English Heritage sites near Somercotes Parish
WINGFIELD MANOR
4 miles from Somercotes 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
6 miles from Somercotes 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
10 miles from Somercotes 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
11 miles from Somercotes 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
11 miles from Somercotes Parish
This charming cottage-like 17th-century conduit house, with vaulted stone-slab roof, once supplied water to Bolsover Castle.
NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE
13 miles from Somercotes Parish
A small early Bronze Age stone circle of (actually) ten stones. Believed to be nine ladies turned to stone as a penalty for dancing on Sunday.
Churches in Somercotes Parish
St Thomas
114 Nottingham Road
Somercotes
01773 603793
St Thomas, Apostle and Martyr is an Anglo-Catholic parish, which places a high importance on all seven Sacraments, and worship which reflects "the beauty of holiness".
We have a regular Sunday School during the Parish Mass, and Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Rainbows, Brownies and Guides met in the Hall beside the church.
Mass is always offered at 9.30am on Sundays and 10am on Wednesdays. It is also regularly offered on other days - please see the notice in the church porch for weekly details.
Pubs in Somercotes Parish
Amber Valley RC
Furnace Row, Pye Bridge, DE55 4PD
(01773) 541308
ambervalleyrugbyclub.co.uk
Black Horse
Planning application AVA/2021/0140 was permitted on 07.10.2022 for residential development of 34 No. dwellings with new roads, infrastructure, external works and landscaping including demolition of existing buildings.
Cotes Park Inn
The Cotes Park is sited at the side of the main B600 Alfreton to Somercotes Road just off the A38 and close to industrial premises.
Crown Inn
Community pub off the B600 main Swanwick to Alfreton road on Sleetmoor Lane. Refurbished with smart new interior and under new management from 2022. Large garden at rear overlooking fields. Happy hour period 5-7pm Mondays to Fridays with 30...
Devonshire Arms
Street corner community local by corner of Birchwood Lane on Somercotes Hill. L-shaped interior with bar on one side and games room with raised seating on the other side. Has options for real ale in future.
Dog & Doublet
Became the Delhi Signature Indian restaurant in early 2020
Horse & Jockey
Planning application submitted in May 2017 for conversion to 4 Flats & new house at rear.
New Inn
New Inn, Somercotes
Old English Gentleman
Very old, possibly late 18th century pub just off Somercotes Hill. Completely renovated inside and out with very smart single room around the bar area. Has pub games, live music Saturdays, quiz Sundays and at least 30 gins available.
Rifle Volunteer
Rifle Volunteer, Somercotes
Royal Tiger Inn
Royal Tiger Inn, Somercotes
Three Horseshoes
The only remaining pub in Leabrooks, this ex Shipstones house has a lively bar with pub games & sports TV, plush lounge, small car park and a raised outdoor drinking area. Currently there is no demand for real ale here, although the landlor...