English Heritage sites near Thrapston Parish
PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER
1000 miles from Thrapston Parish
A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.
HALLIGGYE FOGOU
1000 miles from Thrapston 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
1000 miles from Thrapston 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
1000 miles from Thrapston Parish
An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.
GARRISON WALLS
1000 miles from Thrapston 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
1000 miles from Thrapston 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 Thrapston Parish
St James
Church Walk
(Off Oundle Road)
Thrapston
Kettering
01832 734614
https://www.tdichurches.co.uk
St James is the parish church of Thrapston. It is a welcoming, biblically based church with services nearly every Sunday at 9.30am followed by refreshments. Particularly popular is the Family Service on the first Sunday of the month which is suitable for all ages.
See our website for more details
Pubs in Thrapston Parish
Bridge Hotel
Bridge Street, Thrapston, NN14 4JP
(01832) 732128
bridgehotelthrapston.com
Court House Inn
11 Huntingdon Road, Thrapston, NN14 4NF
(01832) 734437
the-court-house-thrapston.co.uk/
Fox Inn
A two-roomed 1790 pub once a coaching inn with the L-shaped bar counter serving both areas. The main bar to the right sports a large TV screen, whilst the left room is a more sedate quiet family lounge with stone interior walls. Very much c...
Kings Arms
A major refurbishment of this two-roomed pub in spring 2022 followed a disastrous fire. The rear bar on a different level served by the one bar counter. The front room features wood paneling and leather settees and doubles as the lounge, wh...
Mason Arms
A former Charles Wells pub, the stone-built Mason Arms is now in private hands having re-opened in August 2013. Situated on a corner, the interior sports a small U-shaped bar surrounded by wooden flooring. With traditional games, teams are...
Thrapston Beehive Club
CLOSED. Function room converted to playgroup in 2004. Application in 2016 to convert remainder of building into car restoration garage.