English Heritage sites near Bovingdon Parish

Berkhamsted Castle

BERKHAMSTED CASTLE

3 miles from Bovingdon 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.

Old Gorhambury House

OLD GORHAMBURY HOUSE

6 miles from Bovingdon 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.

Roman Wall of St Albans

ROMAN WALL OF ST ALBANS

8 miles from Bovingdon 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.

Harmondsworth Barn

HARMONDSWORTH BARN

17 miles from Bovingdon Parish

This Grade I listed oak-framed medieval barn ranks alongside the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace for its exceptional architectural and historic interest.

Kenwood

KENWOOD

19 miles from Bovingdon Parish

This outstanding house beside Hampstead Heath was remodelled by Robert Adam between 1764 and 1779. He transformed the original brick building into a majestic villa for the great judge, Lord Mansfield.

De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton

DE GREY MAUSOLEUM, FLITTON

20 miles from Bovingdon Parish

Among the largest sepulchral chapels attached to any English church, this cruciform mausoleum houses a remarkable sequence of 17 sculpted and effigied monuments.

Churches in Bovingdon Parish

St Lawrence

Church Street Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead
07756 562722
http://www.stlawrencebovingdon.com

St Lawrence Church stands in a beautiful 4.5 acre churchyard in the rural Hertfordshire village of Bovingdon, offering peace, welcome, Christian teaching and worship to all. Our church dates back to at least the 13th century and we are glad to stand at the end of a long tradition of Christian worship and witness at the heart of our community. We strive to bring the Christian faith to all ages. We aim to offer worship and teaching week by week which help people today make sense of life and discover the riches of the Christian gospel.

We hope that you will join us for worship and assure you of a warm welcome when you do.

PROMOTING A SAFER CHURCH

St Lawrence Church has adopted the House of Bishops policy and practice guidance in relation to promoting a safer church. The care and protection of children, young people and adults involved in church activities is the responsibility of everyone who participates in the life of the church. If you are concerned in anyway about the care and protection of children, young people or adults at St Lawrence Church please email : [email protected] or click on the link below to access further details held on the Diocese of St Albans website.

https://www.stalbans.anglican.org/diocese/safeguarding/


Pubs in Bovingdon Parish

Bell

79 High Street, Bovingdon, HP3 0HP
(01442) 832800
bellbovingdon.co.uk

Sympathetically refurbished in February 2018 by the new licensees keeping all the pub's characteristic features. Friendly local split into several areas - the bar area is on two levels with wooden beams (and together with the snug is the or...
Bobsleigh

Hempstead Road, Bovingdon, HP3 0DS
(01442) 233276

Future unknown.
Bull

1 Chipperfield Road, Bovingdon, HP3 0JN

No real ale available. Planning application in for demolishion and replacement with flats/cottages.
Halfway House

Hempstead Road, Bovingdon, HP3 0HF
(01442) 832679

Large modern interior, refurbished Spring 2011. Darts board and pool table; large roadside garden. Meal deals available; music and entertainment at weekends - see roadside advertising boards.
Royal Oak

Water Lane, Bovingdon, HP3 0LZ

NOTE: Sunday times in Winter may vary (i.e. early closure) - please check with pub. The pub has a contemporary but cosy feel. Two real fires in winter, large garden to front and rear (includes kids trampoline). There is a regularly changing...