English Heritage sites near Sundon Parish

De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton

DE GREY MAUSOLEUM, FLITTON

5 miles from Sundon Parish

Among the largest sepulchral chapels attached to any English church, this cruciform mausoleum houses a remarkable sequence of 17 sculpted and effigied monuments.

Wrest Park

WREST PARK

5 miles from Sundon Parish

Explore the evolution of the English garden and take a stroll through three centuries of landscape design at Wrest Park.

Houghton House

HOUGHTON HOUSE

7 miles from Sundon Parish

Houghton House today is the shell of a 17th century mansion commanding magnificent views, reputedly the inspiration for the ‘House Beautiful’ in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.

Berkhamsted Castle

BERKHAMSTED CASTLE

13 miles from Sundon Parish

Visit the substantial remains of a strong and important motte and bailey castle dating from the 11th to 13th centuries, with surrounding walls, ditches and earthworks.

Old Gorhambury House

OLD GORHAMBURY HOUSE

13 miles from Sundon Parish

The remains of a once immense mansion built in 1563-8 by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Queen Elizabeth’s Lord Keeper and visited by the queen on at least four occasions.

Roman Wall of St Albans

ROMAN WALL OF ST ALBANS

14 miles from Sundon Parish

A section of the two-mile long wall built between AD 265 and 270 to defend the Roman city of Verulamium: including the foundations of towers and the London Gate.


No churches found in Sundon Parish


Pubs in Sundon Parish

Red Lion

13 Harlington Road, Upper Sundon, LU3 3PE
(01525) 872792

Boasting an ample carpark and large beer garden, the pub is a great destination for families, ramblers and dog lovers. Inside there is seating for up to 40 people and facilities to play pool and darts. Home cooked food is soon to be availab...
White Hart

56 Streatley Road, Upper Sundon, LU3 3PQ
(01525) 872493

Attractive, mock tudor, two-bar Charles Wells pub with leaded windows, tucked away from the village centre on the old village green. Eddy and Karen took over the lease in Summer 2010.