English Heritage sites near Bratton Clovelly Parish
LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN
5 miles from Bratton Clovelly Parish
Beautifully sited on the fringe of Dartmoor, Lydford boasts three defensive features. Near the centre is a 13th-century tower on a mound, built as a prison.
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
7 miles from Bratton Clovelly Parish
Once the largest castle in Devon, nestling in the foothills of Dartmoor. Reputedly haunted and mentioned in the Domesday Book.
LAUNCESTON CASTLE
10 miles from Bratton Clovelly Parish
Launceston Castle dominates the surrounding landscape. Begun soon after the Norman Conquest, unusual in that during rebuilding one tower was constructed with the remains of the older.
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
12 miles from Bratton Clovelly Parish
The group of monuments at Merrivale is one of the finest on Dartmoor: side by side here are the remains of a Bronze Age settlement and a complex of ritual sites.
DUPATH WELL
16 miles from Bratton Clovelly Parish
This charming well-house of around 1500 stands over an ancient spring, believed to cure whooping cough.
PENHALLAM MANOR
16 miles from Bratton Clovelly Parish
The low and grass-covered but complete ground-plan of a moated 13th-century manor house, in a delightful woodland setting.
Churches in Bratton Clovelly Parish
St Mary the Virgin
Bratton Clovelly
Okehampton
01837 861580
https://www.northmoorteam.org.uk
A Norman church but on a site dating back to Saxon times, St Mary's is notable for rare and magnificent 17th century wall paintings which are now cared for by English Heritage. The church has a Norman font but much of the interior was renovated in the 19th century to a very high standard. The windows are very fine examples of 19th century work by Lavers & Westlake, London. St Mary's has a matched set of six Pennington Bells, cast in 1767, which are rung regularly.
Today St Mary's is a member of the Northmoor Team of Churches in the Okehampton area on the north-west edge of Dartmoor. There is a service every third and fourth Sundays at St Mary's, first and second Sundays are at St. Germanus in the neighbouring village of Germansweek. The church is open to visitors every day during daylight hours. A congregation of all ages is active in the village community, and the church is a beautiful venue for baptisms, weddings and other special services. The Team clergy welcome enquiries about baptisms and weddings - see links for more details. Do come to Bratton Clovelly and visit St Mary's - the view from the churchyard is breathtaking.
Pubs in Bratton Clovelly Parish
Clovelly Inn
Bratton Clovelly, Bratton Clovelly, EX20 4JZ
(01837) 871447
clovellyinn.co.uk