English Heritage sites near Drayton Beauchamp Parish
BERKHAMSTED CASTLE
6 miles from Drayton Beauchamp Parish
Visit the substantial remains of a strong and important motte and bailey castle dating from the 11th to 13th centuries, with surrounding walls, ditches and earthworks.
OLD GORHAMBURY HOUSE
13 miles from Drayton Beauchamp Parish
The remains of a once immense mansion built in 1563-8 by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Queen Elizabeth’s Lord Keeper and visited by the queen on at least four occasions.
ROMAN WALL OF ST ALBANS
15 miles from Drayton Beauchamp Parish
A section of the two-mile long wall built between AD 265 and 270 to defend the Roman city of Verulamium: including the foundations of towers and the London Gate.
DE GREY MAUSOLEUM, FLITTON
18 miles from Drayton Beauchamp Parish
Among the largest sepulchral chapels attached to any English church, this cruciform mausoleum houses a remarkable sequence of 17 sculpted and effigied monuments.
WREST PARK
19 miles from Drayton Beauchamp Parish
Explore the evolution of the English garden and take a stroll through three centuries of landscape design at Wrest Park.
HOUGHTON HOUSE
19 miles from Drayton Beauchamp Parish
Houghton House today is the shell of a 17th century mansion commanding magnificent views, reputedly the inspiration for the ‘House Beautiful’ in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.
Churches in Drayton Beauchamp Parish
Drayton Beauchamp St. Mary the Virgin
Church Lane
Drayton Beauchamp
Aylesbury
(01296) 632488
https://www.ac-buck-db-churches.org
St Mary's is a small, friendly and inclusive church community which meets to worship in a rural setting in a beautiful, grade 1 listed building in the village of Drayton Beauchamp. We welcome wedding and baptism enquiries and hope to see you at one of our monthly services.
The church is open for visitors and private prayer every Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm.
St Mary's church is now a Festival Church which means not only can we keep this wonderful church open for monthly Sunday services but also for community use which is amazing.
Being a Festival church means that St Mary's will be able to serve you, not only as a place of worship but also as a community centre by opening its doors to be used creatively, regularly and respectfully by the community of Drayton Beauchamp.
If you have any ideas for events that can be held within St Mary's or you would like to be involved, please contact the Benefice Office on 01296 632488.
Pubs in Drayton Beauchamp Parish
Crows Nest
Tring Hill, Aston Clinton, HP23 4LD
(01442) 824819
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