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St Augustine's is the most northerly of the city's medieval churches. Standing in a churchyard an acre in size, its tall, red-brick tower is a unique feature. Inside are many monuments of great interest and fascinating displays of local history.

A 14th Century country church with Victorian additions which is used every Sunday for church services.

Grade I listed 14th Century medieval church having Saxon origins. Unique features include; stained glass from Langley Abbey, France and Germany; medieval and Georgian wall paintings and monuments to the Beauchamp Proctor family

Love St Andrew's Church

With a 15th century brass lectern and the tallest church tower in Norwich, this striking medieval building is not to be missed. With limited opening times, St Giles can be a bit elusive so take the opportunity while you can.

Come and visit our wonderful church, which also doubles as our Community Hub. Refreshments will be on offer throughout the weekend, alongside displays and activities related to our local history, including RAF Swannington and Haveringland Hall.

A lovely medieval church.

Unique anchorhold. The oldest church in King's Lynn.

Open day at this Grade II listed church, described as an architectural fusion of Romanesque and modern styles.

Travel back in time to the 18th century and the Church as known by Sir John Fenn (1739-1794)

Access to historical church, slide show of the church history and many interesting features. Many stained glass windows. Organ Concert Sat 12th Sept 3pm

St Mark’s is a Victorian church with a spectacular interior, containing a gallery with a striking rood screen by Temple Moore, a war-memorial chapel with a Temple Moore reredos and some finely sculpted stations of the cross.

This church designed by Edward Boardman. the well known Norwich architect, was opened in 1881 to accommodate 1000 worshippers. The church retains its Victorian character, has a fine Norman Beard organ and is a listed building.

St Joseph's Catholic Church: a masterpiece of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. A parish church for Sheringham, which, aside from the town's war memorial, is Sheringham's only listed building.

The beautiful church across the river.

New in 2026 is the beautiful Church of All Saints in North Runcton. A few miles out of King's Lynn, but well worth the visit.

The Church in The Walks.

Exhibition on the life and death of Thomas Bilney (c1495 - 1531)

An opportunity to visit one of Thetford's hidden treasures: the oldest Catholic church in East Anglia - built illegally 200 years ago!

Check-in at St Martins at Palace for your bike-ride or walk around our churches as part of the Norfolk Churches Trust sponsored bike ride, or make a donation direct to NHCT.

Scarning Church, dedicated to St Peter and St Paul, stands proudly at the crossroads in the centre of the village. It is Grade 1 listed and has some very fine features. This year we will feature Three Local Heroes from World War Two.

Come and find out more about this small flint Medieval round towered church with its unique nationally important St Christopher wall painting along with a regionally important font with an eco-friendly managed churchyard.

Hungate will be taking part in The Norfolk Churches Bike Ride - Saturday 12th September 2026, and we will be open extra hours to accommodate walkers and cyclists. Visit us from 9-5. See our other event for more special activities for HODs.

Displays of life in Brisley through time. Biographies of local families, including background stories about the men who served in WWI, school records, local farming stories and photographs of the changes in houses through recent times.

Unique Replica Holy House inside.

A circular walk exploring the rich and radical history of freethinkers, secularists, and humanists in Norwich — from a shoemaker astronomer to the first atheist MP.

Dr Oliver Coulson's lecture will explain how the current uses of the Trust's church buildings are not necessarily new. Find out how medieval churches were actually used 600 years ago.

Come look around the beautiful, medieval former Church, now known as the Flint Room, which is one of Norwich's most unusual and historical wedding venues.

The Grade I Listed church will be open to explore and learn more about its past and the history of a farming community through the ages. With the help of parish registers and writings, we are piecing together our village history with a display.

Yearly flower festival in st Andrew’s church Kilverstone. Round tower church dating from 11th century

Childrens and adults activities on open days

St John Maddermarket Church in the heart of Norwich Lanes is a 500-year old city church with explosive history!

Free professional appraisals for your jewellery, art and antiques inside an 11th century round tower church. Visitors welcome to explore the church.

Medieval church now used as studio spaces by 12 artists, with art exhibition area. Group exhibition and a chance to look around the church.

Join us at St Andrew's, South Runcton for a chance to see inside one of the first Victorian churches in Norfolk and see the recent repairs completed by the Friends of Friendless Churches.

Explore the rich history of Little and Great Plumstead, in the beautiful round tower Church of St Gervase and St Protase. Presentations and displays about the Church, the Hospital and Hall, the village and those commemorated in War memorials.

The Palace Players will be performing a selection of extracts from Shakespeare's plays focused on ordinary working people, including a piece only recently attributed to The Bard.

Sandy Heslop taught at UEA from 1976-2019 and is currently professor emeritus. He has published widely on English medieval art and architecture.

Visit St George Colegate for organ music, refreshments and heritage talks, and discover the story of this historic Norwich church and its restoration project.

The 26th Norwich print Fair returns to St Margarets Gallery in the beautifully renovated, Grade 1 listed, Medieval Church of St Margarets in Norwich.

A tour that explores some of the parish boundary markers in the city. Norwich still has 31 medieval parish churches, and each would have had its own parish.

As Blofield Church approaches its 600 years anniversary drop in and explore its wonderful stained glass created by master craftsmen and learn the stories of the lives of people in our village to whom they are dedicated.

Cromer surveyor and architect A.F. Scott, (1854-1936) left a legacy of hotels, houses, shops, public works & churches. Hear fascinating stories, explore his architectural styles on a walk with his great granddaughter, holder of the Scott archive.

"Coast and Country" - a unique exhibition of oil paintings by John S Applegate over the weekend of 12th and 13th September. Refreshments available.

At the heart of our town.

Step inside centuries of history at St James Pockthorpe Medieval Church, home to Norwich Puppet Theatre since 1980. From medieval Norwich to modern creativity, this is a unique opportunity to experience the many lives of this distinctive building.

Join Norwich Making Space's Saturday Art Club at St Peter Parmentergate for some free family-friendly creative fun. Explore this medieval church turned community skatepark and create some art inspired by the building's past and present.

The East Anglia Methodist Heritage Centre (at Wighton) Open Day gives the chance to learn about the history and impact of the Methodist Church in East Anglia with short talks throughout the day.

Join our Director, Natalie, to find out about the Burnham Norton conservation project. Meet at St Margaret Church, Burnham Norton for a introductory talk before walking down to the friary.

Among the elaborate and imposing memorials to the great and the good in Norwich Cathedral lie smaller mementoes to humbler lives, witness to forgotten stories about ordinary folk from Norwich’s past.