English Heritage sites near Watchfield Parish
PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER
1000 miles from Watchfield Parish
A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.
HALLIGGYE FOGOU
1000 miles from Watchfield Parish
Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.
INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS
1000 miles from Watchfield Parish
Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.
HARRY'S WALLS
1000 miles from Watchfield Parish
An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.
GARRISON WALLS
1000 miles from Watchfield Parish
You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.
CROMWELL'S CASTLE
1000 miles from Watchfield Parish
The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.
Churches in Watchfield Parish
Watchfield: St Thomas
High Street
Watchfield
Faringdon
(01793) 783519
http://www.shrivenhamandashbury.co.uk
St Thomas Watchfield is part of the parish of Shrivenham with Watchfield & Bourton in the Shrivenham & Ashbury Benefice.
The Ministry Team consists of the Vicar, Rev'd Norma Fergusson, who lives in Shrivenham and a House for Duty Priest/Associate Vicar (currently vacant) who lives in Ashbury, a Licensed Lay Minister, retired clergy, and an Authorised Minister. There are other lay members who help lead Family Worship and Morning Prayer.
Please visit our Benefice website or Facebook page for up to date information on services and events, including livestreamed Sunday and midweek services. We post a weekly sermon on our YouTube channel.
Pubs in Watchfield Parish
College Farm
Newest pub in the Vale, the focus is firmly on the family and food. Spacious, open-plan design. Beers are all from the extended Marston's range.
Eagle
The Eagle is a friendly one-bar local in the picturesque village of Watchfield. It features a pool table and a large sports TV screen at one end and customer seating at the opposite end. Lunchtime trade is mainly from the Shrivenham Busine...
Royal Oak
Closed, and unlikely to re-open.