English Heritage sites near Sampford Peverell Parish
CLEEVE ABBEY
15 miles from Sampford Peverell Parish
With possibly the finest cloister buildings in England, visitors can get a glimpse of monastic life 800 years ago. 15th century refectory with glorious angel roof and 13th century heraldic tiles.
DAWS CASTLE
17 miles from Sampford Peverell Parish
Daws Castle is a clifftop fortress, which was founded by King Alfred to defend the people of Watchet against Viking attacks.
DUNSTER GALLOX BRIDGE
17 miles from Sampford Peverell Parish
This ancient stone bridge - originally 'gallows bridge' - once carried packhorses bringing fleeces to Dunster market and is evidence of Dunster's once important role in the wool trade.
BLACKBURY CAMP
17 miles from Sampford Peverell Parish
An Iron Age hillfort in Devon with impressive ramparts, now surrounded by woodland.
DUNSTER, YARN MARKET
18 miles from Sampford Peverell Parish
Fine 17th century timber-framed octagonal market hall that is a monument to Dunster's once-flourishing cloth trade.
DUNSTER BUTTER CROSS
18 miles from Sampford Peverell Parish
Transplanted stump of a medieval stone cross that was once a meeting place for people to bring and sell their own butter. Nearby attractions include Cleeve Abbey.
Churches in Sampford Peverell Parish
St John the Baptist
Sampford Peverell
Tiverton
07906 381451
http://www.sptmc.uk
<span style="font-size: 1rem;">If you have newly joined the village, or are a visitor, we would like to welcome you and hope that you soon feel part of this friendly community. The choir rehearses on a Tuesday evening and once a month form part of the Team Choir.</span>
<span style="font-size: 1rem;">Messy Church takes place in Sampford Peverell Village Hall at 9.30am on the 4th Sunday of most months and is jointly run by St John's and the Methodist Church. </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">It comprises breakfast, craft activities, Bible stories and prayers and is open to all families and friends in the Sampford Peverell neighbourhood.</span>
<span style="font-size: 1rem;"> On Christmas Eve we have a 'Christmas Experience' in Church organised by the Messy Church Team. It usually attracts about 150 people.</span>
The church lies centrally in the village and has a mixture of church services, supported by a choir on the 2nd and 3rd Sundays and a band on the second Sunday and the lay-led service on the fourth Sunday.
Alongside the church services there is much going on. Our kitchen servery offers hospitality in the building hosting harvest lunches, charity breakfasts, and teas. There are also many social events organised throughout the year such as a Curry and Casserole supper, Harvest Lunch, concerts, the Village Fete and a coffee morning every second Thursday hosted by different people each month.
<span style="font-size: 1rem;">We look forward to meeting you, from all at St. John the Baptist's Church</span></span>
Pubs in Sampford Peverell Parish
Globe Inn
16 Lower Town, Sampford Peverell, EX16 7BJ
(01884) 821214
the-globeinn.co.uk
Merriemeade
Formerly a hotel, now just known as the Merriemeade. It has four hand pulls serving Branscombe Vale Branoc and Sharp's Doom Bar at all times, and then a rotation of Exeter, Otter, Hunters and Hanlon's Breweries. There is a very large family...