English Heritage sites near Barton-le-Clay Parish
WREST PARK
3 miles from Barton-le-Clay Parish
Explore the evolution of the English garden and take a stroll through three centuries of landscape design at Wrest Park.
DE GREY MAUSOLEUM, FLITTON
3 miles from Barton-le-Clay Parish
Among the largest sepulchral chapels attached to any English church, this cruciform mausoleum houses a remarkable sequence of 17 sculpted and effigied monuments.
HOUGHTON HOUSE
6 miles from Barton-le-Clay 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.
OLD GORHAMBURY HOUSE
15 miles from Barton-le-Clay 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.
BERKHAMSTED CASTLE
15 miles from Barton-le-Clay 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.
ROMAN WALL OF ST ALBANS
16 miles from Barton-le-Clay 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 Barton-le-Clay Parish
Pubs in Barton-le-Clay Parish
Barton Rovers Football Club
Sharpenhoe Rd, Barton-Le-Clay, MK45 4LQ
(01582) 707772
bartonrovers.com/the-bar
Bull
77 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, MK45 4LL
(01582) 882888
bullbarton.co.uk
Royal Oak
Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, MK45 4JX
(01582) 881329
barrelandstone.co.uk/pub/royal-oak-barto...
Waggon & Horses
Traditional and spacious pub on the high street. Two real ales usually available from the local Brewpoint brewery. Large car park and patio to the rear. Darts in the public bar and pool in the back of the saloon.