English Heritage sites near Rugeley Parish

Wall Roman Site

WALL ROMAN SITE

8 miles from Rugeley Parish

Wall was an important staging post on Watling Street, the Roman military road to North Wales. It provided overnight accommodation for travelling Roman officials and imperial messengers.

Croxden Abbey

CROXDEN ABBEY

14 miles from Rugeley Parish

The impressive remains of an abbey of Cistercian 'white monks', including towering fragments of its 13th-century church, infirmary and 14th-century abbot's lodging.

Boscobel House and The Royal Oak

BOSCOBEL HOUSE AND THE ROYAL OAK

14 miles from Rugeley Parish

Enjoy a day out at Boscobel House and its famous The Royal Oak as you discover one of the most dramatic escape stories in English History. Visitors can explore the restored oak pasture and orchard, get hands-on with history in the house, meet the farmyard animals and have fun in the play area.

White Ladies Priory

WHITE LADIES PRIORY

15 miles from Rugeley Parish

Ruins of the late 12th century church of a small nunnery of 'white ladies' or Augustinian Canonesses. Charles II hid nearby in 1651, before moving to Boscobel House.

Lilleshall Abbey

LILLESHALL ABBEY

19 miles from Rugeley Parish

Extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey, later a Civil War stronghold, in a deeply rural setting.

J. W. Evans Silver Factory

J. W. EVANS SILVER FACTORY

19 miles from Rugeley Parish

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

Churches in Rugeley Parish

St John the Baptist, Slitting Mill

Church Close Slitting Mill Rugeley
07919 416900
https://brateamministry.org/

Find information about St John's and all the other churches in the Brereton, Rugeley and Armitage Team Ministry at www.rugeleycofechurches.org

St. John the Baptist Church in the village of Slitting Mill near Rugeley is the smallest of the churches in the Parish of Brereton and Rugeley, and is actually attached to a neighbouring house.

Morning Prayer (1st & 3rd Sundays) or Holy Communion (2nd, 4th & 5th Sundays) is held each Sunday at 9am.

The Church of the Good Shepherd, Pear Tree Estate

Hislop Road, Pear Tree Estate, Rugeley Rugeley Lichfield
079 1941 6900
https://brateamministry.org/

Find information about the Church of the Good Shepherd and all the other churches in the Brereton, Rugeley and Armitage Team Ministry at www.rugeleycofechurches.org

Welcome to the Church of the Good Shepherd, situated in the heart of the Pear Tree Estate, in the Parish
of Rugeley.

The Church of the Holy Spirit, Etching Hill, Rugeley

Mount Road Etching Hill Rugeley
01889 574157
http://www.rugeleycofechurches.org

Find information about the Church of the Holy Spirit and all the other churches in the Brereton, Rugeley and Armitage Team Ministry at www.rugeleycofechurches.org

Pubs in Rugeley Parish

Albion

17 Albion Street, Rugeley, WS15 2BY
(01889) 358416

Solid working class boozer, boisterous but friendly in equal measure. One or two ales from the Marstons family are consistently served in first class condition. The pub is a single large room, with darts in an area to the side. A tiny stage...
Chase Inn

Hagley Road, Rugeley, WS15 2AW
(01889) 582504
chasepub.co.uk/

Large Marston's estate pub sitting midway between town and Cannock Chase. A single U-shaped bar serves the drinking areas which surround it. Plenty of outdoor drinking areas to the front, plus a well-appointed smokers refuge. Large picture...
Coles

Bow Street, Rugeley, WS15 2DG

Coles, Rugeley
Crown Hotel

Upper Brook Street, Rugeley, WS15 2DN
(01889) 802886

Friendly main street pub with a classic frontage, including a historic sandstone panel for Butlers of Wolverhampton. The single main room extends into the rear, with a raised area for pool. The place is equipped with rather more musical amp...
Glass Works

