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Set in a very pretty village in an oval churchyard Lustleigh church is a charm and more. The church gate by itself get pulses racing.
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Lustleigh Church of St John the Baptist Basics
Set in a very pretty village in an oval churchyard Lustleigh church is a charm and more. The church gate by itself get pulses racing.
Lustleigh Church of St John the Baptist Description
Lustleigh church sure has a pretty a church gate as ever is, especially when the flowers are in the full bloom
High Bickington Church of Saint Mary Gallery
There are a couple of real standouts around High Bickington Church, one of them making it a real must see for fans of Devon medieval carving…
High Bickington Church of Saint Mary Basics
There are a couple of real standouts around High Bickington Church, one of them making it a real must see for fans of Devon medieval carving…
High Bickington Church of Saint Mary Description
And so we come the bench ends, treasures beyond compare, full of magical carving and deep social history…
Clyst St Lawrence Church of St Lawrence Gallery
A modest and enchanting little church with a massive tower that makes the nave and channel ever tinier; a wonderful combination.
Clyst St Lawrence Church of St Lawrence Basics
A modest and enchanting little church with a massive tower that makes the nave and channel ever tinier; a wonderful combination.
Clyst St Lawrence Church of St Lawrence Description
The whole seems to have been rebuilt in the fifteenth century but I would lay good odds that the chancel (on the left) is on the original Norman footprint. Or was there a Saxon chapel?
Ugborough Church of St Peter Gallery
A large church in what was a major village but now quiet and peaceful. It has a wonderfully tall tower, rebuilt in the 19th century
Ugborough Church of St Peter Basics
A large church in what was a major village but now quiet and peaceful. It has a wonderfully tall tower, rebuilt in the 19th century
Ugborough Church of St Peter Description
The main part is fourteenth century, with alterations as ever, though the first mention of a church on this site dates from 1121.
Ashwater Church of St Peter Gallery
Ashwater church is a simply stunning West Devon church very finely restored in the 19th century with a mass of original fittings.
Ashwater Church of St Peter Basics
Ashwater church is a simply stunning West Devon church very finely restored in the 19th century with a mass of original fittings.
Ashwater Church of St Peter Description
There is nothing that beats a fine church on a fine day, and Ashwater church on a fine day is an absolute banger, or on any day come to that.
Lapford Church of St Thomas of Canterbury Gallery
This is a real ‘must see’ church if you are in the area, and also if you are not. It is that good.
Lapford Church of St Thomas of Canterbury Basics
This is a real ‘must see’ church if you are in the area, and also if you are not. It is that good.
Lapford Church of St Thomas of Canterbury Description
The church itself is a corker, a sweet exterior with wonders galore inside. This version is fifteenth century, there was a Norman one before.
Leusdon Church of St John the Baptist Gallery
The building is a fine creation too, built in 1863 in the Old English style, with a south tower and good granite stonework.
Leusdon Church of St John the Baptist Basics
The building is a fine creation too, built in 1863 in the Old English style, with a south tower and good granite stonework.
Leusdon Church of St John the Baptist Description
It is a lovely church with its south tower and that delightful hood over the clock. The windows as well, and those goodly granite walls
Talaton Church of St James the Great Gallery
The whole outside is a joy too, with a charm of a churchyard, a quality porch and a magnificent tower still with medieval saint statues
Talaton Church of St James the Great Basics
The whole outside is a joy too, with a charm of a churchyard, a quality porch and a magnificent tower still with medieval saint statues
Talaton Church of St James the Great Description
The church itself is a corker, a sweet exterior with wonders galore inside. This version is fifteenth century, with various restorations.
Sampford Spiney Church of St Mary Gallery
Sampford Spiney Church is beautifully positioned high up on the west slopes of Dartmoor, tucked away from the world and wonderfully so.
Sampford Spiney Church of St Mary Basics
Sampford Spiney Church is beautifully positioned high up on the west slopes of Dartmoor, tucked away from the world and wonderfully so.
Sampford Spiney Church of St Mary Description
Sampford Spiney church is proper Dartmoor, hunkered down high on its western edge, a marvel of rubblestone and granite, a dark cave inside.
Shaldon Church of St Peter The Apostle Gallery
The interior is a magnificent mix of Arts and Crafts and Gothic to make a totally new vision which prefigures the modern machine age.
Shaldon Church of St Peter The Apostle Basics
The interior is a magnificent mix of Arts and Crafts and Gothic to make a totally new vision which prefigures the modern machine age.
Shaldon Church of St Peter The Apostle Description
It is work of sensational genius, of dazzling imagination, of a painter in stone, a master architect carving a remarkable vision
Kelly Church of St Mary Gallery
It is a beautiful structure of many eras, a 15th century core, an 18th century rebuilt chancel, and Victorian additions as well.
