English Heritage sites near St. Cuthbert Out Parish
GLASTONBURY TRIBUNAL
5 miles from St. Cuthbert Out Parish
Fine, late 15th century stone townhouse, early Tudor façade and panelled interiors. Home to Glastonbury Lake Village Museum: discover life 2000 years ago when much of Somerset consisted of marshy sea.
MEARE FISH HOUSE
6 miles from St. Cuthbert Out Parish
The only surviving monastic fishery building in England, this housed the Abbot of Glastonbury's water bailiff and provided facilities for fish-salting and drying.
STANTON DREW CIRCLES AND COVE
11 miles from St. Cuthbert Out Parish
Although this is the third largest complex of prehistoric standing stones in England, the three circles and three-stone ‘cove’ of Stanton Drew in Somerset are surprisingly little known. The Great Circle, 113 metres in diameter, is one of the largest stone circles in the country and has 26 surviving upright stones. Yet recent surveys have revealed that the circles and cove were just part of a much more elaborate and important ritual site than had previously been imagined.
NUNNEY CASTLE
12 miles from St. Cuthbert Out Parish
Picturesque moated castle built in the 1370s. Held for the King during the Civil War, falling to Parliamentarian cannon in 1645: the gun-damaged wall finally collapsing on Christmas Day 1910.
STONEY LITTLETON LONG BARROW
14 miles from St. Cuthbert Out Parish
One of the finest accessible examples of a Neolithic chambered tomb, with its multiple burial chambers open to view. Bring a torch and experience the burial chambers at first hand.
MUCHELNEY ABBEY
15 miles from St. Cuthbert Out Parish
Once a wealthy Benedictine house, Muchelney’s main buildings were demolished by Henry VIII in 1538. See the richly decorated cloister walk and thatched monks’ lavatory – the only one in Britain.
Churches in St. Cuthbert Out Parish
Christ Church, Coxley
Dinder: St Michael & All Angels
Church Street
Dinder
Wells
01749 899061
St Michael's is a beautiful small medieval church with a light and open interior. There is always a warm welcome. Service are each week and at all major Festivals. Occasionally we worship with the other congregations in our benefice. There is a children's Sunday Club that meets on the third Sunday, and new members are always welcome. A Festival choir is formed with members from neighbouring Croscombe to help lead worship at festivals. Details of all services are on the website.
St Mary Magdalene, Wookey Hole
High Street
Wookey Hole
Wells
http://www.wookeyhole.info/
St Mary Magdalene, Wookey Hole is a small Victorian Church built in 1874. It is in a visible, raised position in the centre of the village, next to the village pub and opposite the car park to Wookey Hole caves, a major Somerset tourist attraction. The Church is open daily between approximatly 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The Parish mostly comes within the Mendip Hills A.O.N.B; there is no other place of worship in the Parish. The Church is fairly small but can seat 100 comfortably. We hold at least one service every Sunday and have a mixture of Book of Common Prayer, Common Worship and lay led. For an update on services please check the ‘Services and Events’ tab on this page. As is normal with a rural Parish Church we have Funerals, Weddings and Baptisms as required.
We hold occasional concerts in Church involving other non- Church going villagers in the ‘Wookey Hole Orchestra and Choir’ which was started by members of the congregation. We also hold a ‘Fete’ every summer in August which is a major village community event.
The village has approximately 230 houses and population of about 500. Facilities in the village have declined in recent years, the school closed in 1990, the post office, village shop and café in 2011. We do have a Pub and a social club and regular bus service into Wells.
The PCC and the whole of the congregation is fully committed to the life of the whole of the community, taking care to involve as many people as possible in the life of the Church. Church member also take leadership roles in many of the existing village organisations and have helped initiate new ones to service the wider community, the Wookey Hole Forum, the monthly lunch club for the elderly and a monthly cinema club to name but three started in the last couple of years.
The Church building is in the Victorian Gothic Early English style, constructed of local ‘Pudding Stone’, Dolomitic Conglomerate with Doulting freestone dressings.
The layout is of a Nave with a south porch built 1873-4. The tower or spire over the porch was never built. The Chancel was added in 1876-7 with a vestry on the north side of chancel; this was enlarged in 1922. There is an organ chamber on the south side which contains the original organ which is in fine working order as demonstrated every Sunday by our vigorous young organist.
St Paul
Pubs in St. Cuthbert Out Parish
Pound Inn
Burcott Lane, Coxley, BA5 1QZ
(01749) 672785
thepoundinn.co.uk/
Slab House Inn
Slab House Inn, Haydon
Three Wells
Wells Road, Polsham, Wells, BA5 1RW
(01749) 673783
threewellspubwells.co.uk/
Wells Golf Club
Wells Golf Club, Wookey Hole
Wookey Hole Club
High Street, Wookey Hole, BA5 1BP
(01749) 672389
wookeyholeclub.co.uk
Wookey Hole Inn
High Street, Wookey Hole, BA5 1BP
(01749) 676677
wookeyholeinn.com