English Heritage sites near Shirland and Higham Parish
WINGFIELD MANOR
3 miles from Shirland and Higham Parish
The vast and immensely impressive ruins of a palatial medieval manor house, with a huge undercrofted Great Hall and a defensible High Tower 22 metres (72 feet) tall.
HARDWICK OLD HALL
5 miles from Shirland and Higham Parish
The remodelled family home of Bess of Hardwick, one of the richest and most remarkable women of Elizabethan England, stands beside the New Hall she raised later in the 1590s.
SUTTON SCARSDALE HALL
7 miles from Shirland and Higham Parish
The imposing shell of a grandiose Georgian mansion built in 1724-29, with an immensely columned exterior. Roofless since 1919, when its interiors were dismantled and some exported to America.
BOLSOVER CASTLE
9 miles from Shirland and Higham Parish
'By an unlikely miracle, the keep at Bolsover has survived into this century as an almost untouched expression in stone of the lost world of Elizabethan chivalry and romance.'
BOLSOVER CUNDY HOUSE
9 miles from Shirland and Higham Parish
This charming cottage-like 17th-century conduit house, with vaulted stone-slab roof, once supplied water to Bolsover Castle.
HOB HURST'S HOUSE
10 miles from Shirland and Higham Parish
A square prehistoric burial mound with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Named after a local goblin.
Churches in Shirland and Higham Parish
Pubs in Shirland and Higham Parish
Amber Hotel
Roadside pub with lunchtime food available. Carvery Tuesday - Friday in two sittings at 12noon & 1.15pm. Not accessible by public transport.
Crown Inn
Main Road, Higham, Alfreton, Higham, DE55 6EH
(01773) 832310
thecrowninnhigham.co.uk
Double Six
Double Six, Stonebroom
Greyhound Hotel
Large roadside pub concentrating on the food market. Beers from the Marston's range.
Hay Hotel
Main Road, Shirland, Alfreton, Shirland, DE55 6BA
07939 919566
Red Lion
Traditional local. Often has Taylors Landlord as main beer, with up to two guest ales, one from local brewery.
Santo's Higham Farm Hotel
Santo's Higham Farm Hotel, Higham
Shirland Golf Club
Shirland Golf Club, Shirland
Shoulder of Mutton
Eclectic 16th-century traditional local, nestling on the edge of the Amber valley. The beer garden offers spectacular views and sunsets. A true free house where real people enjoy real ale from an ever changing guest beer list. Regulars are...
Star Inn
Star Inn, Stonebroom
White Bear Inn
Olde worlde pub nestling by the side of the main road with good views over the valley. Emphasis on food but drinkers also welcomed. Beers often sourced from Church End brewery.
Woolpack
Woolpack, Shirland