English Heritage sites near Thundridge Parish
WALTHAM ABBEY GATEHOUSE AND BRIDGE
11 miles from Thundridge Parish
A fine 14th century gatehouse, bridge and other remains of the abbey refounded by Harold, last Saxon King of England.
HILL HALL
13 miles from Thundridge Parish
This fine Elizabethan mansion features some of the earliest external Renaissance architectural detail in the country.
PRIOR'S HALL BARN
14 miles from Thundridge 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
16 miles from Thundridge Parish
One of England's finest country houses, Audley End is also a mansion with a difference. Enjoy a great day out.
ROMAN WALL OF ST ALBANS
16 miles from Thundridge Parish
A section of the two-mile long wall built between AD 265 and 270 to defend the Roman city of Verulamium: including the foundations of towers and the London Gate.
OLD GORHAMBURY HOUSE
17 miles from Thundridge Parish
The remains of a once immense mansion built in 1563-8 by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Queen Elizabeth’s Lord Keeper and visited by the queen on at least four occasions.
Churches in Thundridge Parish
St John the Evangelist
St Mary
Cambridge Road
Thundridge
Ware
WELCOME to the Parish Church of St Mary, so gloriously set near the brow of the hill. Approaching Thundridge from the south, we can begin to appreciate why people in Old Testament times liked to worship at “High and Holy Places”! St. Mary’s, however, is very new when compared with our mediaeval churches and some people still dismiss Victorian churches as being without interest. This is sad because, as you see here, they contain so much of beauty, interest and character. Writing about them is also fascinating, because we can trace the architects who created them and the people who built, endowed and beautified them. What is more St Mary’s, because it has been tended, cherished and prayed in for over 150 years, has gained that atmosphere of prayer and devotion which gives it the “feel” of a Holy Place.
Pubs in Thundridge Parish
Anchor
Anchor, Wadesmill
Feathers
Cambridge Road, Wadesmill, SG12 0TN
(01920) 462606
feathersinn.com
Maltons
Maltons was previously the Sow and Pigs pub, and it closed around Aug 2017. There were unconfirmed reports of a celebrity chef was interested in the venue, but it remained closed until December 2018 when it re-opened as Maltons Gastropub....
White Horse
A busy, friendly pub on the old A10. Real fire in winter.
Note this pub was reported closed as of 2/1/2017. Planning applications for a change of use have been made but withdrawn before the local council made a decision, so its future is...