3 miles from Blackdown Parish

Once home to Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Today you can walk in the beautifully recreated Elizabethan garden and marvel at the mighty Norman keep.

20 miles from Blackdown Parish

Established in 1881, J. W. Evans is one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.

23 miles from Blackdown Parish

Remains of abbey founded by King John in the 13th century.

24 miles from Blackdown Parish

Traditionally a monarch and his courtiers petrified by a witch, the Rollright Stones consist of three groups: the King's Men stone circle; the Whispering Knights burial chamber; and the single King Stone. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development.

25 miles from Blackdown Parish

Extensive earthworks marking the site of an 11th century motte and bailey castle.

26 miles from Blackdown Parish

The picturesque moated remains - including the fine gatehouse and a complete corner tower - of this brick-built fortified mansion have recently been extensively conserved by English Heritage.