English Heritage sites near West Dean Parish
OLD SARUM
7 miles from West Dean Parish
Site of the original Salisbury, this mighty Iron Age hill fort was where the first cathedral once stood and the Romans, Normans and Saxons have all left their mark during 5000 years of history.
WOODHENGE
11 miles from West Dean Parish
Dating from about 2500 BC, markers now replace rings of timber posts, which once possibly supported a ring-shaped building. Discovered in 1925 when rings of dark spots were noticed in a crop of wheat.
STONEHENGE
13 miles from West Dean Parish
Walk in the footsteps of your Neolithic ancestors at Stonehenge – one of the wonders of the world and the best-known prehistoric monument in Europe.
FLOWERDOWN BARROWS
14 miles from West Dean Parish
Three Bronze Age burial mounds, once part of a much larger 'barrow cemetery', including two bowl barrows, and the largest and finest disc barrow in Hampshire.
NETHERAVON DOVECOTE
14 miles from West Dean Parish
Charming and elegant 18th century brick dovecote, still with most of its 700 or more nesting boxes intact. Set in peaceful surroundings. External viewing only.
LUDGERSHALL CASTLE AND CROSS
14 miles from West Dean Parish
The ruins and earthworks of a royal castle dating mainly from the 12th and 13th centuries, frequently used as a hunting lodge. The remains of the medieval cross stand in the centre of the village.
No churches found in West Dean Parish
Pubs in West Dean Parish
Red Lion
Grade II listed pub that famously straddled the Hampshire/Wiltshire border.
The main bar was in Hampshire but the dining room was in Wiltshire. At one time the different licensing authorities had different closing times so at 10.30pm the c...