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St John the Baptist

A long flight of steps leading up to it from the town square gives great presence to this distinguished looking limestone building whose walls are topped with a parapet of intricately pierced stonework.

Axbridge, Somerset

Opening times

It is always a delight to show visitors around our beautiful church.

Address

The Suqare
Axbridge
Somerset
BS26 2AP

The light interior, with its high ceilings, and large windows with clear glass, owes much to a more than usually sensitive late Victorian restoration of a mainly 15th century building.

The remarkable blue and white ceiling of the nave was painstakingly created in decorative plasterwork by a local craftsman in 1636, for the sum of ten guineas.

  • Spectacular stained glass

  • Glorious furnishings

  • Fascinating churchyard

  • Captivating architecture

  • Walkers & cyclists welcome

  • Space to secure your bike

  • Parking within 250m

  • On street parking at church

  • Level access to the main areas

  • Dog friendly

  • Café within 500m

  • Bus stop within 100m

  • Church of England

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