English Heritage sites near Towcester Parish

Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber

PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER

1000 miles from Towcester Parish

A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.

Halliggye Fogou

HALLIGGYE FOGOU

1000 miles from Towcester 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

INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS

1000 miles from Towcester 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

HARRY'S WALLS

1000 miles from Towcester Parish

An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.

Garrison Walls

GARRISON WALLS

1000 miles from Towcester 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

CROMWELL'S CASTLE

1000 miles from Towcester 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 Towcester Parish

St Lawrence Church, Towcester

Towcester
(01327) 350459
http://www.tovebenefice.org.uk

Pubs in Towcester Parish

185 Watling Street. Pub & Kitchen

185 Watling Street, Towcester, NN12 6BX
(01327) 317177
185watlingstreet.com

Located in the centre of the historic market town, this recent conversion to a pub offers a cosy fire for the winter months and a lovely garden for the summer days. It has an ornate art deco interior with a mix of traditional and contempora...
Brave Old Oak

104 Watling St East, Towcester, NN12 6BT
(01327) 353621
braveoldoaktowcester.co.uk/

Town centre pub on the main Roman Road to Holyhead. The building is listed and appears on a map of Towcester dating from 1511. The single bar has wood panelled walls and a beamed ceiling, along with two fireplaces. Close to Towcester Raceco...
Bull

37 Brackley Road, Towcester, NN12 6DH
(01327) 353223
thebullattowcester.co.uk

White-washed 19th century pub, formally a beerhouse and blacksmiths shop, which once belonged to Hopcroft and Norris, the Brackley Brewers. Now a food-based pub near Sponne School. Occasionally stocks a Towcester Mill beer.
Casa de Tapas

201 Watling St West, Towcester, NN12 6BX
(01327) 352051
casadetapas.co/

Formerly the Pickled Pig, it was renamed Bar Encore following a renovation to highlight parts of the original building (over 400 years old). After three years the owners decided to change the name to Casa de Tapas to reflect the Spanish men...
Folly Inn

London Road, Towcester, NN12 6LB
(01327) 354031
follyinntowcester.co.uk

An attractive wide and low thatched former roadside pub opposite Towcester Racecourse on the A5 which is now a restaurant only. This 18th century listed building was formerly a stone cottage and now has a single room inside. It is now a fo...
Monk & Tipster

36 Watling St East, Towcester, NN12 6AF
(01327) 351093
monkandtipstertowcester.com/

Deceptively larger that it looks from the outside, this former restaurant was converted into a hotel and pub in the late 1980s with a L-shaped bar. It fronts onto the A5 in the centre of Towcester.
Peacock

97 Watling Street West, Towcester, NN12 6AG
(01327) 366732
thejwpubcompany.co.uk/page2.html

A small local town centre pub on the A5 with a sports bar.
Plough Inn

96 Watling Street, Towcester, NN12 6BT
(01327) 352515
ploughinntowcester.co.uk

Popular high street local pub close to Towcester Racecourse. Situated in the centre of this Roman town, the Plough has two rooms: a cosy front bar with stone floors and a large bay window onto the main street, and a larger lounge bar/restau...
Rockin' Horse

Vernon Road, Towcester, NN12 6ED

Converted into a Indian Restaurant .
Saracens Head

219 Watling Street, Towcester, NN12 6BX
(01327) 350414
greeneking-pubs.co.uk/pubs/northamptonsh...

Historic coaching inn on the A5 now branded as one of Greene King's Old English Inns. The hotel dates back over 400 years and even features in Charles Dickens’ first novel – The Pickwick Papers. The bar and restaurant offers four areas in...
Stables Bar & Grill

1 London Road, Towcester, NN12 6LB

CLOSED. Corner public house in a contemporary style with a U-shaped bar and grill which is popular with locals. Overlooks the activity in the market square. Now a Turkish restaurant.
Towcester Conservative Club

152 Watling Street East, Towcester, NN12 6BD

Towcester Conservative Club, Towcester
Towcester Mill Brewery Tap

Chantry Lane, Towcester, NN12 6YY
(01327) 437060
towcestermillbrewery.co.uk

This brewery tap was opened in early 2014 and includes a 200 year-old bar, shop, and brewery housed in a Grade II listed mill. As well as eight cask beers from the brewery and other local micros, six real ciders are available too. If the we...
Towcester Sports & Social Club

5 Swinneyford Road, Towcester, NN12 6HD
(01327) 350167
towcesterclub.co.uk

Towcester Sports & Social Club, Towcester