English Heritage sites near Hempstead Parish
AUDLEY END HOUSE AND GARDENS
7 miles from Hempstead Parish
One of England's finest country houses, Audley End is also a mansion with a difference. Enjoy a great day out.
PRIOR'S HALL BARN
7 miles from Hempstead Parish
One of the finest surviving medieval barns in eastern England, tree-ring dated to the mid-15th century, with a breathtaking aisled interior and crown post roof, the product of some 400 oaks.
DUXFORD CHAPEL
11 miles from Hempstead Parish
A modest but complete and attractive 14th-century chantry chapel, perhaps originally a hospital.
MOULTON PACKHORSE BRIDGE
17 miles from Hempstead Parish
A pretty four-arched late medieval bridge, spanning the River Kennett on the old route from Cambridge to Bury St Edmunds.
DENNY ABBEY AND THE FARMLAND MUSEUM
21 miles from Hempstead Parish
Denny Abbey has a unique and fascinating history still traceable in the building and interpreted for visitors by graphic panels.
BURY ST EDMUNDS ABBEY
21 miles from Hempstead Parish
The extensive remains of one of the wealthiest and most powerful Benedictine monasteries in England, shrine of St Edmund.
Churches in Hempstead Parish
Hempstead: St Andrew
Church Hill Hempstead
Saffron Walden
01799 599366
The United Benefice of The Sampfords and Radwinter with Hempstead
The normal service pattern in the benefice each Sunday is:- 8:00 Communion; 10:00 Family and All Age service; occasional 6:00 Evensong
The basic rota, (altered around festivals) is:-
Little Sampford---1st Sun 8am, 3rd Sun 10am
Radwinter---------1st Sun 10am, 3rd Sun 8am
Hempstead---------2nd Sun 8am, 4th Sun 10am
Great Sampford--- 2nd Sun 10am, 4th Sun 8am
On 5th Sundays there is a whole Benefice service, usually a 10am Family and All Age service
There is occasionally an evensong at 6pm
See 'Our Web Site' for details -- ----->
www.radwinter.org/RadCHhome.php
Pubs in Hempstead Parish
Bluebell Inn
Early 16th Century village pub with 18th century additions, reputed to be birthplace of Dick Turpin; the bar displays posters about his life. Six beers are usually available. The restaurant serves excellent meals from an extensive menu and...