English Heritage sites near Clifton upon Dunsmore Parish
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
16 miles from Clifton upon Dunsmore Parish
Once home to Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Today you can walk in the beautifully recreated Elizabethan garden and marvel at the mighty Norman keep.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
18 miles from Clifton upon Dunsmore Parish
The picturesque moated remains - including the fine gatehouse and a complete corner tower - of this brick-built fortified mansion have recently been extensively conserved by English Heritage.
JEWRY WALL
18 miles from Clifton upon Dunsmore Parish
A length of Roman bath-house wall over 9 metres (30 feet) high, near a museum displaying the archaeology of Leicester and its region.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
19 miles from Clifton upon Dunsmore Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON
23 miles from Clifton upon Dunsmore Parish
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
25 miles from Clifton upon Dunsmore Parish
Set beside the church of a picturesque ironstone village, Lyddington Bede House originated as the late medieval wing of a palace belonging to the Bishops of Lincoln.
Churches in Clifton upon Dunsmore Parish
St Mary's, Clifton Upon Dunsmore
St. John the Baptist, Hillmorton
The Locks
Hillmorton, Rugby
Coventry
07711 240227
http://www.stjohnhillmorton.org.uk
Proclaiming the Good News of God's love in worship, word and action
Pubs in Clifton upon Dunsmore Parish
Bull Inn
33-35 Main Street, Clifton Upon Dunsmore, CV23 0BH
(01788) 228075