English Heritage sites near Bishop's Cleeve Parish
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
5 miles from Bishop's Cleeve Parish
A particularly fine example of a Neolithic long barrow of c.3800 BC, featuring a false entrance and side chambers. During excavations in the 1860s, the remains of 31 people were found in the chambers.
ODDA'S CHAPEL
5 miles from Bishop's Cleeve Parish
One of the most complete surviving Saxon churches in England, this chapel was built in 1056 by Earl Odda, and rediscovered in 1865 subsumed into a farmhouse. Nearby is the famous Saxon parish church.
HAILES ABBEY
7 miles from Bishop's Cleeve Parish
Founded by the Earl of Cornwall in thanks for surviving a shipwreck. It housed a renowned relic, ‘the Holy Blood of Hailes’: allegedly a phial of Christ’s blood. Great picnic spot. Audio tours.
GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA
9 miles from Bishop's Cleeve Parish
The remains of a large and luxurious villa built about AD 250, with a bathhouse complex, perhaps the shrine of a water spirit, and mosaics.
GREYFRIARS
9 miles from Bishop's Cleeve Parish
Substantial remains of an early Tudor friary church of Franciscan 'grey friars' founded in 1231.
BLACKFRIARS
9 miles from Bishop's Cleeve 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 Bishop's Cleeve Parish
St Michael's
Church Road
Bishop's Cleeve
Cheltenham
(01242) 673612
http://www.stmichaelsbishopscleeve.co.uk
St Michael & All Angels, Bishop's Cleeve is in a beautiful spot just north of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire.
Our church building is gorgeous, but more importantly it's 'home' to a wide range of people wanting to 'be' church in our area and beyond. Together we're on a journey discovering what God is like and the difference that he can make in our lives and the lives of others.
Details of all our services and activities are at our main website, accessible from the link on the left...
Pubs in Bishop's Cleeve Parish
Bar No 9
9 Church Rd, Bishops Cleeve, Bishop's Cleeve, GL52 8LR
07833 783053
barno9.co.uk/
Crown & Harp
Modernised roadside pub. Stone-tiled floor with partitioned seating areas. Ye Olde country look. Dining area. Four real ales with one usually from Goffs. Large garden with children's play area.
King's Head
19 Cheltenham Road, Bishop's Cleeve, GL52 8LU
(01242) 673260
thekingsheadbishopscleeve.co.uk
Old Farmers Arms
Old Farmers Arms, Bishop's Cleeve
Royal Oak
Church Road, Bishop's Cleeve, GL52 8LR
(01242) 672664
greeneking-pubs.co.uk/pubs/gloucestershi...
Swallow Inn
1950's estate pub named after class of sailing dinghy. Refurbished in 2003, the pub offers an extensive range on traditional Cantonese food to take away.
Woodmancote British Legion Club
Woodmancote British Legion Club, Cheltenham
Woodmancote Royal British Legion Club
Woodmancote Royal British Legion Club, Bishops Cleeve