English Heritage sites near Ampthill Parish

Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber

PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER

1000 miles from Ampthill 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 Ampthill 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 Ampthill 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 Ampthill Parish

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

Garrison Walls

GARRISON WALLS

1000 miles from Ampthill 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 Ampthill 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 Ampthill Parish

St Andrew the Apostle

Pubs in Ampthill Parish

Albion

36 Dunstable Street, Ampthill, MK45 2JT
(01525) 643126

A proper, narrow-fronted Victorian pub with one large bar and various hand pumps serving two regular and three to four guest cask ales from Everards and other national breweries. There is a craft keg beer tap. There's a small 'snug' meeting...
Ampthill & District RUFC

Dillingham Park, Woburn Street, Ampthill, MK45 2HX
(01525) 403303

Large rugby club bar open to the public most evenings and during home matches. Occasional beer festivals held.
Engine & Tender

11 Dunstable Street, Ampthill, MK45 2NJ
07900 046395

A tidy, lively, one-bar, traditional pub with a very welcoming atmosphere and varied clientele. A proper pub with regular beers from the Greene King, St Austell and Timothy Taylor's breweries. Sports are very popular on the multiple TVs. Th...
Hide Café Bar

2b Woburn Street, Ampthill, MK45 2HP
(01525) 837007
thehidelounge.com

A wine bar / coffee shop / café on two floors in a tastefully renovated ex abattoir. There is a pleasant courtyard garden including a covered part. The Hide specialises in wines, cocktails and tea / coffees. The only draft beers are ubiquit...
Ossory Arms

9 Arthur Street, Ampthill, MK45 2QQ
07791 908699

An unpretentious and welcoming no-nonsense, back-street, two-bar pub of the best kind. No real ale is served but there is a selection of less common kegged beers and lagers. A weekly changing menu of food is provided by 'The Kitchen' Thursd...
Prince of Wales

24 Bedford Street, Ampthill, MK45 2NB
07925 607371
theprinceofwalesampthill.co.uk

A Charles Wells owned red brick pub/restaurant B&B with comfy bar and restaurant areas. There is a very pleasant walled and terraced garden. Two real ales plus three keg beers from the local Brewpoint Brewery in Bedford are usually served....
Queens Head

20 Woburn Street, Ampthill, MK45 2HP
(01525) 405016

A truly charming and cosy 18th century tavern in a historic area of Ampthill close to the park and the Greensand Ridge walk. Inside is a low-beamed saloon bar, a lounge and another room which is available for private functions. The pub’s na...
White Hart

125 Dunstable Street, Ampthill, MK45 2NG
(01525) 305200
thewhitehartampthill.co.uk/

Re-opened in May 2015 after a major refurbishment having been taken on by Oakman Inns. The two hand pumps feature changing beers often from the Fuller's range. The interior is highly contemporary but the historic English Civil War era mural...
Wingfield Club

37 Church Street, Ampthill, MK45 2PL
(01525) 403321

Large, multi-roomed CIU affiliated members club. Small garden to the rear. Real ales served. Live music and other events held on a regular basis.