English Heritage sites near Bere Ferrers Parish
DUPATH WELL
5 miles from Bere Ferrers Parish
This charming well-house of around 1500 stands over an ancient spring, believed to cure whooping cough.
ROYAL CITADEL, PLYMOUTH
7 miles from Bere Ferrers Parish
A dramatic 17th-century fortress built to defend the coastline from the Dutch, and keep watch on a recently rebellious town. Still in use by the military today.
UPPER PLYM VALLEY
9 miles from Bere Ferrers Parish
This extraordinary landscape encompasses some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 square kilometres (6 square miles) of Dartmoor.
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
10 miles from Bere Ferrers Parish
The group of monuments at Merrivale is one of the finest on Dartmoor: side by side here are the remains of a Bronze Age settlement and a complex of ritual sites.
TRETHEVY QUOIT
12 miles from Bere Ferrers Parish
This well-preserved and impressive Neolithic 'dolmen' burial chamber stands 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) high. There are five standing stones, surmounted by a huge capstone.
HURLERS STONE CIRCLES
12 miles from Bere Ferrers Parish
Three fine late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circles arranged in a line, a grouping unique in England.
Churches in Bere Ferrers Parish
Holy Trinity
45 Fore Street
Bere Alston
Plymouth
01822 840229
http://www.bereanglicans.org.uk
Holy Trinity Church was built in the mid-1800s, although there was an earlier small Church of England chapel in the village that fell into ruin. Holy Trinity is open everyday during daylight hours (usally 8am - 6pm) for prayer and visitors.
Our Bere Alston congregation would be delighted to welcome you. It is traditional in nature, and has people from a wide range of ages and backgrounds. Music is provided on the organ and Hymns Ancient and Modern is the usual book used. The Service of Holy Communion from the Book of Common Prayer is used once a month. On other Sundays there is a service of Holy Communion. Services are at 9.30am on Sundays.
We have a safeguarding policy, which can be seen on our website here: https://www.bereanglicans.org.uk/who-we-are/safeguarding
St Andrew's
Bere Ferrers
Plymouth
01822 840229
http://www.bereanglicans.org.uk
This is the parish church and was built in the 13th century. It sits on the banks of the River Tavy. The church is open during the day for prayer and visitors.
Our congregation covers quite a wide range of ages and comes from a wide range of backgrounds - from farming to police, teaching, Navy and architecture. Sunday morning communion services are at 11.00am each Sunday apart from the 3rd in each month. The music for services, which is a combination of traditional and modern, is provided on the organ and on the piano, with a music group leading the Elevenses service (in the Church Hall) on the 3rd Sunday each month. Hymns Ancient and Modern - Refreshing Worship, Songs of Fellowship and Mission Praise books are regularly used. We would love to see you at any of our varied services and you will be assured of a warm welcome.
We have a safeguarding policy, which can be seen on our website here: https://www.bereanglicans.org.uk/who-we-are/safeguarding
Pubs in Bere Ferrers Parish
Bere Ferrers Social Club
Bristol Row, Bere Ferrers, PL20 7JJ
(01822) 840922
thebfsclub.co.uk
Edgcumbe Hotel
Olde Plough Inn
Fore Street, Bere Ferrers, PL20 7JG
(01822) 840358
theoldeploughinn.co.uk