St Stephen's Church

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St Stephen's Church is a Church of England parish church in Old Radnor, Powys, Wales. It was constructed in the 15th century in perpendicular gothic style on the site of a 6th-century church. Although much restored and rebuilt, it may have the oldest church organ in the United Kingdom; the organ case, although later, is also very early. It is a grade I listed building. ()

Coordinates: 52°13'30"N, 3°5'58"W

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St Stephen's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kington Museum, Ye Olde Tavern, Hergest Ridge, Black Mixen.

3.3 miSE
History museum, Museum
Kington Museum, Kington
85 min walk • Kington Museum is a volunteer-run local history museum in the market town of Kington, Herefordshire, England. It opened in June 1986 and occupies the stable block of the former King’s Head Inn. The building was extended in 1988, 1991 and 2005.
3.5 miSE
Nightlife
Ye Olde Tavern, Kington
89 min walk • Ye Olde Tavern is a Grade II listed public house at 22 Victoria Rd, Kington, Herefordshire, England, built in the late 18th/early 19th century. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors, and features a parlour, public bar, plus a side-room, into which beer is provided via a serving hatch.
1.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Hergest Ridge
46 min walk • Hergest Ridge is a large elongated hill which traverses the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom, between the town of Kington in Herefordshire and the village of Gladestry in Powys.
4.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Mixen
119 min walk • Black Mixen is a subsidiary summit of Rhos Fawr or Great Rhos in the Radnor Forest. The summit is large peat bog plateau. The summit is marked with a cairn, and is next to a radio transmitter and its building.
5.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rhos Fawr
132 min walk • Rhos Fawr is a mountain summit in the Radnor Forest, a rather isolated dome of hills to the north of the village of New Radnor. The local rocks are sedimentary shales and mudstones with some Silurian limestone. With a height of 660 metres, it is the highest point in the Radnor Forest and the historic county top of Radnorshire.
6.1 miNE
Church
St Andrew's
156 min walk • St Andrew's Church is a Church of England parish church in Presteigne, Powys, Wales. It was first constructed in the 9th century by the Anglo-Saxons and retains elements of the original Anglo-Saxon church within a Norman renovation and later Victorian restoration.
2.5 miNE
Prehistoric site
Burfa Castle
64 min walk • Burfa Castle is an Iron Age hillfort near the tiny town of Old Radnor, Radnorshire in Powys, Wales. The site is a scheduled monument described as a prehistoric defensive hillfort, and was included in an inventory of monuments by 1913.
2.9 miSE
Forts and castles
Kington Castle, Kington
74 min walk • Kington Castle stood in the medieval market town of Kington in Herefordshire, England. It was built in the 11th century and destroyed in 1215.
5.2 miNE
Town
Presteigne
133 min walk • One of the town's main attractions is The Judge's Lodging, a beautifully preserved Victorian courthouse and living quarters that offers a fascinating glimpse into the legal system of the 19th century. Visitors can wander through the historic rooms and experience the...
0.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Stanner Rocks
23 min walk • Stanner Rocks is a rounded hill, steep in parts, which lies close to the Wales border with England between Walton and Kington. A superb collection of wild plants can be found here.
3.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bache Hill
92 min walk • Bache Hill is a subsidiary summit of Rhos Fawr or Great Rhos, in the Radnor Forest in Wales. It is located to the east of Black Mixen.