Kelly Church of St Mary Basics
It is a beautiful structure of many eras, a 15th century core, an 18th century rebuilt chancel, and Victorian additions as well.
Kelly Church of St Mary Description
The calm of Kelly Church almost matches the outside, but as a mere youngster only about six hundred years old it still has a bit to learn about peace and awe.
Woolacombe Church of St Sabinus Basics
Woolacombe Church is a slow burning joy designed by the famous Arts and Crafts architect W D Caröe using local red stone
Woolacombe Church of St Sabinus Gallery
Woolacombe Church is a slow burning joy designed by the famous Arts and Crafts architect W D Caröe using local red stone
Woolacombe Church of St Sabinus Description
Designed by a famous Arts and Crafts architect, W D Caröe, using the local red stone that almost glows, with magnifico stained glass
Awliscombe Church of St Michael and All Angels Gallery
Inside is lovely, plastered and lime washed, with some fine medieval roof bosses. One of the highlights is the 15th century stone rood screen
Awliscombe Church of St Michael and All Angels Basics
Inside is lovely, plastered and lime washed, with some fine medieval roof bosses. One of the highlights is the 15th century stone rood screen
Awliscombe Church of St Michael and All Angels Description
Awliscombe church of St Michael and All Angels is beaut. It seems to be mainly fifteenth century, though some put it a tad later.
Ashcombe Church of St Nectan Gallery
Ashcombe Church is beautifully positioned, sitting alone near the head of a valley that runs for four miles down to the sea at Dawlish.
Ashcombe Church of St Nectan Basics
Ashcombe Church is beautifully positioned, sitting alone near the head of a valley that runs for four miles down to the sea at Dawlish.
Ashcombe Church of St Nectan Description
Ashcombe Church is a rare example of thirteenth century Devon church, originally cruciform, a north aisle added in the sixteenth century.
Northlew Church of St Thomas of Canterbury Basics
Northlew Church is a beauty, a mighty interesting structure with an ocean of medieval wood carving inside, in a very pretty West Devon village
Northlew Church of St Thomas of Canterbury Gallery
Northlew Church is a beauty, a mighty interesting structure with an ocean of medieval wood carving inside, in a very pretty West Devon village
Northlew Church of St Thomas of Canterbury Description
A hoard of golden brown woodwork, the softly coloured granite pillars and the faded white plaster, all blossoming from the ruddy-red floor…
Sherford Church of St Martin Basics
This very rural church is very much a church out of deep time, especially as it is very much a 14th century structure.
Sherford Church of St Martin Gallery
This very rural church is very much a church out of deep time, especially as it is very much a 14th century structure.
Sherford Church of St Martin Description
The present structure is relatively early for Devon, dating from the fourteenth century with fifteenth century additions.
Sourton Church of St Thomas of Canterbury Basics
The positioning of this church is just wonderful, high on the western slopes of Dartmoor with a clear view over West Devon and into Cornwall.
Sourton Church of St Thomas of Canterbury Gallery
The positioning of this church is just wonderful, high on the western slopes of Dartmoor with a clear view over West Devon and into Cornwall.
Sourton Church of St Thomas of Canterbury Description
The chancel here is said to be fourteenth century, and the rest of the church fifteenth with restorations, the whole is a beauty
Holbeton Church of All Saints Gallery
Holbeton Church is a magnificent fusion of old and quality Victorian that John Dando Sedding brought with his gorgeous restoration of 1885
Holbeton Church of All Saints Basics
Holbeton Church is a magnificent fusion of old and quality Victorian that John Dando Sedding brought with his gorgeous restoration of 1885
Holbeton Church of All Saints Description
Holbeton Church of All Saints is an explosion of creativity crossing several centuries, a rainbow coral reef with beauties darting in and out
Hittisleigh Church of St Andrew Basics
A mighty impressive church is Peter Tavy, beautiful outside with some remarkable enchantments within.
Hittisleigh Church of St Andrew Gallery
A mighty impressive church is Peter Tavy, beautiful outside with some remarkable enchantments within.
Hittisleigh Church of St Andrew Description
Hittisleigh church is magic, just a delightfully captivating beauty, full of deep country charm and deep serenity
Peter Tavy Church of St Peter Description
It has a well looked after interior too, even refurbished at the end of the 1600s which is quite unusual in these parts.
Peter Tavy Church of St Peter Gallery
A mighty impressive church is Peter Tavy, beautiful outside with some remarkable enchantments within.
Peter Tavy Church of St Peter Basics
A mighty impressive church is Peter Tavy, beautiful outside with some remarkable enchantments within.
Honeychurch Church of St Mary Gallery
Honeychurch is a gorgeous gem, the spiritual heart of Devon and humble with it, remote and timeless with magic within and without.
