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Tours & events
Join us for a season of events in some of the UK’s most stunning historic churches, and help protect these sacred spaces for generations to come.
Hosted by the National Churches Trust, our exclusive programme of tours, talks, and special gatherings offers you the chance to experience the beauty, history, and community spirit of these remarkable places up close. You’ll also find links to a wide range of events happening in churches across the UK, from local festivals and concerts to open days and craft fairs.
By attending, you are directly contributing to the care and preservation of the UK’s churches, chapels, and meeting houses, ensuring they remain open, welcoming, and vibrant for all. Every event ticket, every conversation, every moment shared is a step toward safeguarding these treasures of our national heritage.
We’d be honoured to welcome you.
Oxford Colleges, Chapels and Cathedral Tour
Join us on Thursday 19 June 2025 for a fascinating exploration of Christ Church Cathedral and Merton College Chapel in Oxford. Immerse yourself in the rich history and stunning architecture of the chapels and cathedral in this historic city. The tour will include an organ recital on the Dobson Organ in Merton College Chapel, one of the finest mechanical action organs in the UK.
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Online: A conversation with acclaimed author Amy Jeffs about her new book 'Saints'
Join us online from 2-3pm on Tuesday 10 June for a conversation with Amy Jeffs about her new book Saints. In Saints, Amy retells retells legends born of the medieval cult of saints. She draws on ''official'' lives, vernacular romances, artworks and obscene poetry, all spanning from the fourth to the sixteenth centuries. The legends' heroes originate from as far east as Turkey and North Africa and as far west as Britain and Ireland. Saints includes such enduring super saints as Brigid, George, Patrick and Michael, as well as some whose legends are less well known.
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Edinburgh Sacred Arts Tour
Join our first tour in Scotland on Tuesday 12 August. Discover the rich spiritual and architectural heritage of Scotland with a captivating walking tour of hidden gems in the tapestry of Edinburgh’s historic churches. We’re partnering with Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts and the tour includes a lunchtime recital and an exhibition.
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Herefordshire Wye Valley Churches Tour
On 30 September we are bringing you a rare chance to visit three outstanding historic Herefordshire churches in the company of one of the country`s leading ecclesiastical historians - Tim Bridges. The churches have been specifically chosen to give you a wide range of styles and periods. Each stands in a stunning location where church and landscape can be read as one.
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A gallery of some of our events
Events at churches
Discover events happening at churches, chapels and meeting houses across the UK.
Festivals
Delightful displays and floral fragrances in abundance, tempting your taste budswith local beer or enjoying sublime music in wonderful surroundings.
Ride + Stride for churches
Join the annual national sponsored event in September. Visit historic buildings, see beautiful countryside, exercise and have fun with the family!