English Heritage sites near Helsby Parish
CHESTER ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE
8 miles from Helsby Parish
The largest Roman amphitheatre in Britain, used for entertainment and military training by the 20th Legion, based at the fortress of 'Deva' (Chester).
CHESTER CASTLE: AGRICOLA TOWER AND CASTLE WALLS
8 miles from Helsby Parish
The original gateway to Chester Castle, this 12th-century tower houses a chapel with exceptionally fine wall-paintings of c. 1220, rediscovered in the 1980s.
BEESTON CASTLE AND WOODLAND PARK
11 miles from Helsby Parish
If you’re planning a family day out in Cheshire, then a visit to Beeston Castle in Tarporley fits the bill perfectly. This 'Castle of the Rock' is famous for its spectacular views.
SANDBACH CROSSES
19 miles from Helsby Parish
The two massive Saxon stone crosses, elaborately carved with animals and Biblical scenes including the Nativity of Christ and the Crucifixion, dominate the cobbled market square of Sandbach.
OLD OSWESTRY HILLFORT
30 miles from Helsby Parish
The huge hillfort at Old Oswestry was probably the stronghold and principal settlement of an Iron Age tribe, with its 40 acres protected by formidable ramparts.
MORETON CORBET CASTLE
33 miles from Helsby Parish
The ruins of the medieval castle and Tudor manor house of the Corbets are dominated by the theatrical shell of an ambitious Elizabethan mansion wing in Italianate style.
Churches in Helsby Parish
St Paul's - HELSBY
Vicarage Lane
Helsby
Chester
0784 067 1479
https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/12605/
The church is part of the joint benefice of Helsby St Pauls and Dunham on the Hill & Hapsford St Luke's within the Frodsham Deanery of the Chester Diocese.
St Paul's Church was built in 1869-70 and consecrated on 28th July 1870. The building was erected from funds donated by local subscription. Sited just at the foot of Helsby Hill the church has a commanding view over the lower expanse of the River Mersey.
St Paul's is a very friendly church offering a wide range of services and other activities which are also held in the church building.
Pubs in Helsby Parish
Helsby Spice
201 Chester Road, Helsby, WA6 0DA
(01928) 723840
helsbyspice.co.uk/
Horse & Jockey
Closed and standing derelict
Railway Inn
The only remaining central pub in Helsby after the closure of the Robin Hood and Horse & Jockey, both replaced by small housing estates, the Railway was refurbished in 2018. No Real Ale.