Over 100 historic churches welcome visitors for the 2025 West Lindsey Churches Festival.
Discover a wealth of heritage buildings located across the stunning landscape of West Lindsey, just north of Lincoln and encompassing Gainsborough, Caistor and Market Rasen. And, for the first time, organisers are delighted to announce that eighteen churches in North Lincolnshire will be joining the festival.
Each church offers a unique experience, that could include stunning architecture, stained glass, fascinating wood carvings, historic monuments, graveyards full of stories and traditional church organs (some of which the public are welcome to play). Many buildings are also located in the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
And alongside all that heritage and landscape is the welcome church volunteers bring to the event, including their knowledge of local history, delicious homemade cakes and lunches, plant and book sales, flower displays, exhibitions and bell ringing.
The first weekend (10-11 May) will see 52 churches take part in the west of the district, with 51 churches opening for the second weekend (17-18 May) to the east.
Anyone interested in a spot of "church crawling" this May (the name given to the hobby of visiting churches!) should visit the website Churches Festival Info. There they will find a page for each church taking part (easily reached via the A-Z listing page) and a Google pin map to plan a tour. People can also browse a 44 page event brochure via the website, or order a hard copy.
Please note each church sets their own opening times, so check the website/brochure for exact details. Most are open around 10am.