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Discover the top counties for visiting churches
Discover England’s ‘five star' churches and the best counties to discover different aspects of historic churches here!
Discover the wonder of the UK’s sacred heritage
Great days out
Heavenly church cafes
A selection of some our favourite church cafes: we can assure you that there are many more excellent options for you to visit and many more excuses for cake, if you need one!
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Church of the week
St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield claims to be London’s oldest, in continuous use since 1143, and has featured in film and TV including Four Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love, and Sherlock Holmes
Upcoming events
25 Oct
Whitby, Yorkshire
Illuminated Abbey
Cast light on a dark history this Halloween! See Bram Stoker's inspiration in a new light as Whitby Abbey is bathed in dramatic illuminations once again. Have your camera at the ready as you explore the gothic splendour of the ruins lit up with all the colours of the rainbow.
2 Nov
Sacred Somerset
Sacred Somerset: Tour of churches in West Somerset and Exmoor, organised in partnership with the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Following a successful tour in 2017, we are doing it all again!
1 Dec
Christmas Fair
Join us at St James, Norton, Sheffield for our traditional Christmas Fair with stalls, including raffle, tombolas, crafts.
Refreshments available, including our wonderful hot pork sandwiches.
Inspire me
Bill Bryson
Everybody loves Bill Bryson. His best selling travel books extol the glories of our country. Here he chooses 14 of his favourite churches, including Durham Cathedral, The Italian Chapel in Orkney and London’s St Martin’s in the Fields.
Deeds not words
The church did not always have an easy relationship with women's suffrage, and some churches actually became a target for radical suffragette action. Today, however, many are rightly proud of their links to the women who have made such a difference to our society.
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