English Heritage sites near Brandon and Bretford Parish
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
8 miles from Brandon and Bretford Parish
Once home to Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Today you can walk in the beautifully recreated Elizabethan garden and marvel at the mighty Norman keep.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
19 miles from Brandon and Bretford 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
21 miles from Brandon and Bretford 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
22 miles from Brandon and Bretford Parish
Established in 1881, J. W. Evans is one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
25 miles from Brandon and Bretford 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.
HALESOWEN ABBEY
27 miles from Brandon and Bretford Parish
Remains of abbey founded by King John in the 13th century.
No churches found in Brandon and Bretford Parish
Pubs in Brandon and Bretford Parish
Brandon Club
Brandon Wood Municipal Golf Course
Queens Head
Queens Rd, Bretford, CV23 0JY
(024) 7654 2671
queenscuisine.co.uk/
Royal Oak
Station Road, Brandon, CV8 3HR
(024) 7654 2304
theroyaloakbrandon.co.uk