English Heritage sites near Thornbury Parish

Kingswood Abbey Gatehouse

KINGSWOOD ABBEY GATEHOUSE

6 miles from Thornbury Parish

This 16th century gatehouse, one of the latest monastic buildings in England, displays a richly sculpted mullioned window. It is the sole survivor of this Cistercian abbey.

Offa's Dyke

OFFA'S DYKE

7 miles from Thornbury Parish

An earthwork roughly following the Welsh/English boundary consisting of a ditch and rampart. Origins shrouded in mystery but possibly built in response to events involving the Princes of Powys.

St Briavels Castle

ST BRIAVELS CASTLE

10 miles from Thornbury Parish

The fine twin-towered gatehouse, built by Edward I in 1292, once defended a crossbow bolt factory which used local iron. Once a prison, now a youth hostel in wonderful walking country.

Uley Long Barrow (Hetty Pegler's Tump)

ULEY LONG BARROW (HETTY PEGLER'S TUMP)

10 miles from Thornbury Parish

A partly reconstructed Neolithic chambered mound, 37 metres (120 ft) long, atmospherically sited overlooking the Severn Valley. 'Hetty Pegler' was its 17th century landowner.

Nympsfield Long Barrow

NYMPSFIELD LONG BARROW

11 miles from Thornbury Parish

Large Neolithic burial mound with spectacular views over the Severn Valley. Built by earliest farming communities in the Cotswolds almost 5,000 years ago. Internal chambers are uncovered for viewing.

Temple Church

TEMPLE CHURCH

12 miles from Thornbury Parish

The 'leaning tower' and walls of this large late medieval church survived bombing during the Second World War. The graveyard is now a peaceful public garden.

Churches in Thornbury Parish

St Mary's Thornbury

Castle Street Thornbury Bristol
(01454) 281 900
https://www.thornburybenefice.org

St Paul's

Hacket Lane Thornbury BRISTOL
(01454) 281900
http://www.thornburyparish.org

Pubs in Thornbury Parish

Anchor Inn

Gloucester Road, Thornbury, BS35 1JY
(01454) 281375
theanchorthornbury.co.uk

Open for breakfast from 9am and licensed from 10am with home-cooked food available. Licensed since 1695 and the second oldest pub in Thornbury, this friendly, traditional inn has two regular beers and several changing guest beers, all serve...
Black Horse

Grovesend Road, Gillingstool, Thornbury, BS35 2EH
(01454) 412412

A plain, typically 1970's, brick-built estate pub, that is far better inside that out. There's a large lounge bar at the front, with a smaller public bar at the rear with a skittles alley.
Butcher's Hook

8 High Street, Thornbury, BS35 2AQ
(01454) 411517
thebutchershookthornbury.co.uk

Reopened July 1st 2021 under new operators. Primarily a beer-drinker's pub in a Grade II-listed building on Thornbury's High Street. 200 years as a butcher's shop, with further records of use going back to the mid 17th century. The building...
Hawkes House

St Mary Street, Thornbury, BS35 2AB
(01454) 417621
hawkeshouse.co.uk

Popular cafe/bar/bistro in the pedestrian district of Thornbury. The building retains exposed stonework on the inside, and even an ancient archway from a former road. Coffee and home cooked food available at all times of the day from 08:30....
Malthouse

59 High Street, Thornbury, BS35 2AP
(01454) 549044

Refurbished and rebranded in Dec 2016, this Marston's pub - formerly the Knot of Rope - is at the top of the High Street. There are two bars, and three entrances from the street. Four handpumps serve real ales from the Marston's stable of b...
Plough

3 St Mary Street, Thornbury, BS35 2AD

Former community pub converted in 2012 to an Indian restaurant.
Royal George

7 The Plain, Thornbury, BS35 2AG
(01454) 416223
royalgeorgethornbury.co.uk

Originally the Boars Head in the 1800's. Following a period as a Mezze group pub/restaurant, it is now a food-themed pub sporting a small range of real ales. There is a large outdoor eating/drinking area at the rear, and a couple of tables...
Swan

17 High Street, Thornbury, BS35 2AE
(01454) 413062
swanthornbury.co.uk/

The original Thornbury coaching Inn; unusually, the building is listed both as grade I and II. Dating from 1659, the rear of the building is grade I listed and the front is grade II.
Thornbury Golf Centre

Bristol Road, Thornbury, BS35 3XL
(0117) 969 2021
thornburygc.co.uk/eat-drink-and-relax-ca...

A pay-and-play golf course with bar and cafe open to all.
Wheatsheaf

Chapel Street, Thornbury, BS35 2BJ
(01454) 412356
sites.google.com/site/wheatsheafthornbur...

Now free of tie, this large two-bar local is close to the town centre and serves two regular and two guest beers. The right-hand bar is popular with local residents whilst the left-hand lounge is more plushly furnished. The pub houses a ski...
White Horse Inn

Nr. Thornbury, Buckover, GL12 8DX
(01454) 413361

Large roadside pub recently taken over by Butcombe Brewery, with friendly reception and consistently good beers from their brewery. Two large bars, restaurant attached. Garden overlooks the Severn Vale. Large car park.
White Lion

10 High Street, Thornbury, BS35 2AQ
(01454) 501215

With its imposing Lion stood atop the porch entrance, the White Lion has long been a highly visible landmark in the High Street, and both the pub and the lion (or one very like it) have been welcoming and/or intimidating visitors since the...