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This 1000 year old Pilgrims church situated adjacent to the Ridgeway Path in a valley surrounded by fields of sheep and in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is a haven of peace and continuity.

The church sits at the centre of the parish of Claines, with the very well known and popular 'Mug House' public house in the church grounds.

A church of Norman origin set in a historical landscape of Manor House, Tithe Barn, dovecote, almshouse and ancient deer park.

The earliest parts of St Bartholomew are 13th century, including a stair turret and a number of lancet windows, notably in the chancel.

This is a story of two halves, the first half is about St Leonard's detached tower, which, after examination of is timbers by dendrochronology can be dated very accurately to the winter of 1195-6.

Clearly annotated 'Bosham ecclesia', this venerable old church, with its great Saxon chancel arch, is depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry.

With only a few neighbouring houses for company, the church stands more or less alone on a mound, surrounded by the open farmland of the uplands of Herefordshire.

Following an arson attack in 2015, this beautiful church, designed by William Burgess, has been restored and is now open to visitors and for services.

The church dates back to the Norman period with many fine Norman arches.

Perched on the side of a hill overlooking the estuary of the River Towy and the magnificent sweep of Carmarthen Bay, this church has been a place of worship for more than a thousand years, and a chapel of ease for pilgrims on the route to St David’s in Pembrokeshire.