St Mary the Virgin Church

St Mary's will be open to explore on Saturday 13th September. The Bell Tower will be open and our bellringers will be available to show you how it's done. Our choir will be performing, times to be confirmed. A timeline of the church's history and many pictures will be on display and guides will be on hand to help you discover the beauty of the building. Refreshments will be available.

Learn more about the building and people who worshipped and were part of the Church and town by joining a guided walk.

Experience what happens in St Mary’s today, the people and activities which will make tomorrow’s heritage. Take part in the various activities, including children’s activities and visit.

The Church has existed as far as can be discerned sometime around the 7th Century. That early building does not exist today. Archaeological excavations inside the Church carried out in 1978 identified at least three prior evolutions of the church before the building of today began its life in the early 13th Century.

Historians believe Aylesbury to have been a Minster Church when it was first constructed in the 7th Century. This was a time before the concept of a ‘Parish’ existed. A Minster is understood to be a community of priests, nuns, and/or monks living together and worshipping together. More than that the Minster would act as a point to spread the message of the Gospel to the area. It would also act in an administrative function to govern and control the area in which it operated.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 13 September:

1000-1600

Location & directions

St. Marys Square, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 2JJ

Contact on day:

Fr Doug Zimmerman

Telephone number:

+447434956723

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

The stairs to the ringing chamber are narrow and steep. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult

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