English Heritage sites near Soulbury Parish

Houghton House

HOUGHTON HOUSE

11 miles from Soulbury Parish

Houghton House today is the shell of a 17th century mansion commanding magnificent views, reputedly the inspiration for the ‘House Beautiful’ in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.

De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton

DE GREY MAUSOLEUM, FLITTON

11 miles from Soulbury Parish

Among the largest sepulchral chapels attached to any English church, this cruciform mausoleum houses a remarkable sequence of 17 sculpted and effigied monuments.

Wrest Park

WREST PARK

13 miles from Soulbury Parish

Explore the evolution of the English garden and take a stroll through three centuries of landscape design at Wrest Park.

Berkhamsted Castle

BERKHAMSTED CASTLE

14 miles from Soulbury Parish

Visit the substantial remains of a strong and important motte and bailey castle dating from the 11th to 13th centuries, with surrounding walls, ditches and earthworks.

Old Gorhambury House

OLD GORHAMBURY HOUSE

19 miles from Soulbury 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.

Roman Wall of St Albans

ROMAN WALL OF ST ALBANS

20 miles from Soulbury 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.


Churches in Soulbury Parish

Soulbury All Saints

High Road Soulbury Leighton Buzzard
01296688593
https://soulburyparish.co.uk/all-saints-church/

 The Team Rector is Rev'd Howard Robson 01296 688593, Team Vicar Rev'd Dr Andrew Krauss 07508 213 154 and Licensed Lay Minister is Dr Annie Cooper 01296 681250. 


Pubs in Soulbury Parish

Boot

51 High Road, Soulbury, LU7 0BT
(01525) 270044
bootsoulbury.com/

Interesting hall like interior, tiled floor with an aqua/white decor and hunting prints adorning the walls. Further seated areas are found in two rooms off to the right. At time of visiting (Near Christmas) it felt like one huge banquet but...
Red Lion

Hollingdon, Soulbury, LU7 0DF

Red Lion, Soulbury
Three Locks

Leighton Road, Stoke Hammond, MK17 9DD
(01525) 270214
threelocksstokehammond.co.uk/

Popular canal-side pub that supports local breweries.  Many of their real ales are local and one hand pump serves cider.  The pub is particularly popular in summer with customers arriving by road and by narrowboat. The bar, with its six ha...