English Heritage sites near Helpston Parish

Longthorpe Tower

LONGTHORPE TOWER

5 miles from Helpston Parish

Longthorpe Tower displays one of the most complete and important sets of 14th century domestic wall paintings in northern Europe.

Apethorpe Palace

APETHORPE PALACE

8 miles from Helpston Parish

Stately Apethorpe Palace, owned by Elizabeth I, then favourite Royal residence for James I and Charles I, has one of the country's most complete Jacobean interiors.

Kirby Hall

KIRBY HALL

14 miles from Helpston Parish

Kirby Hall is one of England's greatest Elizabethan and 17th-century houses. Begun by Sir Humphrey Stafford, it was purchased by Sir Christopher Hatton, one of Queen Elizabeth's 'comely young men'.

Lyddington Bede House

LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE

16 miles from Helpston Parish

Set beside the church of a picturesque ironstone village, Lyddington Bede House originated as the late medieval wing of a palace belonging to the Bishops of Lincoln.

Eleanor Cross, Geddington

ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON

19 miles from Helpston Parish

In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.

Rushton Triangular Lodge

RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE

22 miles from Helpston Parish

This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.

Churches in Helpston Parish

St Botolph's Church, Helpston

Church Lane Helpston Peterborough
07503975588
http://www.helpston.net/church/st-botolphs-church/

St Botolph's is an active church that values a range of good quality worship. There is a small but keen choir. Members of the congregation assist with playing the organ, guitar or a good quality keyboard.

The congregation has a strong sacramental base but also reaches out to families through appropriate services and worship material (see service section).

The village has a strong connection to the poet John Clare and there are information boards, put up by the John Clare Society, in church to the left of the entrance. His grave and those of his parents are on the SE side of the churchyard.

The church is heated by an environmentally sensitive system.


Pubs in Helpston Parish

Bluebell

10 Woodgate, Helpston, PE6 7ED
(01733) 252394
bluebellhelpston.co.uk

Stone-built 17th century pub which has the site of the old village blacksmiths to the rear. The poet John Clare worked in the pub as a pot boy over 200 years ago and lived next door where there is now a dedicated museum. An extension has ad...
Exeter Arms

3 Church Lane, Helpston, PE6 7DT
(01733) 252483

Bar has leather sofas, fireplace and a high beamed ceiling. A smaller room off the bar houses a pool table, piano and TV. Separate lounge/restaurant is named after poet John Clare, who was born in the village. Dartboard. Garden with childre...