English Heritage sites near Great Bardfield Parish
PRIOR'S HALL BARN
9 miles from Great Bardfield Parish
One of the finest surviving medieval barns in eastern England, tree-ring dated to the mid-15th century, with a breathtaking aisled interior and crown post roof, the product of some 400 oaks.
AUDLEY END HOUSE AND GARDENS
11 miles from Great Bardfield Parish
One of England's finest country houses, Audley End is also a mansion with a difference. Enjoy a great day out.
DUXFORD CHAPEL
16 miles from Great Bardfield Parish
A modest but complete and attractive 14th-century chantry chapel, perhaps originally a hospital.
LEXDEN EARTHWORKS AND BLUEBOTTLE GROVE
19 miles from Great Bardfield Parish
The banks and ditches of a series of late Iron Age defences protecting the western side of Camulodunum – pre-Roman Colchester.
ST JOHN'S ABBEY GATE
20 miles from Great Bardfield Parish
This pinnacled gatehouse, elaborately decorated in East Anglian 'flushwork', is the sole survivor of the wealthy Benedictine abbey of St John.
COLCHESTER, ST BOTOLPH'S PRIORY
20 miles from Great Bardfield Parish
The remains of one of the first Augustinian priories in England, founded in c.1100 and an impressive example of early Norman architecture.
Churches in Great Bardfield Parish
St Mary's, Great Bardfield
Braintree Road
Great Bardfield
Braintree
(01371) 851317
Welcome to St. Mary's, Great Bardfield, a living church in an ancient building.
Prayer and worship have been offered in our lovely country church from Norman times to the present day. Adults and children are warmly welcomed to Family Eucharist on Sunday mornings at 10.30, with Sunday School during the service in term-time. The Holy Eucharist is offered on Wednesday mornings at 10.30 and we are open to visitors on most days. Sung services are accompanied by our choir and organ.
The Reverend Alex Shannon is the parish priest of St. Mary's, Great Bardfield, and our sister church, St. Katharine's, Little Bardfield.
Our medieval building is noted for its fourteenth century stone rood-screen, its memorials to the Tudor jurist Willam Bendlowes, its nineteenth-century restoration by G.F. Bodley and the twenty-first century etched glass doors to the Tower by Richard Bawden in memory of Edward and Charlotte Bawden, two of the "Bardfield Artists". Most of the stained glass windows and much of the fabric date from the time of the Rev. Lionel Lampet, vicar of Great Bardfield from 1867 to 1921.
Pubs in Great Bardfield Parish
Bell Inn
A friendly local with a warm welcome. It has a beamed bar and restaurant area, with an open fire and a separate public bar with TV and darts. There's a pool table, and an outside patio area. Good-value, locally sourced food available. It is...
Vine
A very pleasant quiet period village pub with an extensive garden area. Plenty of walks are possible from here and there is an extensive menu. This pub was a finalist in 2015 Harpers Awards. Excellent wine range, a gin menu and a variety of...