English Heritage sites near Pilton Parish
GLASTONBURY TRIBUNAL
6 miles from Pilton Parish
Fine, late 15th century stone townhouse, early Tudor façade and panelled interiors. Home to Glastonbury Lake Village Museum: discover life 2000 years ago when much of Somerset consisted of marshy sea.
MEARE FISH HOUSE
8 miles from Pilton Parish
The only surviving monastic fishery building in England, this housed the Abbot of Glastonbury's water bailiff and provided facilities for fish-salting and drying.
NUNNEY CASTLE
10 miles from Pilton 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.
STONEY LITTLETON LONG BARROW
13 miles from Pilton 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.
STANTON DREW CIRCLES AND COVE
14 miles from Pilton Parish
Although this is the third largest complex of prehistoric standing stones in England, the three circles and three-stone ‘cove’ of Stanton Drew in Somerset are surprisingly little known. The Great Circle, 113 metres in diameter, is one of the largest stone circles in the country and has 26 surviving upright stones. Yet recent surveys have revealed that the circles and cove were just part of a much more elaborate and important ritual site than had previously been imagined.
MUCHELNEY ABBEY
14 miles from Pilton 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.
Churches in Pilton Parish
Pilton: St John the Baptist
Shop Lane
Pilton
Shepton Mallet
01749 899061
St John the Baptist's is a beautiful medieval building with welcoming congregation. We meet for worship each week and there are services at all the major festivals. Occasionally we worship together with the other congregations in our benefice and once a month with Pilton Methodist Church. Details of all our services are on the website: http://roundabout.blogs.com
Pubs in Pilton Parish
Crown
Conduit Square, Pilton, BA4 4EA
(01749) 890300
thecrowninnpilton.co.uk/