Church Tourism
Churches, chapels and meeting houses are 'treasure houses' of heritage, history and community.
The potential for churches to attract visitors and for visits to be enjoyable and worthwhile is huge. The UK has a wonderful national collection of churches, chapels and meeting houses peppered across the countryside and nestling in our towns. Perhaps this is why visiting churches (both old and new) is one of the most popular pastimes in the country, and such sites also attract foreign visitors.
We believe that church buildings (by which we mean all Christian places of worship, including chapels and Meeting Houses) should be open and accessible for all people to use for worship, social and community activities, learning, cultural visits and learning about history and heritage. We strive to support these buildings to be sustained and maintained at the centre of their communities, in towns, villages and cities.
We believe that there remains huge unrealised potential to engage the support of the wider public by opening up more churches to visitors and telling their stories in new and exciting ways.
Our church tourism work includes:
- Our groundbreaking ExploreChurches website, the place to discover a love for churches and find all the information you need to visit them
- Projects, working with touism partners; including Experiencing Sacred Wales and Treasure Ireland
- Training and consultation; for churches, volunteers, clergy, organisations and projects
ExploreChurches
ExploreChurches is the perfect place to discover a love for churches and to find out all the information you need to visit them. ExploreChurches is for people interested in heritage and history who may not have thought of visiting a church, as well as those who already know they love these incredible buildings. →

Visitor Guide
ExploreChurches offer hundreds of interesting days out visiting some of the best church heritage in the UK. Art, architecture, walking, cream teas, climbing, sculpture, local history, cycling, letterpress design, labyrinths, stained glass, finding a quiet space, stepping back in time, beer, embroidery and Doctor Who. Whatever your passion, we can help you feed it! →

Tourism support for churches
Your church is unique. We would be very happy to be able to encourage people to visit it. Register on ExploreChurches, add a link, access our free images and films, add events or request publicity. You can do it all from our churches area on ExploreChurches. →

Experiences
Experiences by ExploreChurches is a great way to help you create great visitor focused tourism that will benefit churches and tourism business around the UK. We looking forward to working with you to help create memorable Experiences for visitors to take home, remember and share with friends and family. →
