English Heritage sites near Great Houghton Parish

Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber

PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER

1000 miles from Great Houghton 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 Great Houghton 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 Great Houghton 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 Great Houghton Parish

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

Garrison Walls

GARRISON WALLS

1000 miles from Great Houghton 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 Great Houghton 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 Great Houghton Parish

St Mary the Blessed Virgin

High Street Great Houghton Northampton
(01604) 891166
http://www.theunitedbenefice.org.uk

St :Laurence is part of the United Benefice of Cogenhoe, Great Houghton, Little Houghton and Brafield on the Green

 

The main services in this church are:

8:00am BCP Communion on the 3rd Sunday each month

9:30am Family Worship on the 2nd Sunday each month

11:00am Holy Communion on the 4th Sunday each month

Other services across the Benefice are listed at www.theunitedbenefice.org.uk

 

Church website: www.stmarysgreathoughton.org.uk

 

Pubs in Great Houghton Parish

Lakeside Pub

The Lakes, Bedford Road, Northampton, NN4 7YD
(01604) 601737

A typical large modern dining pub with a Wacky Warehouse play area attached.
Old Cherry Tree

8 Cherry Tree Lane, Great Houghton, NN4 7AT
(01604) 761399
theoldcherrytree.co.uk

An attractive 400 year old white-washed stone built, thatched roofed village pub that is hidden away down a small lane just off the main road into the village. The character continues inside with the two main areas having beamed ceilings, s...
White Hart

39 High Street, Great Houghton, NN4 7AF
(01604) 762940
whiteharthoughton.co.uk/

An attractive, stone built, thatched village pub dating back in parts to 1728. The main area inside is split level with two steps leading up to a raised bar which also serves the smaller back room. Outside there is a patio, seating area le...