English Heritage sites near Abingdon Parish

Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber

PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER

1000 miles from Abingdon Parish

A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.

Halliggye Fogou

HALLIGGYE FOGOU

1000 miles from Abingdon 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

INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS

1000 miles from Abingdon 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

HARRY'S WALLS

1000 miles from Abingdon Parish

An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.

Garrison Walls

GARRISON WALLS

1000 miles from Abingdon 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

CROMWELL'S CASTLE

1000 miles from Abingdon 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 Abingdon Parish

Abingdon Christ Church

Northcourt Road Abingdon
(01235) 539172
http://www.cca.uk.net

About us/Vision & Values

We're a lively, diverse, Anglican Church that meets on Sundays and through the week. Together we seek to love and serve the community we live in and by doing so become more like Jesus.

We meet at Christ Church, Northcourt Road and at Long Furlong School on a Sunday and in Life Groups during the week.

As a church we value:

The Bible - which reveals to us the person of Jesus, God's love for all people and his salvation plan for the world. We place high importance on preaching the Bible with clarity and relevance and letting it guide our discussions and our day to day lifestyle choices.

The Spirit - we seek to be open to the renewing work of the Holy Spirit, forming Christlikeness in our character, equipping us with his gifts, so that we bring glory to Jesus

Worship - we believe we were formed to worship the living God, and we express this in a variety of styles across our different gatherings

Prayer - everything we do is underpinned by prayer.

Relationships - we seek to form communities through individual small (life) groups and to come alongside those who may be struggling. We seek positive relationships with other churches and are committed members of the Church in Abingdon.

We'd love to meet you, so make yourself known in our Welcome Corner at Northcourt Road.  

Abingdon St Helen

St Helen's Church West St Helens Street Abingdon
01235 520144
http://www.abingdon-st-helens.org.uk/homepage.html

St Helen's Church is situated by the river in the centre of Abingdon, an extraordinary building which has been actively used for many centuries. We are a broad and progressive church with good facilities for children and a large choir.

Abingdon St Michael and All Angels

Park Road Abingdon
https://www.stmichaels-abingdon.org.uk

St Michael and All Angels' Church is a Church of England church located in the west of the town, adjacent to Albert Park. The Church of England churches in Abingdon are organized into a Team Ministry, to which St Michael's church brings a distinctive Anglo-Catholic tradition.

The church re-opened on 14 December 2008, after re-ordering and restoration. The church now has a seven-circle labyrinth, new floor, new heating system, new kitchen and facilities. See the church web site for before and after photographs, or better still come and see for yourself.
Peachcroft Christian Centre

Lindsay Drive Abingdon Oxford
http://www.peachcroftcc.org

We are a modern friendly Abingdon church with a heart for Peachcroft. We wish to serve all those who come to us and all who live on the Peachcroft Estate and around!

All visitors are very welcome. On Sundays the morning service starts at 10.00am and our intergenerational format enables both children and young people and those at different stages of faith to participate. 

Services are livestreamed via our YouTube channel.

There are many other activities happening throughout the week and more information is available on our website: www.peachcroftcc.org

Peachcroft Christian Centre is officially recognised by the Baptist Union, the Church of England, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church.

 


Pubs in Abingdon Parish

Abingdon & District Conservative Club

59 Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14 5AG
(01235) 525309
abingdonanddistrictconservativeclub.co.u...

Pleasant enough club opposite the Brewery Tap. Happy to sign CAMRA members in - if you can gain entry.
Abingdon United Football Club

Northcourt Road, Abingdon, OX14 1PL
(01235) 203203
pitchero.com/clubs/abingdonunited

Football club bar. Real ale occasionally available.
Black Swan

17 Bath Street, Abingdon, OX14 3QH
(01235) 520276

Street corner sports bar in the town centre now with no real ale. Earliest recorded date of 1854 and much modernised. Regularly under new management.
Blue Boar

1 Bath Street, Abingdon, OX14 3QH
(01235) 523719

Pleasant old pub with low-beamed bar, a larger room to the rear with a conservatory and a courtyard garden. Earliest date recorded is 1809 but building much older than that.
Boundary House

69 Oxford Road, Abingdon, OX14 2AA
(01235) 555110
greeneking-pubs.co.uk/pubs/oxfordshire/b...

A large and popular pub on the main Oxford road nicely refurbished May 2016. Usually 5 real ales. 6 Screens showing sport and another outside so hard to avoid. The building was formerly the home of Cecil Kimber, the founder of the MG Motor...
Brewery Tap

40-42 Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14 5BZ
(01235) 521655
thebrewerytap.net

Morland created a tap for its brewery in 1993 from three Grade II-listed town houses. The brewery is no more but the pub, run by the same family since it opened, has thrived. It offers a diverse range of beers, all sourced locally, and host...
Broad Face

30-32 Bridge Street, Abingdon, OX14 3HR
(01235) 538612
broadfaceabingdon.co.uk

Deceptively large two-roomed pub near the river with a small outside seating area on Thames Street. The name is first recorded in 1734 but there was a pub here before that possibly under a different name. Described on a lease of 1840 as 'ne...
College Oak

Peachcroft Road, Abingdon, OX14 2SB
(01235) 554937
greeneking-pubs.co.uk/pubs/oxfordshire/c...