Honeychurch Church of St Mary Basics
Honeychurch is a gorgeous gem, the spiritual heart of Devon and humble with it, remote and timeless with magic within and without.
Honeychurch Church of St Mary Description
Walk up to the church from Frankland Ford Bridge, up a grass-green Devon hill, and Honeychurch smiles tenderly in welcome. It is a beauty.
Clayhidon Church of St Andrew Gallery
Do not fooled by the simple rural around and inside this church, like all our Devon churches it has its own magic for the seeking out…
Clayhidon Church of St Andrew Basics
Do not fooled by the simple rural around and inside this church, like all our Devon churches it has its own magic for the seeking out…
Clayhidon Church of St Andrew Description
Clayhidon is an enchanting parish with a little jewel of a church sitting up in the north with a simple, sweet interior.
Stoke Fleming Church of St Peter Gallery
Stoke Fleming is in a beautiful position on a coastal hill, and its tower was used for centuries as a look out…
Stoke Fleming Church of St Peter Basics
Stoke Fleming is in a beautiful position on a coastal hill, and its tower was used for centuries as a look out…
Stoke Fleming Church of St Peter Description
An old church this, sitting on its hill commanding marvellous sea views. The present structure was built in the thirteenth century…
Westleigh Church of St Peter Gallery
On the River Torridge near the North Devon coast Westleigh church sits quietly at the back of its village looking very charming indeed.
Westleigh Church of St Peter Basics
On the River Torridge near the North Devon coast Westleigh church sits quietly at the back of its village looking very charming indeed.
Westleigh Church of St Peter Description
Inside a simplicity, granite pillars and old benches… sixteenth century, along with some delicious roofbosses, nice stained glass and…
Colebrooke Church of St Andrew Gallery
Colebrooke church is a rare survival of a 13th/14th century nave, chancel and south transept with a 15th century tower and north aisle
Colebrooke Church of St Andrew Basics
Colebrooke church is a rare survival of a 13th/14th century nave, chancel and south transept with a 15th century tower and north aisle
Colebrooke Church of St Andrew Description
Cracking church, mainly fourteenth century nave and chancel, with a fifteenth century north aisle. The tower is a bit of both…
Cadbury Church of St Michael and All Angels Gallery
A very pretty red stone church in a pretty churchyard in an equally pretty landscape. Totally charming, totally magical.
Cadbury Church of St Michael and All Angels Basics
A very pretty red stone church in a pretty churchyard in an equally pretty landscape. Totally charming, totally magical.
Cadbury Church of St Michael and All Angels Description
It is a modest dainty, a perfect little Devon red stone church, a primroses in the spring kind of pleasant…
Atherington Church of St Mary Gallery
A true star amongst Devon’s churches, which is saying a lot, owing to the preservation of some fantastical medieval woodwork and more…
Atherington Church of St Mary Basics
A true star amongst Devon’s churches, which is saying a lot, owing to the preservation of some fantastical medieval woodwork and more…
Atherington Church of St Mary Description
Entering Atherington church is a pause, a questioning, a bareness, aged woodwork and clear glass taking a moment to reveal their beauty
Trusham Church of Saint Michael Gallery
Trusham church is a real delicacy perched on a hilltop in a pretty little South Devon village at the entrance to the Teign Valley.
Trusham Church of Saint Michael Basics
Trusham church is a real delicacy perched on a hilltop in a pretty little South Devon village at the entrance to the Teign Valley.
Trusham Church of Saint Michael Description
Small as it is, the church is the oldest attested in the Teign Valley, held by the Abbey of Buckfast in the Domesday Book…
Bovey Tracey Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Thomas of Canterbury Gallery
Bovey Tracey church is a delight to visit, not least because of its very pretty position on the edge of the town.
Bovey Tracey Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Thomas of Canterbury Basics
Bovey Tracey church is a delight to visit, not least because of its very pretty position on the edge of the town.
Bovey Tracey Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Thomas of Canterbury Description
A large space, beautifully lit, with fine pillars and a rood screen beckoning. The north side has two aisles, the outer one was added in 1858.
Jacobstowe Church of St James Gallery
At first glance Jacobstowe church looks like a pretty little church in a charming churchyard, but it hides an extraordinary history.
Jacobstowe Church of St James Basics
At first glance Jacobstowe church looks like a pretty little church in a charming churchyard, but it hides an extraordinary history.
Jacobstowe Church of St James Description
The oldest part of the present structure is Norman; deep sidewalls, the font, a possible Norman altar just on the right of the porch…
Churchstow Church of St Mary Gallery
Churchstow church is a deceptively simple church, well worth a close look. Its position for one, set on a local high point…
Churchstow Church of St Mary Basics
Churchstow church is a deceptively simple church, well worth a close look. Its position for one, set on a local high point…
Churchstow Church of St Mary Description
Most of the roads leading to Churchstow church rise so gradually that its positioning on top of the world is a shock…
Halberton Church of St Andrew Gallery
Halberton church, beautiful red stone, very well kept in a large churchyard, a real delight and with some fun grotesques dotted around.
