English Heritage sites near Holme Pierrepont Parish
RUFFORD ABBEY
16 miles from Holme Pierrepont Parish
The best-preserved remains of a Cistercian abbey west cloister range in England, dating mainly from about 1170. Incorporated into part of a 17th century and later mansion, set in Rufford Country Park.
WINGFIELD MANOR
18 miles from Holme Pierrepont 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.
HARDWICK OLD HALL
18 miles from Holme Pierrepont Parish
The remodelled family home of Bess of Hardwick, one of the richest and most remarkable women of Elizabethan England, stands beside the New Hall she raised later in the 1590s.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
21 miles from Holme Pierrepont 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.
JEWRY WALL
21 miles from Holme Pierrepont 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.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
22 miles from Holme Pierrepont 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.
Churches in Holme Pierrepont Parish
St Edmund
Holme Lane, Holme Pierrepont
Holme Pierrepont w Adbolton
Nottingham
07579 778705
http://st-edmunds.org.uk/
We are a small, friendly congregation worshipping in a beautiful country church. Services are those of the Church of England's 1662 'Book of Common Prayer' (BCP). Communion, Matins and Evensong are normally sung. The services, which are at 11.00 am and 6.30 pm. on alternating Sundays, with extra services at Christmas and Easter. Our service times can change due to sporting events passing through the village.
Our church is a popular venue for weddings and baptisms. Do get in touch if you'd like to know more.. Please check our website (st-edmunds.org.uk) for up to date information.
Pubs in Holme Pierrepont Parish
Blotts Country Club
Family run Blotts Country Club is one of the Midlands leading venues for wedding receptions, fine dining, cabaret and corporate hospitality. Set in beautiful open parkland with mature Cedar and Redwood trees, sweeping lawns and ample on sit...