English Heritage sites near Winshill Parish

Ashby de la Zouch Castle

ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE

7 miles from Winshill 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

WALL ROMAN SITE

15 miles from Winshill 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.

Croxden Abbey

CROXDEN ABBEY

16 miles from Winshill 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.

Kirby Muxloe Castle

KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE

20 miles from Winshill 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.

Wingfield Manor

WINGFIELD MANOR

21 miles from Winshill Parish

The vast and immensely impressive ruins of a palatial medieval manor house, with a huge undercrofted Great Hall and a defensible High Tower 22 metres (72 feet) tall.

Jewry Wall

JEWRY WALL

23 miles from Winshill 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.

Churches in Winshill Parish

St Mark

Church Hill Street Winshill
01283 749050
https://stmarkswinshill.co.uk/

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Pubs in Winshill Parish

Anglesey Arms

104 Bearwood Hill Road, Winshill, Burton upon Trent, DE15 0JW
(01283) 564791

Attractive and lively locals pub, adorned with hanging baskets in summer. Traditional public bar and snug, both '1950s decor', plus a large comfortable lounge to rear, with a conservatory beyond. Garden includes the oldest bowling green in...
Burton Tennis & Squash Club

Ashby Road, Winshill, Burton upon Trent, DE15 0LQ
(01283) 565043
clubspark.lta.org.uk/burtontennisandsqua...

This private club was founded around 1912 and moved to the present site in 1921. Originally tennis only, squash courts were added progressively from 1971, and the current clubhouse built in 1980. The club is owned by the membership and ru...
Jubilee

180 Hawfield Lane, Winshill, Burton upon Trent, DE15 0BY
(01283) 480756

Relatively modern brick-built detached building set back from the road, built for Bass in 1977. Internally, there is a single large L-shaped room, smartly refurbished in 2010. Landscaped garden outside, although outdoor drinking is limite...
Nelson Inn

Nelson Street, Winshill, Burton upon Trent, DE15 0DE

Basic two-roomed back-street local, built in 1881. Was an Ind Coope pub until early 1990s. UNDERSTOOD TO HAVE BEEN SOLD IN 2007 WITH THE PROSPECT OF RE-OPENING AS A PUB, BUT THE PLANS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN ABANDONED.
Sump

114 Newton Road, Winshill, Burton upon Trent, DE15 0TT
(01283) 546380
thesump.weebly.com/

Large imposing detached building overlooking the River Trent, bedecked with hanging baskets and flower troughs in summer. Formerly the Royal Oak, but nicknamed The Sump for many years from the hollow/dip by the river where the pub and a fo...
Waterloo Inn

50 Ashby Road, Winshill, Burton upon Trent, DE15 0LQ
(01283) 354637
waterlooinnwinshill.co.uk

A popular, traditional, two-roomed local, once a Worthington's pub, in the suburb of Winshill, east of the River Trent. Both the public bar and the lounge have recently been tastefully refurbished. An unusual feature is the decking area a...