Across and

OPEN CHURCH SUNDAY

Sunday 21 June 2015

A to Z of

CHURCHES OPEN IN HERTFORDSHIRE

LOCATION, TIMINGS and ATTRACTIONS

plus names of all churches open in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire listed by Postcode

‘Seek and you will find……’ (Matthew 7.7) A to Z of Churches Open in Hertfordshire

ANSTEY St George SG9 0TJ Open all day Features: 398th Bomb Group stained glass window. Graffiti. Lych Gate lock up.

ARDELEY St Lawrence The Green SG2 7AQ Open from 8.45am to 6.45pm . Services at 9.30am and 6.00pm Features: Rood and rood loft. Carved roof angels. High Altar reredos. History booklet

ARKLEY St Peter Barnet Road EN5 3JF Open from 11.00am to 4pm Teas Features: Stained glass windows. 175th anniversary of the Church. Beautiful Lady Chapel. Flower Festival

ASPENDEN St Mary SG9 9PG Open from 11.00am to 4.00pm Tea, coffee, biscuits Features: Fine 19th century stained glass. Brasses. Rural setting.

ASTON St Mary Broadwater Lane SG2 7EN Open from 10.00am to 5.00pm Light refreshments available Features: The Tower. Stained glass windows. Churchyard. Possible local history exhibition

AYOT ST LAWRENCE St Lawrence Bibbs Hall Lane AL6 9BZ Open throughout the day Visit www.ayotstlawrence.com for details of events

BARLEY St Margaret of Antioch Church End SG8 8JS Open all day Saturday 20th June: Church Fete at the Manor, 12noon to 4.00pm

BAYFORD St Mary Church Lane SG13 8PP Open all day Features: Church listed. Wall and haha round churchyard. Victorian font cover.

BENINGTON St Peter Church Green SG2 7LH Open all day

BOREHAMWOOD Holy Cross Balmoral Drive WD6 2QU Open from 9.00am to 11.30pm and 2pm onwards Refreshments from 10.30am and 2pm onwards

BOURNE END St John the Evangelist London Road HP1 2RU Open from 12noon to 4.00pm Tea, coffee, biscuits Features: Gilbert Scott design, built 1853, with Alfred Bell windows. Internal frescoes and carved woodwork, 1889. Brief history of church available

BOXMOOR St John Station Road HP1 1JY Open from 12.00noon to 5.00pm Tea and coffee Features: New Nicholson organ. Stained glass windows. Traditional 19th century building with modern extension.

BRAMFIELD St Andrew SG14 2QJ Open from 1.00pm to 4.30pm Refreshments in Village Hall Bramfield Village Fete

BRAUGHING St Mary the Virgin Church End SG11 2QA Open as usual Teas in the Church Hall

BRENT PELHAM St Mary the Virgin SG9 0HE Open all day Features: Village church with Hertfordshire Spike. 13th century black marble slab to Piers Shonkes, slayer of local dragon. 14th century South door with tracery.

BUCKLAND St Andrew SG9 0PT Open from 10.00am to 6.00pm Possibly soft drinks and biscuits Features: Wonderful flood brasses. 14th/15th Century architecture. Beautiful surroundings.

BUSHEY St James the Apostle High Street WD23 1BD Open from 10.00am to 4.00pm Refreshments Features: Altar panels by Herkomer Art School. Memorial plaques. Queen Anne Coat of Arms. Information and tours available

BUSHEY HEATH St Peter High Road WD23 1EA Open from 11.00am to 5pm Tea and cakes Features: World War One Memorial Chapel. Stained glass windows and their history.

CROXLEY GREEN St Oswald Malvern Way WD3 3QL Open from 7.30pm to 8.00pm . Services at 8.00am, 10.00am and 6.30pm Features: Church built 1937. Historic recovered font. Modern stained glass relating to St Oswald. 6.30pm The Chanticleers Service with songs from “The Jungle Book” followed by refreshments

DATCHWORTH All Saints Bury Lane SG3 6RG Open from 10.00am to 5.00pm Features: Building nearly 900 years old. Two modern stained glass windows. Well maintained churchyard.

FLAMSTEAD St Leonard Trowley Hill Road AL3 8EE Open from 2.30pm to 5.00pm Strawberry cream teas from 3pm Features: Medieval wall paintings. Noted historical tombs. Ancient graffiti.

GREAT GADDESDEN St John the Baptist Between Pipers Hill & Church Meadow HP1 3BY Open from 10.30am to 5.00pm. Patronal Festival service at 10.30am Tea and cake from 2pm Teddies and toys parachuting from tower in afternoon (tbc)

HAMMERFIELD St Francis of Assisi Glenview Road HP1 1TD Open from 12.00noon to 5.00pm. Service at 10am Features: Anglo-Catholic 19th century building. Stations of the Cross. Carvings and statues.

HARPENDEN All Saints Station Road AL4 5UU Open from 9.00am to 6.30pm . Services at 9.00am and 6.30pm Cream teas, tea and cake Features: 1965 design by Pat Wilson built in wood and steel. Displays of Church history and life in Golden Jubilee year

HATFIELD St Luke Road East AL10 0HZ Open from 10.00am to 5.00pm Features: Memorial board with information. War Commission graves in church yard.

