English Heritage sites near Hullbridge Parish
HADLEIGH CASTLE
6 miles from Hullbridge Parish
The romantic ruins of a royal castle overlooking the Essex marshes. Hadleigh was begun in about 1215 by Hubert de Burgh, but extensively refortified by Edward III during the Hundred Years War.
UPNOR CASTLE
16 miles from Hullbridge Parish
Set in tranquil grounds adjoining a riverside village, this rare example of an Elizabethan artillery fort was begun in 1559 and redeveloped in 1599-1601, to protect warships at Chatham dockyards.
TILBURY FORT
17 miles from Hullbridge Parish
Spend a great family day out at Tilbury Fort in Essex. Explore the magazine houses or the bastion magazine passages of this fort on the Thames estuary that has protected London’s seaward approach.
MILTON CHANTRY
17 miles from Hullbridge Parish
Milton Chantry is all that remains of a 14th-century hospital later used in turn as a public house, a Georgian barracks, and Second World War gas decontamination chamber.
ROCHESTER CASTLE
17 miles from Hullbridge Parish
Strategically placed astride the London Road, guarding an important crossing of the River Medway, this imposing fortress has a complex history of destruction and rebuilding.
TEMPLE MANOR
18 miles from Hullbridge Parish
Part of a manor house of the Knights Templar, built in about 1240, with a fine first floor hall displaying traces of wall paintings.
Churches in Hullbridge Parish
Hullbridge: St Thomas of Canterbury
Thorpedene Avenue
Hullbridge
HOCKLEY
01268 766565
https://hrr-churches.org.uk/st-thomas/
St Thomas's Church in the centre of Hullbridge Village is a modern building with a friendly, welcoming and inclusive atmosphere. We have a growing number of activities and social events for people of all ages, including our monthly Saturday coffee mornings.
Our family Eucharist at 9.30 every Sunday is open to all and newcomers and enquirers will find a warm welcome.
St Thomas's welcomes enquries about baptisms and weddings in the Church. Our modern building makes a warm and intimate atmosphere for these family events and we will be pleased to meet you and discuss yourplans for your special day. If you live in Hullbridge or have a special (qualifying) connection with the church, please contact us for an initial conversation.
We appreciate that family gatherings can also include the sadder occasions of funerals, and again we will do all that we can to help you plan an appropriate service in the church to commemorate the life of someone who has died.
Pubs in Hullbridge Parish
Anchor
284 Ferry Rd, Hullbridge, Essex, Hullbridge, SS5 6ND
(01702) 230777
theanchorhullbridge.co.uk/
Hullbridge Community Centre
Pooles Lane, Hullbridge, SS5 6PA
(01702) 233529
hullbridgecommunitycentre.co.uk
Smugglers Den
315 Ferry Road, Hullbridge, SS5 6NA
(01702) 233428
smuggsden.co.uk/