Open day and tower tours, St Andrew's Greystoke

Come and explore the ancient and impressive church of St Andrew's, Greystoke. FOSAB (the Friends of St Andrew's Building) will be on hand to explain some of the interesting features of the church, its history and the people who've worshiped here over the last 800 years. You'll discover:

•How Oliver Cromwell turned our east window into a huge jigsaw
•Exactly what's hiding under the choir stalls
•How local prisoners of war passed their time in the 1940s
•How the church would have been different before the time of murderous King Henry VIII
•Who Meghan and Ella are, how they sing and why they haven't left the building in 25 years

You'll be able to climb the tower to see the bells, find out how they're rung and learn about the unique art of change ringing. There's also plenty of interesting art and architecture around the church, from our historic stained glass to the moving 20th century sculpture of Christ by Josefina de Vasconcellos. We'll explain how the church is looked after and maintained today to ensure it's here for the people of Greystoke for the next 800 years.

Refreshments will be available.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 20 September:

1100-1500

Location & directions

St Andrew's Church, Church Road, Greystoke, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0TL

Directions:

From the centre of the village, head down Church Road (next to the post office), pass the swimming pool and cross the bridge over the Petteril. Keep going until the end of the road and the church is directly ahead of you. There is limited parking on Church Road and visitors are advised to park in the village car park (coming from Penrith, turn left off the B5288 just before the cross and sharp bend in the centre of the village; coming from Motherby, turn right off the B5288 just after the cross and sharp bend). This is only a short walk from the church.

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

Limited parking is available on Church Road next to the church. We would appreciate it if this could be left available to those with limited mobility, with other visitors using the village car park. The church is wheelchair and pushchair accessible, but the tower is not. The churchyard is accessible to those comfortable walking on unpaved surfaces.

Additional information

This event is being run by FOSAB, the Friends of St Andrew's Building. FOSAB is a charity dedicated to the upkeep of the historic church building and to educating people about it (The Friends of St Andrew's Church, Greystoke, Penrith, Cumbria - registered charity 1210726). FOSAB is a non-religious charity and does not finance nor participate in the ministry of the church.

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