English Heritage sites near Pilton Parish

Glastonbury Tribunal

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

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

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

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

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

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/

An 18th-century coaching inn which was taken over by a local couple during the 2020 covid lockdown. The pub was extensively refurbished during 2021/2 and fully re-opened in Nov 2022. (A full survey is yet to be carried out) A new restaura...