English Heritage sites near Worth Matravers Parish

Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber

PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER

1000 miles from Worth Matravers Parish

A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.

Halliggye Fogou

HALLIGGYE FOGOU

1000 miles from Worth Matravers Parish

Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.

Innisidgen Lower and Upper Burial Chambers

INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS

1000 miles from Worth Matravers Parish

Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.

Harry's Walls

HARRY'S WALLS

1000 miles from Worth Matravers Parish

An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.

Garrison Walls

GARRISON WALLS

1000 miles from Worth Matravers Parish

You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.

Cromwell's Castle

CROMWELL'S CASTLE

1000 miles from Worth Matravers Parish

The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.


Churches in Worth Matravers Parish

Worth Matravers: St Aldhelm
Worth Matravers: St Nicholas of Myra

Pubs in Worth Matravers Parish

Square & Compass

Worth Matravers, BH19 3LF
(01929) 439229
squareandcompasspub.co.uk/

A real gem, this multi-award winning pub is on CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors and has appeared in every edition of the Guide. It has been in the same family since 1907. Two rooms either side of a serving hatch convey a...