English Heritage sites near Queen Camel Parish
SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE
6 miles from Queen Camel Parish
Built on a grand scale in the 12th century by the Bishop of Salisbury, Sherborne was coveted by churchmen and noblemen alike giving it a long, chequered history. Picnic, shop, light refreshments.
MUCHELNEY ABBEY
10 miles from Queen Camel 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.
GLASTONBURY TRIBUNAL
10 miles from Queen Camel 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
13 miles from Queen Camel 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.
FIDDLEFORD MANOR
15 miles from Queen Camel Parish
The principal parts of a small stone manor house, probably begun about 1370 for William Latimer, Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset. The hall and solar chamber display outstandingly fine timber roofs.
NUNNEY CASTLE
16 miles from Queen Camel 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.
Churches in Queen Camel Parish
St Barnabas, Queen Camel
High Street
Queen Camel
01963 441595
https://www.camvalebenefice.co.uk
St Barnabas Anglican Church is in the beautiful village of Queen Camel. The building is outstanding and can be approached along the cobbled Church Path. A leaflet giving the history of the Church is available inside which includes details of our bells, the heaviest ring of six in the world! (Tower Captain Paul Reeves - 01935 850 625).
We hold both traditional and more informal acts of worship - There is a thriving children's group, The Camel Club, held everyThursday evening in term time from 5.00 - 6.15pm and the church has also helped develop a village café on the second Tuesday of every month. We also have a church allotment scheme and the church won the Church Times Green Church Award for action in the community in 2007.
For baptisms and weddings please contact the Benefice Office.
We also sensitively engage with people who have been divorced who would like to explore marrying in church.
Pubs in Queen Camel Parish
Mildmay Arms
High Street, Queen Camel, BA22 7NJ
(01935) 850456
mildmayarms.co.uk/en-gb