Brewery Street, Rugeley, WS15 2DY

Spacious modern pub amidst the town's shops. Previously part of the Smith & Jones chain, it is now owned by a much smaller group. The multi-level interior has a long bar, lots of seating, and rather sadly, a pool table as the central featur...
Globe

Upper Brook Street, Rugeley, WS15 2DN

Closed in 2010 and opened as an Estate Agents in 2013.
Horns Inn

61 Slitting Mill Road, Rugeley, WS15 2UW
(01889) 586000

Tidy countryside pub on the edge of Cannock Chase Forest. The interior decor is modern but tasteful, with lots of dark wood giving the feel of a hunting lodge. Has two ales on offer. Soft music plays and upmarket, fresh food is offered. Sun...
Ollys Bar

34-36 Bow Street, Rugeley, WS15 2DG
(01889) 579930

Basic keg-only bar with little natural light. Pool, darts and TV pretty much sum up the attractions. There is a simple decking beer terrace by the side of the car park.
Pear Tree Club

Hardie Ave, Brereton, WS15 1NT
(01889) 578704

Pear Tree Club, Brereton
Pear Tree Inn

Queensway, Rugeley, WS15 1NN

Large detached pub closed prior to 2009 and demolished by 2011. Shops now occupy the site.
Pig & Bell

7, Market Street, Rugeley, WS15 2JH

Closed late 2010 and converted into an Indian Restaurant.
Plaza

Horsefair, Rugeley, WS15 2EJ
(01889) 586831

Previously a cinema dating from the 1930s, this spacious Wetherspoon pub retains much of the cinematic atmosphere and Art Deco flourishes of the period. The light and airy interior allows for three widely separated levels, accentuated by a...
Prince Of Wales

55 Church Street, Rugeley, WS15 2AH

Prince Of Wales, Rugeley
Red Lion

19 Market Street, Rugeley, WS15 2JH
(01889) 586848

Grade II-listed heritage pub dating from the 16th century. The small bar has a low beamed ceiling, quarry tiling and some very old wooden panelling. Shimmy past the right side of the bar for the generally quiet darts room. Meanwhile to the...
Rugeley Progressive Working Mens Club

40 Market Street, Rugeley, WS15 2JL
(01889) 582808

Waiting information.
Rugeley Royal British Legion Club

Bow Street, Rugeley, WS15 2DG

Was situated between the Vine and Ollie's Bar in Bow Street
Shrew

2 Market Street, Rugeley, WS15 2JJ

Spacious keg-only and youth-orientated bar which shows signs of having been a splendid old hotel in days gone by. The colourful decorative posters throughout are vaguely classy, and there's a splendidly massive wooden bench towards the back...
Stag's Leap

118 Wolseley Road, Rugeley, WS15 2ET
(01889) 584587
stagsleappub.co.uk/

Tidy Marstons estate pub, badged as a Generous George. The interior decor and seating is to a high standard, including a wood panelled area. The beer patio and outdoor drinking areas are pleasantly leafy. Soft music plays throughout. Rotiss...
Tree

57 Horse Fair, Rugeley, WS15 2EJ

Closure date is a best guess - mid 2000s anyway. After a short spell as an Italian restaurant (Papas) it became a hairdressers in 2011.
Vaults

3 Market Square, Rugeley, WS15 2BL

Keg-only music bar in the centre of town. Lots of windows allow you to look out on the surrounding streets, preferable to looking at the interior.
Vine Inn

Sheep Fair Close, Rugeley, WS15 2AT
(01889) 574443

An Old styled pub on a quiet street which retains a traditional multi-room layout with a spacious bar to the front, small snug behind the bar, plus a room to the rear. There is also a large function room upstairs. The bar feels pleasantly...
Whitworth & Mason's

19 Market Square, Rugeley, WS15 2BJ
07933 832322

First-floor bar consisting of a single large room, opened in 2019. The decor is chic-rustic in style, with wooden flooring, bare wood panelling, and even wooden chandeliers. There is plenty of comfortable seating in a retro style, includin...