CumbriaCARTMELCartmelPriory(explorechurches.org)54

Tourism projects & campaigns

CountyDownDOWNPATRICKDownCathedral(tourismnorthernireland©NITB)1
©TourismNorthernIreland

Treasure Ireland

A new project to support historic places of worship and aiming to increase the number of people visiting churches in Northern Ireland for days out or as part of a holiday.

PembrokeshireBOSHERTONStGovanChapel(davidskinnerCC-BY2.0)1
DavidSkinner

Experiencing Sacred Wales

2020 to 2022 : Aims to attract UK and international visitors to experience the wonderful sacred heritage of Wales and The Wales Way routes.

GwyneddLLANRHYCHWYNStRhychwyn(explorechurches.org)40

Profi Cymru Sanctaidd

2020 to 2022 : Denu ymwelwyr o’r DU a thramor i gael blas ar dreftadaeth sanctaidd Cymru, gan ymweld yn benodol â’r lleoliadau sydd ar hyd ac yn ymyl Ffordd Cymru.

LincolnshireTATTERSHALLHolyTrinity(explorechurches.org)13

#GreatChurchVisitorCount

A research project to find out how many people visit churches, chapels, cathedrals and meeting houses in the UK.

NorthumberlandHOLYISLANDStMaryVirgin(explorechurches.org)5

Discover England

2018 to 2019 : We worked with VisitEngland to attract international visitors, specifically group visits from the USA.

PROJECTGreatInterpretationsTraining(explorechurches.org)1

Great Interpretations

2018+19 : Great Interpretations was a new project telling the stories of Lincolnshire’s churches.

NorthamptonshireWELLINGBOROUGHStMaryVirgin(frjamesbradleyCC-BY-2.0)9
FrJamesBradley

Year of churches

2018 : The Year of Northamptonshire Churches put the county’s churches firmly on the map.

Canpaigns

LincolnshireTATTERSHALLHolyTrinity(explorechurches.org)18

Paws in pews

An increasing number of Britain’s churches are welcoming pets with almost two thirds considering themselves to be 'pet friendly'.

NEWSFiveStarChurchesInfographicWEB2018

Five star churches

Based on information on Explore churches, discover England’s ‘five star' churches and the best counties to discover different aspects of historic churches here!