English Heritage sites near Repton Parish
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
7 miles from Repton Parish
Ashby Castle forms the backdrop to the famous jousting scenes in Sir Walter Scott's classic novel of 1819, Ivanhoe. Now a ruin, the castle began as a manor house in the 12th century.
CROXDEN ABBEY
18 miles from Repton Parish
The impressive remains of an abbey of Cistercian 'white monks', including towering fragments of its 13th-century church, infirmary and 14th-century abbot's lodging.
WALL ROMAN SITE
18 miles from Repton Parish
Wall was an important staging post on Watling Street, the Roman military road to North Wales. It provided overnight accommodation for travelling Roman officials and imperial messengers.
WINGFIELD MANOR
18 miles from Repton 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.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
19 miles from Repton Parish
The picturesque moated remains - including the fine gatehouse and a complete corner tower - of this brick-built fortified mansion have recently been extensively conserved by English Heritage.
JEWRY WALL
22 miles from Repton Parish
A length of Roman bath-house wall over 9 metres (30 feet) high, near a museum displaying the archaeology of Leicester and its region.
Churches in Repton Parish
St Wystan's Church
Repton
Derby
01283 703223
http://www.reptonchurch.uk
Repton is the cradle of Christianity in the Midlands; Christians have worshipped on this spot since 653 A.D.
St Wystan's Church crypt, dating from the first half of the 8th century, is of exceptional interest as one of the oldest and most important examples of Anglo-Saxon architecture to survive intact.
As a village church, our regular worship is broadly mainstream and includes Messy Church, weekday morning prayer and midweek Holy Communion. There are also special services at different times of the year.
The Church is open to visitors daily between 9am and 4pm except during regular services and for example funerals. All visitors are welcome to join our regular services.
For comprehensive information on our church, services and activities, do visit our website.
Pubs in Repton Parish
Boot
12 Boot Hill, Repton, DE65 6FT
(01283) 346047
thebootatrepton.co.uk
British Legon
43 High Street, Repton, DE65 6GD
(01283) 703431
reptonrbl.co.uk/
Bull's Head
A quirky cattle themed decor has been used around this extensively modernised pub in recognition of its early 1800s origins as a slaughterhouse and butchery. It is situated in the historic village of Repton (an ancient capital of Mercia) wh...
Coach House
Coach House, Milton
Mount Pleasant Inn
34 Mount Pleasant Road, Repton, DE65 6GQ
(01283) 701132
mountpleasantinn.co.uk/
New Inn
This pub was situated on the right hand side as you left the village towards Midway. It had been a small Italian restaurant for a while before change to a house.
Red Lion
This traditional friendly local pub in the heart of Repton village has undergone changes in its recent history. From a traditional two room pub the walls have been removed and an open plan bar has been made. The pub is nicely decorated and...
Swan Inn
49 Main Street, Milton, DE65 6EF
(01283) 704072
theswanmilton.co.uk/