English Heritage sites near Broadway Parish

Hailes Abbey

HAILES ABBEY

6 miles from Broadway Parish

Founded by the Earl of Cornwall in thanks for surviving a shipwreck. It housed a renowned relic, ‘the Holy Blood of Hailes’: allegedly a phial of Christ’s blood. Great picnic spot. Audio tours.

Belas Knap Long Barrow

BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW

9 miles from Broadway Parish

A particularly fine example of a Neolithic long barrow of c.3800 BC, featuring a false entrance and side chambers. During excavations in the 1860s, the remains of 31 people were found in the chambers.

Rollright Stones

ROLLRIGHT STONES

13 miles from Broadway Parish

Traditionally a monarch and his courtiers petrified by a witch, the Rollright Stones consist of three groups: the King's Men stone circle; the Whispering Knights burial chamber; and the single King Stone. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development.

Odda's Chapel

ODDA'S CHAPEL

15 miles from Broadway Parish

One of the most complete surviving Saxon churches in England, this chapel was built in 1056 by Earl Odda, and rediscovered in 1865 subsumed into a farmhouse. Nearby is the famous Saxon parish church.

Great Witcombe Roman Villa

GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA

19 miles from Broadway Parish

The remains of a large and luxurious villa built about AD 250, with a bathhouse complex, perhaps the shrine of a water spirit, and mosaics.

Greyfriars

GREYFRIARS

20 miles from Broadway Parish

Substantial remains of an early Tudor friary church of Franciscan 'grey friars' founded in 1231.


Churches in Broadway Parish

St Eadburgha

Snowshill Road Broadway, Evesham
+441386852352
http://www.stmichaelsbroadway.org

St Eadburgha's Church has been a Christian place of worship since Saxon times. The dedication is rare and denotes a strong link with Alfred the Great's grand-daughter who as a child was offered jewels or a Bible as a gift, she chose the latter and dedicated her life to the service of God.

The present cruciform church dates back to the XII century and contains some fine medieval and Jacobean woodwork.

St. Eadburgha's church is listed in Simon Jenkins book 'England’s Thousand Best Churches' and is described as a 'well mannered church which has turned its back on the famous village, as if appalled at its capitulation with tourism.'

From its position nestled neatly at the foot of Snowshill it may seem as though time stands still for this ancient church, now marooned from the village. However, this fine church still plays an important part in the spiritual life of the village of Broadway

St Michael & All Angels

Church Street Broadway Evesham
(01386) 852352
http://www.stmichaelsbroadway.org

When Broadway began to develop around the present High Street at some considerable distance from St. Eadburgha's Church, it soon became evident that some nearer and more accessible place of worship would be necessary to meet the needs of the population. As early as 1608 a move was made in this direction, and in that year a chapel-of-ease was built on the same road , but much nearer to the High Street. Nothing now remains of this building, for it was entirely demolished when the new church was built on the same site.

The present parish church, built in 1840, and dedicated to St. Michael and All Angels, is a building with nave, two aisles and chancel. Its chief antiquity is the pulpit, which is a fine piece of wood carving, and was transferred from the old church.


Pubs in Broadway Parish

Broadway Hotel

The Green, Broadway, WR12 7AA
(01386) 852401
broadway-hotel.co.uk/

Centrally located on the village green; the 16th Century Broadway Hotel is home to a lively bar, award-winning Brasserie and 19 beautiful bedrooms. The Jockey Bar is full of charming original features from the minstrels gallery to the open...
Crown & Trumpet Inn

14 Church Street, Broadway, WR12 7AE
(01386) 853202
crownandtrumpet.co.uk/

Fine 17th-century Cotswold stone inn on the road to Snowshill, complete with oak beams and log fires along with plenty of Flowers brewery memorabilia. The North Cotswold beers alternate through the seasons. Live music on Fridays and Saturda...
Horse & Hound

54 High Street, Broadway, WR12 7DT
(01386) 852287

Like most buildings in Broadway it is built of the local honey-coloured stone. Drinking area to the right and eating to the left. Five letting bedrooms. Accommodation. Restaurant. Lunches. Eve Meals.
Swan Hotel

2 The Green, Broadway, WR12 7AA
(01386) 852278
theswanbroadway.co.uk/

A Cotswold stone pub, with stripped-pine bar with a good-value blackboard of bar meals. Real ale was dropped in June 2007, returning during 2008. Part of the Village, Pub and Kitchen chain of public houses (Overall owned by MandB). Lunches....