English Heritage sites near Great Longstone Parish

Hob Hurst's House

HOB HURST'S HOUSE

6 miles from Great Longstone Parish

A square prehistoric burial mound with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Named after a local goblin.

Arbor Low Stone Circle and Gib Hill Barrow

ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW

7 miles from Great Longstone Parish

The region's most important prehistoric site, Arbor Low is a Neolithic henge monument atmospherically set in high moorland. A circle of some 50 white limestone slabs within an earthen bank and ditch.

Peveril Castle

PEVERIL CASTLE

7 miles from Great Longstone Parish

Founded soon after 1066 by William Peverel, one of William the Conqueror's most trusted knights, Peveril Castle offers breathtaking views of the Peak District from its position high above Castleton.

Nine Ladies Stone Circle

NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE

7 miles from Great Longstone Parish

A small early Bronze Age stone circle of (actually) ten stones. Believed to be nine ladies turned to stone as a penalty for dancing on Sunday.

Sutton Scarsdale Hall

SUTTON SCARSDALE HALL

15 miles from Great Longstone Parish

The imposing shell of a grandiose Georgian mansion built in 1724-29, with an immensely columned exterior. Roofless since 1919, when its interiors were dismantled and some exported to America.

Wingfield Manor

WINGFIELD MANOR

16 miles from Great Longstone Parish

The vast and immensely impressive ruins of a palatial medieval manor house, with a huge undercrofted Great Hall and a defensible High Tower 22 metres (72 feet) tall.

Churches in Great Longstone Parish

St Giles

Church Lane Longstone Bakewell

Pubs in Great Longstone Parish

Crispin

Main Road, Great Longstone, DE45 1TZ
(01629) 640237
thecrispingreatlongstone.co.uk

Large pub set back from the road. A long bar serves the main lounge and several smaller rooms and alcoves off. Large beer garden. Pub food menu home made from locally sourced ingredients.
White Lion

Main Road, Great Longstone, DE45 1TA
(01629) 640252
whiteliongreatlongstone.co.uk/

The public bar retains an essentially local atmosphere and provides a nice contrast to the lounge and restaurant. The lounge/restaurant area is for eating and the public bar (snug) is just for drinks, real fires in both rooms. Offers two re...