English Heritage sites near Beer Hackett Parish
SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE
4 miles from Beer Hackett 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.
FIDDLEFORD MANOR
12 miles from Beer Hackett Parish
The principal parts of a small stone manor house, probably begun about 1370 for William Latimer, Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset. The hall and solar chamber display outstandingly fine timber roofs.
WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS
13 miles from Beer Hackett Parish
A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
THE NINE STONES
13 miles from Beer Hackett 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.
MUCHELNEY ABBEY
13 miles from Beer Hackett 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.
KINGSTON RUSSELL STONE CIRCLE
15 miles from Beer Hackett Parish
A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age circle of 18 fallen stones, on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.
Churches in Beer Hackett Parish
Beer Hackett: St Michael
No churches found in Beer Hackett Parish