Busy, popular and welcoming pub on the Peachcroft estate, recently refurbished, that offers good value beer and food. During rugby matches a loyalty card scheme allows customers to get even cheaper beer! There is an actual oak tree by the l...
Cowshed Drinks

14-18 Stert Street, Abingdon, OX14 3JP
(01235) 798422

Micro-pub and bottle shop in a former shop. You can buy beer in bottles and cans and take away or drink in (corkage charge). The casks are on the bar at the moment but a bigger bar is being built with cooling and 3 hand pulls. 2 of the ales...
Croft Bar

Lindsay Drive, Abingdon, OX14 2RT
(01235) 531567

Previously a social club and part of the community centre so not very pretty but this is reflected in the drink prices. Now open to the public. Has a small bar area and a bigger room with tables, pool, darts, and a large TV. Also large gard...
Cross Keys

148 Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14 5DT

Corner pub just outside the town centre. One of the few remaining pubs on Ock Street but has struggled for years. Sold by Greene King to Hawthorn Leisure in May 2014. Planning permission to convert into 6 flats granted Nov 2014.
Crown & Thistle

18 Bridge Street, Abingdon, OX14 3HS
(01235) 522556
crownandthistleabingdon.co.uk

Over 400 years old and once a coaching inn, there is a wonderful cobbled courtyard drinking area, complete with a cannon. The whole complex was renovated and refurbished at a cost of over £1.8m in autumn 2013 after being acquired by Oakman...
Grapes

28 High Street, Abingdon, OX14 5AX
(01235) 532835

Now a free house after an uncertain future under Greene King's tenure. Run as a true local with a number of TV's showing sports channels and usually one real ale. There is nice patio beer garden to the rear.
Harp

61 Stert Street, Abingdon, OX14 3JF

A basic street-corner pub. A much older building which became a pub in the 19th century was demolished with other properties in 1855 when the railway arrived as a branch line. The present building has the date 1888 on it. Always struggling...
King's Head & Bell

10 East St Helen Street, Abingdon, OX14 5EA
(01235) 525362
kingsheadandbell-abingdon.com

In existence before 1554 as the Bell and for some time a coaching inn in the 19th century it claimed to have stabling for nearly 100 horses and supplied the volunteer fire brigade. Although much renovated and restored - with alterations and...
Midget

Preston Road, Abingdon, OX14 5NR
(01235) 535593
greeneking-pubs.co.uk/pubs/oxfordshire/m...

A Greene King, single-storey, estate pub, to the south of the town centre, offering many drinks and meal deals and promotions throughout the week. The sports on tv is popular, and includes Sky 3D and HD. Opened in 1974 by Lord Stokes, then...
Ock Mill

Marcham Road, Abingdon, OX14 1AD
(01235) 554148
beefeatergrill.co.uk

Cavernous eatery next to a Premier Inn; standard Beefeater décor and menus, with plenty of offers and promotions. Opens in the mornings for breakfast, beer served from noon.
Old Anchor

1 St Helen's Wharf, Abingdon, OX14 5EN
(01235) 352607

This fine old pub has an enviable riverside location without being quite on the river. The original Old Anchor was over the road on a site on the river that it shared with an almshouse. Three houses on the present site were remodelled to cr...
Pablo Lounge

1-3 Bury Street, Abingdon, OX14 3QY
(01235) 538344
thelounges.co.uk/pablo

Open-plan, former shop unit at Market Place end of shopping precinct. Bright and airey with lots of pictures on the walls. Promotes gluten-free and vegan menus as well as usual. Coffee, cocktails, wine, and beer on tap and in bottles.
Punchbowl

6 Market Place, Abingdon, OX14 3HG
(01235) 352861
punchbowlabingdon.co.uk/

Traditional town pub with two rooms - a fairly basic front bar accessed off the Market Place, and a superb panelled snug possibly C18, with wood panelling, low beams and fixed bench seating, accessed down a passageway off East St Helen Stre...
Que Pasa

24 High Street, Abingdon, OX14 5AX
(01235) 798944

Newly opened, Spanish-themed restaurant in the narrow part of the High Street. Mainly food but has beer, wine, cocktails, and Estrella Damm on tap.
Saxton Arms

Saxton Road, Abingdon, OX14 5HF

Inter-war estate pub, boarded up and subject of much speculation. The multi-room layout of the original building had been opened out into one large room, served by a central bar. Planning approval 23 February 2016 - 5 apartments and applic...
Spread Eagle

Northcourt Road, Abingdon, OX14 1PL
(01235) 521594
thespreadeagle.org.uk

This is a wonderful pub, tucked away to the north of the town centre, but easily walkable from the Oxford Road. A friendly welcome awaits all, and the beer choice is unrivalled locally: although still owned by Greene King the pub is free of...
Tipsy Mercer

22 High Street, Abingdon, OX14 5AX
(01235) 529785

The Tipsy Mercer is a family run, fully independent, freehouse bar located in the heart of Abingdon, offering beer from keg, cocktails, and fine wines. Still being set up. Food (cheese and meats) and real ale coming soon apparently.
Upper Reaches Hotel

Thames Street, Abingdon, OX14 3JA
None

Still boarded up at March 2016 and no sign of any developments.
White Horse

189 Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14 5DW
(01235) 524490
greeneking-pubs.co.uk/pubs/oxfordshire/w...

Originally owned by the Borough of Abingdon the White Horse dates back to 1845 when the tenant George Turb was a local merchant and beer retailer. Ten years later it was purchased by a local brewer named John Beesley before the Morland fami...
Yourburger

13-15 Bath Street, Abingdon, OX14 3QH
None

Didn't last very long as a cafe serving Portugese and Brazilian food. Now just a burger bar with desserts and soft drinks. Looks to be something going on in the other half though. Don't know what's happened to the B&B.