English Heritage sites near Womenswold Parish
ST JOHN'S COMMANDERY
4 miles from Womenswold Parish
The flint-walled 13th-century chapel and hall of a 'Commandery' of Knights Hospitallers, later converted into a farmhouse.
ST AUGUSTINE'S ABBEY
7 miles from Womenswold Parish
This great abbey, marking the rebirth of Christianity in southern England, was founded shortly after AD 597 by St Augustine.
ST AUGUSTINE'S CONDUIT HOUSE
7 miles from Womenswold Parish
The Conduit House is part of the monastic waterworks which supplied nearby St Augustine's Abbey.
DOVER CASTLE
7 miles from Womenswold Parish
High atop the iconic White Cliffs of Dover sits the most iconic of all English fortresses. From the mighty medieval keep to the labyrinth of secret wartime tunnels below, a family day out at Dover towers above all others.
WESTERN HEIGHTS, DOVER
7 miles from Womenswold Parish
A huge fortification begun during the Napoleonic Wars and completed in the 1860s, designed to protect Dover from French invasion. Only the moat can be visited.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CHURCH, DOVER
7 miles from Womenswold Parish
The foundations of a small medieval church, traditionally said to have been the site of King John's submission to the Papal Legate in 1213.
Churches in Womenswold Parish
St Margaret of Antioch
The Street
Womenswold
(01227) 668190
http://www.barhamdownschurches.org.uk
A small country church, with a close community, that serves the villages of Womenswold, Woolage Village and Woolage Green. It is part of a local group, which includes Barham, Bishopsbourne, Kingston and Adisham.
Pubs in Womenswold Parish
Old Coach House
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Two Sawyers
Traditional pub in a tiny hamlet, quiet, but close to the A2. The pub has a bar, restaurant and large conservatory. Guest beers are sometimes from local breweries. Regular events include a beer festival, charity fund-raising events with loc...