ExploreChurches, from the National Churches Trust, is a new and high quality resource for visitors and churches, supporting and promoting a beautiful collection of fascinating places to visit. Please visit ExploreChurches to find the perfect place to discover a love for churches, and to find out all the information you need to visit. Just in time for Christmas, ChurchDays has published a new feature on churches that appear in the life and works of Charles Dickens. They include the originals of locations such as the churchyard in which the convict Magwitch first meets Pip in Great Expectations. St Bartholomew, Tong in Shropshire is where in 1910, the verger […] Still time to book for a tour of the churches of West Somersest and Exmoor has been organised by the Yarn Market Hotel in conjunction with the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Taking place over the weekend of Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd July 2017, it offers full board and a mini bus to take […] “The church steeple is the glory of the English landscape. Over a thousand years it has evolved a grandeur and a beauty unrivalled in Europe. It is the icon of every parish. At last it has achieved its biographer” – Simon Jenkins The Finest Medieval Parish Church Towers and Spires in England: an outstanding illustrated study of […] Ian Simpson, Heritage Officer at the Diocese of Liverpool has been working hard to encourage churches across the diocese to open their doors for Heritage Open Days which is taking place between Thursday 8th and Sunday 11th September. The 31 churches between them are a hugely diverse selection of church buildings, representing a range of […] There are two big visiting events happening in September which between them will mean that many more churches will be open over the second weekend of September 2016. Heritage Open Days (HODs) is taking place from 8-11thSeptember across the country. Literally thousands of historic buildings and cultural places are going to be open many of them […] From mixed aerial classes and extraordinary tower climbs to rock and pop concerts, historic churches cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) across the country have exciting entertainment for everyone. England’s Church Tourism Week is a nationwide celebration of the land’s historic churches. You can find the full list of the varied and unusual […] Last week on the 23rd July, Durham Cathedral launched its new Open Treasures exhibition. Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Cathedral has invested over £10 million in Open Treasures, part of a major development project which has transformed how visitors enjoy the Cathedral and gain inspiration from it. Open Treasure gives visitors access to […] The Diocese of Norwich organises an Open Churches Week every August and this week it is taking place between the 6th and 14th August. You can find out more information on the Diocesan website and also download the Exploring Norfolk Churches Booklet. You will be amazed at the range of churches that are on offer […] While the largely illiterate medieval worshippers could read the symbols contained within the windows and carvings of their churches, today, we are less attuned to what they all mean. The Secret Language of Churches and Cathedrals, published this month by Richard Stemp, restores the lost spiritual meaning of these fine and fascinating buildings. Every element […]ExploreChurches
Dickensian Churches
Sacred Somerset – a tour of Churches of West Somerset and Exmoor July 2017
Fifty English Steeples
31 Liverpool churches open their doors for Heritage Open Days 2016
Heritage Open Days and Ride and Stride 2016
Church Tourism Week 23rd-31st July 2016
Durham Cathedral Open Treasures launched
Open Churches Week in Norfolk 6th – 14th August 2016
Secret Language of Churches & Cathedrals: decoding the Sacred Symbolism of Christianity’s Holy Building by Richard Stemp
Churches Tourism Association
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