English Heritage sites near Southam Parish

Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden

KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN

11 miles from Southam Parish

Once home to Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Today you can walk in the beautifully recreated Elizabethan garden and marvel at the mighty Norman keep.

Deddington Castle

DEDDINGTON CASTLE

19 miles from Southam Parish

Extensive earthworks marking the site of an 11th century motte and bailey castle.

Rollright Stones

ROLLRIGHT STONES

21 miles from Southam Parish

Traditionally a monarch and his courtiers petrified by a witch, the Rollright Stones consist of three groups: the King's Men stone circle; the Whispering Knights burial chamber; and the single King Stone. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development.

Kirby Muxloe Castle

KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE

28 miles from Southam 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.

J. W. Evans Silver Factory

J. W. EVANS SILVER FACTORY

28 miles from Southam Parish

Established in 1881, J. W. Evans is one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.

Jewry Wall

JEWRY WALL

28 miles from Southam 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 Southam Parish

Southam - St. James

Town Centre Southam Coventry
(01926) 812413
http://www.stjames-southam.co.uk

Welcome!

St James Church is the Church of England parish church of the town of Southam, situated eight miles to the east of Royal Leamington Spa in Warwickshire. This friendly church has a variety of Sunday services and various weekday meetings and groups as well as a midweek Communion service. You are very welcome to come and visit. We aim to reach our community with the gospel of Jesus Christ by being continuously renewed by the power of the Holy Spirit. We invite you not only to explore our website/Facebook/Instagram, but also to come and meet us! HOWEVER.....

Keeping our members, minister, leaders, volunteers, friends and users of the Church safe and well is essential. Therefore, we have a weekly Sunday gathering with refreshments from 9:45 and the service beginning at 10:15 and we request that those attending wear masks.  

‘Online Church' is still very much alive through websites, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Zoom, YouTube, Facetime, WhatsApp, through PDFs, emails, and by good old fashioned phone calls to name a few!

We continue to worship God, to care for each other and our community.

Join in for worship each week on YouTube...just search and subscribe to ‘St James Church, Southam' or contact Rev Vikki Bisiker for a paper copy of each week's service.

T: 07983 402614 or E: [email protected] or W: http://stjames-southam.co.uk

<span style="font-size: 1rem; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Growing Greener:</span>

A group that learns together and shares ideas and information about how we can change our lifestyle habits that cause harm to the environment. Most of the sharing is via social media...Growing Greener @ St James Facebook group or growinggreenerstjames on Instagram or the good old fashioned way of articles in the church bulletin or conversations over a coffee! We'd love to work with communities, businesses, schools, and individuals so that together we make a difference. So feel free to post helpful articles and links, ask questions, and share ideas of how we can grow greener together.  
 


Pubs in Southam Parish

Black Dog

Market Hill, Southam, CV47 0HF
(01926) 819066

Popular free house in the centre of Southam in a prominent location at the junction of two roads. Access to the pub is via a small flight of steps. Inside, the pub is open plan with a large bar and several drinking areas. To the rear of the...
Bowling Green Inn

Coventry Street, Southam, CV47 0EP
(01926) 812575
bowlinggreensoutham.com/

Low roomed old coaching inn. Once owned by the Leamington brewer Thornleys. This was taken over by Davenports, who were later taken over by Greenall Whitley. And in turn Greenalls were swallowed by Scottish Courage. A traditional country pu...
Bull Inn

Bull Street, Southam, CV47 1PQ

Friendly country pub in the heart of the town appealing to a varied local clientelle. Grade II listed building retaining beamed ceilings and wooden floors. In the winter sit in the cosy armchairs by the log fires, in the summer enjoy a pint...
Crown Inn

Daventry Street, Southam, CV47 1PH
(01926) 810087
thecrowninnsoutham.co.uk/

Renamed the Crown Inn in 2020, it was refurbished in 2017. Plenty of timber and exposed beams, and the entrance has been restyled leading into a single open drinking and dining area. The emphasis is very much on food with an interesting and...
Olde Mint

Coventry Street, Southam, CV47 0EP
(01926) 812339

Impressive 15th century stone building. According to legend, in 1642 King Charles the First minted coins here to pay his troops after the battle of Edge Hill. Converted by John Liddington Leisure to mainly open plan, it retains plenty of ti...
Southam Sports & Social Club

Club House, School Lane, Offchurch, CV47 1PL
(01926) 812284

Southam Sports & Social Club, Offchurch
Stoneythorpe Hotel

10 Warwick Road, Southam, CV47 0HN

Now closed to the public and converted into a wedding venue. Independently run hotel for 46 years. Originally an eye-hospital founded in 1774 by Dr. Henry Lilley-Smith, the architecture reflects this. Note the unusual pointed arched windows...