English Heritage sites near Lowick Parish

Eleanor Cross, Geddington

ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON

4 miles from Lowick Parish

In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.

Kirby Hall

KIRBY HALL

8 miles from Lowick Parish

Kirby Hall is one of England's greatest Elizabethan and 17th-century houses. Begun by Sir Humphrey Stafford, it was purchased by Sir Christopher Hatton, one of Queen Elizabeth's 'comely young men'.

Chichele College

CHICHELE COLLEGE

8 miles from Lowick Parish

The gatehouse, chapel and other remains of a communal residence for priests serving the parish church, founded by locally-born Archbishop Chichele before 1425. Regularly used for events, and art and heritage exhibitions.

Rushton Triangular Lodge

RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE

8 miles from Lowick Parish

This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.

Apethorpe Palace

APETHORPE PALACE

10 miles from Lowick Parish

Stately Apethorpe Palace, owned by Elizabeth I, then favourite Royal residence for James I and Charles I, has one of the country's most complete Jacobean interiors.

Lyddington Bede House

LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE

11 miles from Lowick Parish

Set beside the church of a picturesque ironstone village, Lyddington Bede House originated as the late medieval wing of a palace belonging to the Bishops of Lincoln.



Pubs in Lowick Parish

Samuel Pepys

Slipton Lane, Slipton, NN14 3AR
(01832) 731739

A lovely 16th-century ironstone village pub with a low-beamed and brick-floored traditional bar to the front where locals and visitors can chat or relax in cosy armchairs in front of a real fire. The stone-built dining/lounge bar and the co...
Snooty Fox

Main Street, Lowick, NN14 3BH
(01832) 733434
thesnootyfoxlowick.com

Recently re-opened following being refurbished. A lovely stone building which was once a Dower House as part of the Drayton Manor Estate until 1700 when it became the White Horse. Gutted and then renamed in the 1980's, the interior is flags...