English Heritage sites near Rettendon Parish
HADLEIGH CASTLE
6 miles from Rettendon Parish
The romantic ruins of a royal castle overlooking the Essex marshes. Hadleigh was begun in about 1215 by Hubert de Burgh, but extensively refortified by Edward III during the Hundred Years War.
TILBURY FORT
14 miles from Rettendon Parish
Spend a great family day out at Tilbury Fort in Essex. Explore the magazine houses or the bastion magazine passages of this fort on the Thames estuary that has protected London’s seaward approach.
MILTON CHANTRY
14 miles from Rettendon Parish
Milton Chantry is all that remains of a 14th-century hospital later used in turn as a public house, a Georgian barracks, and Second World War gas decontamination chamber.
UPNOR CASTLE
14 miles from Rettendon Parish
Set in tranquil grounds adjoining a riverside village, this rare example of an Elizabethan artillery fort was begun in 1559 and redeveloped in 1599-1601, to protect warships at Chatham dockyards.
TEMPLE MANOR
16 miles from Rettendon Parish
Part of a manor house of the Knights Templar, built in about 1240, with a fine first floor hall displaying traces of wall paintings.
ROCHESTER CASTLE
16 miles from Rettendon Parish
Strategically placed astride the London Road, guarding an important crossing of the River Medway, this imposing fortress has a complex history of destruction and rebuilding.
Churches in Rettendon Parish
Rettendon: All Saints
Church Chase
Rettendon
Chelmsford
01268 766565
https://hrr-churches.org.uk/all-saints/
Our historic church is clearly visible from the 'new'A130 road and its beautful rural setting is calm and peaceful, enhancing the historic features of our Grade I listed building. Join us for Sunday services - a Parish Eucharist with hymns every week at 11.15 a.m.
We also welcome visitors at our regular Open Days where wonderful flower displays are on show, as well as great home-cooked lunches, cakes and refreshments. We also have a range of stalls including bric-a-brac and books, tombola and raffle.
If you live in Rettendon, or have a historic connection with the church, or if you worship there regularly, we will be happy to receive enquiries about a wedding or baptism in the Church. Please contact us to arrange an initial meeting to discuss your plans or to find out whether you qualify to have a service at All Saints'.
Pubs in Rettendon Parish
Barge Inn
Hawk Hill, Battlesbridge, SS11 7RE
(01268) 732622
bargebattlesbridge.co.uk
Bell
Main Road, Rettendon Common, CM3 8DY
(01245) 631439
bellandchimesrettendon.co.uk
Hawk
Hawk Hill, Battlesbridge, SS11 7RJ
(01268) 767263
thehawkbattlesbridge.co.uk/
Lodge Country Inn & Hotel
Hayes Chase, Burnham Road (A132), Battlesbridge, SS11 7RJ
(01245) 320060
rettendonlodgeevents.com/
One Green Bottle
Muggeridge Farm, Maltings Road, Battlesbridge, SS11 7RF
07779 322339
Thomas Kemble
Runwell Road, Runwell, SS11 7QJ
(01268) 769671
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