English Heritage sites near Brafferton Parish

Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber

PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER

1000 miles from Brafferton 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 Brafferton 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 Brafferton 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 Brafferton Parish

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

Garrison Walls

GARRISON WALLS

1000 miles from Brafferton 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 Brafferton 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 Brafferton Parish

St. Peter's Church

School Lane Brafferton York

The church is currently run by the PCC and its fabric committee. The annual calendar of services is available by emailing [email protected]


There is a full range of worship offered at Festival times, for example Easter and Christmas, and Lent and Advent. Good music is important to us, and incorporated, as available from gifted musicians in the village.

The congregation is small, faithful and welcoming!


Pubs in Brafferton Parish

Farmers Inn

Helperby & Brafferton, YO61 2PQ

Farmers Inn, Helperby & Brafferton