English Heritage sites near Gittisham Parish

Blackbury Camp

BLACKBURY CAMP

5 miles from Gittisham Parish

An Iron Age hillfort in Devon with impressive ramparts, now surrounded by woodland.

Muchelney Abbey

MUCHELNEY ABBEY

24 miles from Gittisham Parish

Once a wealthy Benedictine house, Muchelney’s main buildings were demolished by Henry VIII in 1538. See the richly decorated cloister walk and thatched monks’ lavatory – the only one in Britain.

Cleeve Abbey

CLEEVE ABBEY

26 miles from Gittisham Parish

With possibly the finest cloister buildings in England, visitors can get a glimpse of monastic life 800 years ago. 15th century refectory with glorious angel roof and 13th century heraldic tiles.

Hound Tor Deserted Medieval Village

HOUND TOR DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE

27 miles from Gittisham Parish

The remains of four 13th century stone farmsteads, on land originally farmed in the Bronze Age. This isolated Dartmoor hamlet was probably abandoned in the early 15th century.

Daws Castle

DAWS CASTLE

28 miles from Gittisham Parish

Daws Castle is a clifftop fortress, which was founded by King Alfred to defend the people of Watchet against Viking attacks.

Kingston Russell Stone Circle

KINGSTON RUSSELL STONE CIRCLE

28 miles from Gittisham Parish

A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age circle of 18 fallen stones, on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.


Churches in Gittisham Parish

St Michael

Pubs in Gittisham Parish

Pig at Combe

Gittisham, EX14 3AD
(01404) 540400
thepighotel.com/at-combe

A 450-year-old Elizabethan manor, set in a 3,000+ acre estate at the end of a mile-long drive from the heart of Gittisham village. The bar in the Great Hall is open to non-residents, with three bottled-conditioned Branscombe Vale Brewery be...