English Heritage sites near Ruardean Parish
GOODRICH CASTLE
3 miles from Ruardean Parish
Goodrich stands majestically on a wooded hill commanding the passage of the River Wye into the picturesque valley of Symonds Yat.
ST BRIAVELS CASTLE
9 miles from Ruardean 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.
ST MARY'S CHURCH, KEMPLEY
9 miles from Ruardean Parish
Delightful Norman church, displaying one of the most outstandingly complete and well preserved sets of medieval wall paintings in England, dating from the 12th and 14th centuries.
OFFA'S DYKE
12 miles from Ruardean 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.
OVER BRIDGE
12 miles from Ruardean Parish
A single-arch stone bridge spanning the River Severn, built in 1825-30 by the great engineer Thomas Telford.
BLACKFRIARS
13 miles from Ruardean Parish
One of the most complete surviving Dominican friaries in England, later converted into a Tudor house and cloth factory. Notable features include the church and fine scissor-braced dormitory roof.
Churches in Ruardean Parish
St John the Baptist
Ruardean Church has been part of the community for over 900 years and continues to play a part in village life and surrounding community offering a variety of services each Sunday varying from common worship eucharistic services to more 'informal' services designed to be accesssible to all ages especially younger people - these include Worship for All (non Eucharistic) and Family Communion. Please explore this web site for further details or contact our church web site;
http://ruardean.forestchurch.org.uk
Pubs in Ruardean Parish
Angel
Friendly pub with strong local following. Closed lunch-times Monday to Wednesday. Evening snacks till late.
Maltshovel
The Square, Ruardean, GL17 9TJ
(01594) 543028
maltshovel.u-net.com/
Rose In Hand
The Rose in Hand is located in Morse Lane, an unclassified road to the west of Drybrook. It was once a tied house of Lloyd & Yorath Cambrian Brewery in Newport, Monmouthshire - a rare outlet for their beers in the Forest of Dean. In more r...