English Heritage sites near Rode Parish
FARLEIGH HUNGERFORD CASTLE
2 miles from Rode Parish
Impressive 14th century castle with hidden treasures and sinister past. Chapel with rare medieval wall paintings and in the crypt, the best collection of human-shaped lead coffins in Britain.
BRADFORD-ON-AVON TITHE BARN
4 miles from Rode Parish
A spectacular 14th century monastic stone barn, 51 metres (168 feet) long, with an amazing timber cruck roof. Originally a part of the medieval farmstead belonging to Shaftesbury Abbey.
STONEY LITTLETON LONG BARROW
5 miles from Rode Parish
One of the finest accessible examples of a Neolithic chambered tomb, with its multiple burial chambers open to view. Bring a torch and experience the burial chambers at first hand.
BRATTON CAMP AND WHITE HORSE
6 miles from Rode Parish
Below an Iron Age hillfort stands the Westbury White Horse. Cut into the hillside in 1778, it replaced an older horse, possibly commemorating King Alfred's nearby victory over the Vikings.
NUNNEY CASTLE
7 miles from Rode Parish
Picturesque moated castle built in the 1370s. Held for the King during the Civil War, falling to Parliamentarian cannon in 1645: the gun-damaged wall finally collapsing on Christmas Day 1910.
SIR BEVIL GRENVILLE'S MONUMENT
11 miles from Rode Parish
Erected to commemorate the heroism of a Royalist commander and his Cornish pikemen at the Battle of Lansdown, 1643, this monument marks the spot where he fell.
Churches in Rode Parish
St Lawrence
Frome Road, (A361)
Rode
Bath
(01373) 834258
http://www.hardingtonvale.org.uk
St Lawrence Church in Rode is a thriving church in this beautiful village with services normally every Sunday.
We are part of the Hardington Vale Benefice.
1st Tuesday of each month is a joint holy communion service with the chapel at 9.45 am.
For the most up-to-date information on services and other activities around the Parish please check our website:-
Pubs in Rode Parish
Bell
Cross Keys
20 High Street, Rode, BA11 6NZ
(01373) 830900
crosskeysrode.co.uk/