English Heritage sites near Blunsdon St Andrew Parish

Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber

PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER

1000 miles from Blunsdon St Andrew Parish

A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.

Halliggye Fogou

HALLIGGYE FOGOU

1000 miles from Blunsdon St Andrew Parish

Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.

Innisidgen Lower and Upper Burial Chambers

INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS

1000 miles from Blunsdon St Andrew Parish

Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.

Harry's Walls

HARRY'S WALLS

1000 miles from Blunsdon St Andrew Parish

An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.

Garrison Walls

GARRISON WALLS

1000 miles from Blunsdon St Andrew Parish

You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.

Cromwell's Castle

CROMWELL'S CASTLE

1000 miles from Blunsdon St Andrew Parish

The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.

Churches in Blunsdon St Andrew Parish

St Andrew's

Tadpole Lane Blunsdon Swindon
07588 594410
http://www.nschurch.org.uk

We are a community of Christians who seek to share and live out our faith at home, at work and at school in North Swindon.

St Leonard

Church Way Broad Blunsdon Swindon
01793762702
http://www.stmichaelshighworth.co.uk

Pubs in Blunsdon St Andrew Parish

Abbey Mead

Elstree Way, Abbey Meads Village Centre, Swindon, SN25 4YX
(01793) 726208
abbeymeadsswindon.co.uk/

Large Marston's estate pub with comfortable seating in the much expanded northern part of Swindon. Part of a small shopping precinct with plenty of outside seating and a children's play area. Large bar in the centre with three hand-pumps fo...
Blunsdon Arms

Lady Lane, Swindon, SN25 2NA
(01793) 729801
emberinns.co.uk/the-blunsdon-arms-swindo...

Opened in December 2006, Situated just off Thamesdown Drive in this forever expanding part of north Swindon. It is an Ember Inns (M & B) house. This large open plan pub has lots of comfortable seating, friendly staff and can get quite busy...
Blunsdon House Hotel

The Ridge, Blunsdon, SN26 7AS
(01793) 721701
blunsdonhouse.co.uk/

Best Western Plus hotel with three bars, two of which serve real ale. Ben's bar has a large collection of single malt whiskies, while Zan's bar has two real ales. The main bar is Carrie's at the rear of the hotel which is open 9.30am to 11p...
Cold Harbour

Ermin Street, Blunsdon, SN26 8DJ
(01793) 724840
chefandbrewer.com/pub/cold-harbour-bluns...

Rambling Greene King pub with a warm feel for just having a drink (Cask Marque accredited). It has multiple cosy corners and low beams. Accommodation is provided separately in the Premier Inn next door. Food is served 7am-10pm.
Heart in Hand

43 High Street, Blunsdon, SN26 7AG
(01793) 721314
heartinhandpub.com

This is a friendly family run local pub with good value high quality home cooked food. There are two real ales in the week, three at the weekend. There is a large garden. It also has darts and crib teams. Dogs are allowed in the bar. Four e...
Jovial Monk

Highdown Way, St. Andrews, Swindon, SN25 4FD
(01793) 727180
arkells.com/pub/the-jovial-monk-swindon....

Clean, modern, nicely decorated estate pub, owned by local brewer Arkell's. The pub has 6 en-suite rooms. Home cooked food served all day. Two regular Arkell's ales are on and the new manager has installed two additional pumps with a view t...
Toby Carvery Friary

Elstree Way, Swindon, SN25 4YX
(01793) 702081
tobycarvery.co.uk/restaurants/south-west...

Large and popular family carvery with a clean, modern interior and friendly staff. Food is served 8am to 10pm everyday. There are three regular real ales and the pub is Cask Marque accredited. There is a large garden area.