English Heritage sites near Hollington Parish

Croxden Abbey

CROXDEN ABBEY

10 miles from Hollington Parish

The impressive remains of an abbey of Cistercian 'white monks', including towering fragments of its 13th-century church, infirmary and 14th-century abbot's lodging.

Wingfield Manor

WINGFIELD MANOR

13 miles from Hollington 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.

Nine Ladies Stone Circle

NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE

15 miles from Hollington Parish

A small early Bronze Age stone circle of (actually) ten stones. Believed to be nine ladies turned to stone as a penalty for dancing on Sunday.

Arbor Low Stone Circle and Gib Hill Barrow

ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW

16 miles from Hollington Parish

The region's most important prehistoric site, Arbor Low is a Neolithic henge monument atmospherically set in high moorland. A circle of some 50 white limestone slabs within an earthen bank and ditch.

Ashby de la Zouch Castle

ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE

16 miles from Hollington 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.

Hob Hurst's House

HOB HURST'S HOUSE

19 miles from Hollington Parish

A square prehistoric burial mound with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Named after a local goblin.


No churches found in Hollington Parish


Pubs in Hollington Parish

Red Lion

Longford Road, Hollington, DE6 3AG
(01335) 360138
theredlionhollington.co.uk

Welcoming local at eastern end of village, very well-kept beers. Pedigree & Doombar always on, plus an interesting guest. Very good food at all times. 250 yards up the road is the village "library" - a converted phone-box, acting on a swop...