English Heritage sites near Ancroft Parish
LINDISFARNE PRIORY
3 miles from Ancroft Parish
Lindisfarne Priory sits on Holy Island and is a great family day out in Northumberland. Reached by causeway at low tide, the peaceful atmosphere and beautiful views make a visit well worth the effort.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED BARRACKS AND MAIN GUARD
8 miles from Ancroft Parish
Berwick Barracks was built in the early 18th century to the design of the distinguished architect Nicholas Hawksmoor, the Barracks was among the first in England to be purpose built.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED CASTLE AND RAMPARTS
8 miles from Ancroft Parish
The remains of a medieval castle crucial to Anglo-Scottish warfare.
ETAL CASTLE
11 miles from Ancroft Parish
Etal was built in the mid 14th century by Robert Manners as a defence against Scots raiders, in a strategic position by a ford over the river Till.
NORHAM CASTLE
12 miles from Ancroft Parish
Commanding a vital ford over the River Tweed, Norham was one of the strongest of the border castles, and the most often attacked by the Scots.
DUNSTANBURGH CASTLE
17 miles from Ancroft Parish
Dramatic Dunstanburgh Castle was built at a time when relations between King Edward II and his most powerful baron, Earl Thomas of Lancaster, had become openly hostile.
Churches in Ancroft Parish
St Anne
Ancroft village
Ancroft
Berwick upon Tweed
01289 388591
http://www.jostorey1.wix.com/st-annes-church
The oldest church in the area, dating back to about the time of the Norman Conquest, if not a little before, and built by the monks of Holy Island. It has a fine Romanesque doorway, The tower (added in the 13th cent ) is a Pele Tower which served as the dwelling of the parish priest and gave protection from marauding Scots. It is unusual in that it is part of the church. The key to the tower may be obtained from the Old Parsonage - on a clear day there is a good view of Holy Island from the top. In the churchyard, just to the west of the tower, is a headstone marking the grave of several Poor Clare nuns who fled from Rouen in France during the Revolution and who had received shelter from Sir Carnaby Haggerston of Haggerston Castle. The village was visited by the Plague in the 17th cent. The mounds in the field over the road from the church are all that remain of the old village, each house having been burnt down after its inhabitants had died in an attempt to contain infection.
Food: Oxford Farm Shop Cafe 1 mile on the Berwick road and the Cat Inn, turn right at Oxford and then right onto the A1.
St Peter
Scremerston, Berwick
01289 309567
https://besst.org.uk
St Peter's Church in Scremerston is the village church. Located 3 miles from Berwick centre, all are welcome, from inside and outside the village. For up-to-date information, please see our website at www.potss.co.uk and click on the tab for Scremerston on the left.
Pubs in Ancroft Parish
Island View
Great North Road, Cheswick, TD15 2RL
(01289) 387251
theislandviewinn.co.uk/
Plough On The Hill
Allerdean, TD15 2TD
(01289) 387206
theploughinnallerdean.co.uk/