English Heritage sites near Houghton Conquest Parish

Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber

PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER

1000 miles from Houghton Conquest Parish

A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.

Halliggye Fogou

HALLIGGYE FOGOU

1000 miles from Houghton Conquest Parish

Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.

Innisidgen Lower and Upper Burial Chambers

INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS

1000 miles from Houghton Conquest Parish

Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.

Harry's Walls

HARRY'S WALLS

1000 miles from Houghton Conquest Parish

An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.

Garrison Walls

GARRISON WALLS

1000 miles from Houghton Conquest Parish

You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.

Cromwell's Castle

CROMWELL'S CASTLE

1000 miles from Houghton Conquest Parish

The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.

Churches in Houghton Conquest Parish

All Saints

Houghton Conquest Bedford
01234 740423

Pubs in Houghton Conquest Parish

Chequers

Ampthill Road, Houghton Conquest, MK45 3JP
(01525) 404853
chequers-ampthill.co.uk

Large family pub serving good home cooking and a choice of real ales recently extended and renovated to a high standard. The beer garden includes a children's play area and there is a large car park.
Knife & Cleaver

The Grove, Houghton Conquest, MK45 3LA
(01234) 930789
knifeandcleaver.co.uk/

A smart pub and restaurant with accommodation, now leased to a small regional operating company. The food is of high quality and prepared using fresh, locally-sourced ingredients wherever possible. Thursday is steak night and special events...
Royal Oak

High Street, Houghton Conquest, MK45 3LL
(01234) 740459

Friendly, busy village local.