English Heritage sites near Netherseal Parish
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
6 miles from Netherseal Parish
Ashby Castle forms the backdrop to the famous jousting scenes in Sir Walter Scott's classic novel of 1819, Ivanhoe. Now a ruin, the castle began as a manor house in the 12th century.
WALL ROMAN SITE
12 miles from Netherseal Parish
Wall was an important staging post on Watling Street, the Roman military road to North Wales. It provided overnight accommodation for travelling Roman officials and imperial messengers.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
16 miles from Netherseal 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
20 miles from Netherseal 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.
J. W. EVANS SILVER FACTORY
21 miles from Netherseal Parish
Established in 1881, J. W. Evans is one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
CROXDEN ABBEY
21 miles from Netherseal Parish
The impressive remains of an abbey of Cistercian 'white monks', including towering fragments of its 13th-century church, infirmary and 14th-century abbot's lodging.
Churches in Netherseal Parish
St Peter
Church Road
Netherseal
01283 762703
http://www.nethersealstpeterschurch.btck.co.uk
St Peters Church stands at the East end of the village of Netherseal and dates from the 14th Century.
The Church building is traditional in style with an open Churchyard and a belfry containing eight bells, all of which were recast in the early 1900's.
Services range in style from traditional Eucharist from the Book of Common Prayer to Iona style Communion and family Worship. Children's Sunday Club meets during services other than Family Worship.
The church has a strong link to St Peter's School and runs regular craft activity afternoons for the children linking into Church Festivals and services.
Pubs in Netherseal Parish
Cricketts Inn
Burton Road, Acresford, DE12 8AP
(01283) 760359
therealcrickettsinn.co.uk/
Holly Bush
Pleasant Victorian village pub with a large comfortable public bar and a smart L-shaped lounge, both with beamed ceilings. The latter has an unusual bar counter with mini-tiles on top and an ornate embossed front. Outdoor drinking limited...
Seal Inn
Built in 1772 as three cottages, but converted into a pub in the early 1800s, this former Offilers hostelry has been a privately-owned free-house since 1977. Inside, three rooms are linked in a U-shape around a central serving area. The f...