HERTINGFORDBURY St Mary St Mary's Lane SG14 2LD Open from 8.00am service to 6.00pm approx Refreshments Features: Building from 12th Century, restored and extended in 19th Century. Well kept churchyard with some interesting monuments. Quiet, rural setting.

HINXWORTH St Nicholas Ashwell Road SG7 5HP Open from 9.00am to 5.00pm Features: Moveable oak pews. New toilet block and amenities building. Excellent venue for concerts, etc.

KNEBWORTH St Mary Park off Park Lane SG3 6PY Open from 10.00am-4.30pm. 10.00am service Hot drinks Features: Church over 900 years old in grounds of Knebworth House. Fine sculptures in the Lytton Chapel. 11.30am Parachuting teddies. Brass rubbing and possible organ recital

LITTLE AMWELL Holy Trinity Heath SG13 7QX Open from 10.00am to 5.00pm Features: Three brasses. Walker organ. Newly installed tea station.

LITTLE GADDESDEN St Peter & St Paul Church Road HP4 1NZ Open from 9.00 to 5.00pm Features: Bridgewater memorials

LITTLE HADHAM St Cecilia Church End SG11 2DY Open from 9.00am to 5.00pm Possible service and talk in the afternoon.

MUCH HADHAM St Andrew Church Lane SG10 6HW Open from 1pm Features: Beautiful kneelers. Henry Moore window marking link with Catholic congregation in the village.

NORTHCHURCH St Mary New Road HP4 3QW Open from 8.00am to 7.00pm Features: One of the oldest churches in Hertfordshire. 17th century markings. Peter the Wild Boy's grave.

PONSBOURNE St Mary Newgate Street SG13 8RA Open from 9.30am to 5.00pm . Family Service at 9.30am Tea, coffee, soft drinks, cakes, biscuits Features: J Walker 1858 organ. Reredos by E E Geflowski. Fine carved pulpit. Displays in church of restoration of 1858 J Walker organ, the sculptor E E Geflowski and the Carlile family of Ponsbourne Park

POTTERS BAR King Charles the Martyr 368 Mutton Lane EN6 3AS Open from 9.15am to 5.00pm . Services at 9.15am, 11.00am and 1.00pm Tea and coffee, help yourself Features: Memorabilia of King Charles I. Jacobean Barn roof. Church newly refurbished in 2015.

RADLETT Christ Church WD7 7JJ Open from 8.00am to 1.00pm After service tea/coffee at 10.20am and 12.15pm Features: Grade I listed building. 150th anniversary in 2014. Victorian & 21st century stained glass. Services at 8.00am, 9.15am and 11.00am

REED St Mary Church Lane SG8 8AN Open from dawn to dusk Possibly soft drinks and biscuits

RIDGE St Margaret Crossoaks Lane EN6 3LW Open from 9.15am to 4.30pm . Service at 9.15am Tours inside and outside the church

ROYSTON St John the Baptist Melbourn Street SG8 9LB Open all day

SANDON All Saints SG9 0QX Open from 9.00am to 8.00pm Refreshments after 9.30am service until 12 noon Features: Buttressed tower. Decorative Rood screen. Floral decorations following village celebrations on 20 June to mark the Battle of Waterloo and signing of the Magna Carta

ST ALBANS St Paul Blandford Road AL1 4JP Open from 12 noon to 6.00pm. Services at 8.00am, 10.30am and 6.00pm. Refreshments Features: 1910 church with award winning refurbishment and extension in 2010. Lantern shaped entrance and large concourse with community facilities. Home of CAP St Albans Debt Centre

ST ALBANS St Peter St Peter's Street AL1 3HG Open from 2.00pm-5.00pm Features: Grade II listed. Church tower is highest view point over city. Churchyard with wild flowers, Garden of Hope and Tree of Life sculpture. Tower tours and displays in church

ST ALBANS MARSHALSWICK St Mary Sherwood Avenue AL4 9QA Open from 2.00pm to 4.00pm Hot drinks, biscuits/cakes, soft drinks Features: The "Hope" window. Icon of Mary. Baptism bowl in Perspex Art by Claudia Brown.

STANDON St Mary High Street SG11 1LB Open all day

STEVENAGE Holy Trinity High Street SG1 3DB Open all day

STOTFOLD St Mary the Virgin Church Road SG5 4NF Open until late afternoon. Service at 10.00am Scarecrow Festival weekend

WALKERN St Mary the Virgin Church Lane SG2 7PB Open all day

WALLINGTON St Mary SG7 6SJ Open all day. 11.15am Village Praise - all welcome George Orwell married and lived here for a few years. “Animal Farm” is based on village farm

WARE Christ Church New Road SG12 7BS Open from 9.00am to 4.00pm (or 6.00pm) 9.15am Morning Worship, 11.00am Family Service, 4.00pm Messy Church

WARE St Mary the Virgin High Street SG12 9BA Open from 11.00am to 3.00pm Features: Octagonal font c1400 with Saint depicted on each face. Transepts. References to Joan of Kent.

