancet windows.
MISTLEY TOWERS
11 miles from West Bergholt Parish
Two porticoed Classical towers, which stood at each end of a grandiose but highly unconventional Georgian church, designed by Robert Adam in 1776.
LANDGUARD FORT
21 miles from West Bergholt Parish
Landguard Fort is the site of the last opposed seaborne invasion of England in 1667 and the first land battle of the Royal Marines.
Churches in West Bergholt Parish
St. Mary the Virgin, West Bergholt
New Church Road
West Bergholt
Colchester
01206 243683
https://www.stmaryswestbergholt.co.uk
St Mary's is a small but lively church community in the Essex village of West Bergholt.
We seek to share the heart of God with the heart of the community, through joining with people in their spiritual journey.
We do this through accessible worship, opportunities to learn together and from each other, and opportunities to serve in his strength and with his guidance.
Pubs in West Bergholt Parish
Queen's Head
5 Queen's Road, West Bergholt, CO6 3HE
(01206) 240394
queensheadwestbergholt.co.uk/
Treble Tile
Large single bar pub with separate areas, wooden floors, tables and chairs, armchairs and sofas. Light and airy.
Food orientated with freshly prepared food. Real fire. Garden and car park.