English Heritage sites near Elstow Parish
PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER
1000 miles from Elstow 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 Elstow 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 Elstow 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 Elstow Parish
An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.
GARRISON WALLS
1000 miles from Elstow 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 Elstow 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 Elstow Parish
St Mary & St Helena Elstow
Church End, Elstow, Bedford
Elstow
Bedford
01234 261477
http://www.elstow-abbey.org.uk
Elstow Abbey was founded in 1078 and it became one of the richest of the 106 Benedictine nunneries existing at the time and in its hey-day, in the fourteenth century, the building was twice its present size. The end of the Abbey came in 1539, as part of the dissolution of the monasteries and the church itself was reduced to its present dimensions, becoming the parish church of the village. The six Norman arches that still remain from the original building remind us of the Abbey’s long history of Christian worship.
Elstow is famous as the home of John Bunyan . He was baptised in our font in 1628 and as a child and young man he worshipped regularly in this abbey church.
We hold traditional services based on the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) - Holy Communion, Mattins and Evensong , as well as services based on Common Worship (CW) - Family & Parish Communion.
There are also informal services for young people on certain Sundays each month. Children's Groups meet on Sunday mornings.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Fr. PAUL MESSAM scp
Abbey Vicarage
Church End
Elstow
Bedfordshire
MK42 9XT
t: (01234) 261477
m: 07711 098209
e: [email protected]
Pubs in Elstow Parish
Red Lion
High Street, Elstow, MK42 9XP
(01234) 359687
sizzlingpubs.co.uk/theredlionbedford
Swan
Attractive old village inn close to Elstow Abbey and the Moot Hall, with a single L-shaped bar and a separate dining room. Live entertainment once a month.