RTCS CHURCH TOURS 2025 (free)
Join the free guided tours to 33 churches in Norfolk, Suffolk and even into Essex this summer.
The Norfolk Church Tours begin on Sunday, April 27, 2025 at Reedham, 2.30pm.
All are welcome and the afternoon usually ends with a brief service at the last church. The guides, ‘Lyn Stilgoe, Richard Barham and Michael Pollitt will highlight key areas of architectural and historical importance.
The Round Tower Churches Society’s summer tours start on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10am at Holy Trinity, Bungay.
The Society’s annual meeting will be held at Barsham & Shipmeadow village hall, 2.15pm..
Round Tower Churches Society tours
Saturday, May 10 (10am)
Bungay, Holy Trinity NR35 1EH (T*); then Mettingham, All Saints and Barsham, Holy Trinity. (T*)
Saturday, June 7 (11am start)
South Ockendon, RM15 66SD, St Nicholas of Myra; then Broomfield, St Mary ; Great Leighs, St Mary the Virgin CM3 1PL; Bardfield Saling , St Peter & St Paul. (T*), finally Lamarsh, Church of the Holy Innocents CO8 5ET.
Saturday, July 5 (2.30pm)
Hales NR14 6QN, St Margaret, then Heckingham, St Gregory and Raveningham, St Andrew.
Saturday, August 2 (2.30pm)
Sedgeford PE36 5NA, St Mary; Little Snoring, St Andrew, then Great Ryburgh, St Andrew.
Saturday, September 6 (2.30pm)
Mautby NR29 3JA, St Peter & St Paul; Repps with Bastwick, St Peter; Rollesby, St George.
NORFOLK CHURCH TOURS (free)
Sunday, April 27 (2.30pm)
Reedham NR13 3TZ, St John the Baptist (T); Wickhampton, St Andrew. (Tea); Halvergate, St Peter & St Paul; Tunstall, St Peter & St Paul.
Sunday, May 18 (2.30pm)
Stow Bedon, St Botolph NR17 1BX; Caston, Church of The Holy Cross (T*); Griston, St Peter & St Paul; Thompson, St Martin.
Sunday, June 22 (2.30pm)
Wiggnhall St Germans PE34 3EY; Wiggenhall St Mary the Virgin, Wiggenhall St Mary; Watlington St Peter & St Paul.
Sunday, July 20 (2.30pm)
Antingham St Mary NR23 0NL; Suffield, St Margaret of Antioch; Colby, St Giles; Erpingham, St Mary.
(T*), Toilet
Norfolk Churches Trust tours
Exploring Norfolk’s churches by John Vigar.
Tuesday, April 15, Neatishead, 2.15pm.
Thursday, July 17, Attleborough, 6.45pm.
Wednesday, June 25, Bawdeswell 6.45pm.
Friday, October 3, King’s Lynn 2.15pm.
Details, Norfolk Churches Trust website. Free to NCT members, £10 guests and non-members.
Saturday, April 12 – Two North Norfolk churches, Cley and Glandford with a tour by Justin Nolan
Tickets £50 – only for members of the Norfolk Churches Trust. Book on the website.
Church tours 2024
Round Tower Churches Society. All at 2.30pm
Saturday, June 1
Framingham Earl, St Andrew NR14 7SD
Poringland, All Saints NR14 7LE
Howe, St Mary NR15 1HD.
Saturday, July 6
Hemblington, All Saints NR13 4EF
Little Plumstead, SS Protase & Gervase NR13 5FB
Old Catton, St Margaret NR6 7DR
Saturday, August 3
Bruisyard, St Peter IP17 2EG
Hasketon, St Andrew IP13 6JB
Ramsholt, All Saints IP12 3AE
Saturday, September 7
Ingworth, St Lawrence NR11 6PD
Tuttington, SS Peter & Paul NR11 6AZ
Brampton, St Peter NR10 5AA
Norfolk Church Tours
(All at 2.30pm)
Sunday, June 16
Talcolneston, All Saints NR16 1DF
Bunwell, St Michael & All Angels NR16 1SN
Carleton Rode, All Saints NR16 1RN
Old Buckenham, All Saints NR17 1RP
Sunday, July 21
Ickburgh, St Peter IP26 5JG
Lynford, Our Lady & St Stephen IP26 5EL
Mundford, St Leonard IP26 5DZ
Northwold, St Andrew IP26 5ND
All are welcome to join the tours, which are free. The guides, ‘Lyn Stilgoe, Richard Barham and Michael Pollitt will highlight details of the church and its history.
The Norfolk Church Tours finish each Sunday with a service at the final church visited – usually about 6.30pm.
Copies of the Society’s golden jubilee edition of East Anglian Round Tower Churches by Stephen Hart cost £5. The 28-page booklet, which lists all the country’s round tower churches, is for sale at the City Bookshop, Norwich, and Harleston’s bookshop. Copies may be ordered through the Society’s website – www.roundtowers.org.uk
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