WATFORD Christ Church St Albans Road WD24 5BD Open from 7.45am to 6.00pm 7.45 Holy Communion and breakfast, 11.00am Morning Prayer followed by tea and coffee, 4.00pm to 6pm Messy Church Features: Newly refurbished 1914 War Memorial. Binns pipe organ. Stained glass windows.

WATTON-AT-STONE St Andrew Church Lane SG14 3RD Open from 2.00pm to 5.00pm Refreshments

WELWYN St Mary AL6 9LX Open from 7.30am to 4.00pm . Services at 8am and 9.30am Refreshments 10.45am to 11.30am Features: Saxon burials 670. Edward Young, poet, was Rector. Stained glass. East window of the Seasons.

WESTON Holy Trinity Church Lane SG4 7DJ Open all day

WIDFORD St John the Baptist Ware Road SG12 8RL Open from 9.00am to 5.00pm . 9.30am Patronal Festival service Cream teas Features: Landmark, green copper spire. Three wall paintings. Window to John Eliot (1604-90) "Apostle to the Indians". “Have a go” at bellringing and play the organ. Treasure hunt, local history displays and much more

WILSTONE St Cross Road HP23 4FP Open from 9.00am to 4.00pm Refreshments Features: Locally crafted processional cross

Bedfordshire by Post Code Hertfordshire by Post Code LU2 STOPSLEY St Thomas AL1 ST ALBANS St Peter LU3 LUTON Holy Cross, Marsh Farm ST ALBANS St Paul SUNDON St Mary AL3 St Leonard LU5 HOUGHTON REGIS All Saints AL4 All Saints HARLINGTON St Mary ST ALBANS MARSHALSWICK St Mary LU6 KENSWORTH St Mary the Virgin AL6 St Lawrence St Mary St Mary TOTTERNHOE St Giles AL10 HATFIELD St Luke WHIPSNADE St Mary Magdalene EN5 ARKLEY St Peter LU7 HOCKLIFFE St Nicholas EN6 King Charles the Martyr STANBRIDGE St John the Baptist RIDGE St Margaret TILSWORTH All Saints HP1 BOXMOOR St John MK17 ASPLEY GUISE St Botolph HAMMERFIELD St Francis of Assissi MILTON BRYAN St Peter BOURNE END St John the Evangelist WOBURN SANDS St Michael St John the Baptist MK40 BEDFORD All Saints HP4 St Peter & St Paul BEDFORD Christ Church St Mary BEDFORD St Peter de Merton HP23 LITTLE GADDESDEN St Peter & St Paul BIDDENHAM St James NORTHCHURCH St Mary MK41 BEDFORD St Mark SG1 Holy Trinity BEDFORD St Martin SG2 St Lawrence GOLDINGTON St Mary the Virgin ASTON St Mary RENHOLD All Saints BENINGTON St Peter MK42 KEMPSTON Transfiguration St Mary the Virgin MK43 CARLTON St Mary SG3 KNEBWORTH St Mary FELMERSHAM St Mary All Saints KEMPSTON All Saints SG4 WESTON Holy Trinity ODELL All Saints SG7 St Nicholas STEVINGTON St Mary the Virgin WALLINGTON St Mary TURVEY All Saints SG8 BARLEY St Margaret of Antioch MK44 BLETSOE St Mary the Virgin REED St Mary BLUNHAM St Edmund or St James ROYSTON St John the Baptist CARDINGTON St Mary COLMWORTH St Denys SG9 St Mary the Virgin COPLE All Saints BUCKLAND St Andrew KEYSOE St Mary the Virgin SANDON All Saints MILTON ERNEST All Saints ANSTEY St George SWINESHEAD St Nicholas St Mary WILDEN St Nicholas SG10 St Andrew WILLINGTON St Lawrence SG11 St Mary the Virgin YIELDEN St Mary St Cecilia MK45 AMPTHILL St Andrew STANDON St Mary CLOPHILL St Mary the Virgin SG12 WARE Christ Church FLITWICK St Peter & St Paul WARE St Mary the Virgin MAULDEN St Mary the Virgin WIDFORD St John the Baptist PE19 EATON SOCON St Mary SG13 BAYFORD St Mary PE23 SHELTON St Mary LITTLE AMWELL Holy Trinity SG5 STOTFOLD St Mary the Virgin PONSBOURNE St Mary SG16 HENLOW St Mary SG14 BRAMFIELD St Andrew STONDON All Saints St Mary WATTON-AT-STONE St Andrew SG17 CLIFTON All Saints WD3 St Oswald SG18 St Andrew LANGFORD St Andrew WD6 BOREHAMWOOD Holy Cross NORTHILL St Mary the Virgin WD7 RADLETT Christ Church OLD WARDEN St Leonard WD23 BUSHEY St James the Apostle SOUTHILL All Saints BUSHEY HEATH St Peter UPPER CALDECOTE All Saints WD24 Christ Church SG19 SANDY St Swithun COCKAYNE HATLEY St John the Baptist