Halberton Church of St Andrew Basics
Halberton church, beautiful red stone, very well kept in a large churchyard, a real delight and with some fun grotesques dotted around.
Halberton Church of St Andrew Description
Those attractive red stone arches gracefully flowing up the nave, dipping elegantly to meet the octagonal pillars…
Spreyton Church of St Michael Gallery
A fine stone exterior leads to a modest interior with lots of granite, always a good sign indeed, with some lovely carvings into the bargain.
Spreyton Church of St Michael Basics
A fine stone exterior leads to a modest interior with lots of granite, always a good sign indeed, with some lovely carvings into the bargain.
Spreyton Church of St Michael Description
Inside is a place of wondrous simplicity, every texture picked out by the granite-clear light streaming through the nave windows.
Satterleigh Church of St Peter Gallery
This rural church is unique, and a very special experience. It well deserves a visit and taking time to fully enjoy.
Satterleigh Church of St Peter Basics
This rural church is unique, and a very special experience. It well deserves a visit and taking time to fully enjoy.
Satterleigh Church of St Peter Description
An extraordinary church, holding layers of historical beauty and set deep in the fields of glorious Devon, a total jewel.
Bow church of St Bartholomew Gallery
A little gem this one, not least because it is so bound up with the history of the surrounding Medieval landscape and the village of Bow
Bow church of St Bartholomew Basics
A little gem this one, not least because it is so bound up with the history of the surrounding Medieval landscape and the village of Bow
Bow church of St Bartholomew Description
It is a sweet little thing. Originally Norman at least, it was rebuilt in the fourteenth century, and added to in the fifteenth.
Ipplepen Church of St Andrew Gallery
Ipplepen is a major South Devon church with Norman origins and a 15th century rebuild, and a some stunning treasures inside.
Ipplepen Church of St Andrew Basics
Ipplepen is a major South Devon church with Norman origins and a 15th century rebuild, and a some stunning treasures inside.
Ipplepen Church of St Andrew Description
Mainly fifteenth century but goes backaways, as the Norman priest’s door shows and inside is a fine mixture of light and South Devon red stone
Membury Church of St John the Baptist Gallery
Set in a steep sided gloriously green valley, Membury church is a darling. The tower alone, tall and honey-shaded, is worth a trip alone.
Membury Church of St John the Baptist Basics
Set in a steep sided gloriously green valley, Membury church is a darling. The tower alone, tall and honey-shaded, is worth a trip alone.
Membury Church of St John the Baptist Description
A charm of a church tower nestled into the western valley side so we can climb almost level with the top for a view worth the visit alone.
Swimbridge Church of St James Gallery
Swimbridge church is awesome, a deep magnificence of ancient art, the stone and wood carving caressing the heart for long after a visit.
Swimbridge Church of St James Basics
Swimbridge church is awesome, a deep magnificence of ancient art, the stone and wood carving caressing the heart for long after a visit.
Swimbridge Church of St James Description
Swimbridge church is all about the woodwork, like so many of the gorgeous creatures in Devon, but this one has the dialled turned up to 11.
Dowland Church of St Peter Gallery
It is very much about the light here, both inside and out, though the medieval windows and stonework certainly bring a plenty as well.
Dowland Church of St Peter Basics
It is very much about the light here, both inside and out, though the medieval windows and stonework certainly bring a plenty as well.
Dowland Church of St Peter Description
Dowland church is a small pearl and like most pearls it is all about the light. No bling, no glitter, just a rare beauty.
Cheriton Fitzpaine Church of St Matthew Basics
A mightily well-cared for red-stone church with a huge sundial stuck onto its 15th century porch.
Cheriton Fitzpaine Church of St Matthew Gallery
A mightily well-cared for red-stone church with a huge sundial stuck onto its 15th century porch.
Cheriton Fitzpaine Church of St Matthew Description
And this church too is a respectable church; a well cared for, solid Mid-Devon church, and that is high praise indeed.
Lydford Church of St Petrock Gallery
A well known church this one, not least for the very pretty village around it, Lydford Castle beside it and Lydford Gorge just down the road
Lydford Church of St Petrock Basics
A well known church this one, not least for the very pretty village around it, Lydford Castle beside it and Lydford Gorge just down the road
Lydford Church of St Petrock Description
The present Lydford Church of St Petrock dates mainly from the fifteenth century, like so many of the pretties here in Devon
Mortehoe Church of St Mary Magdalene Gallery
A very fine church here, built from the striking local silver-grey stone. Parts of it go back to the 12th century, the tower the 13th.
Mortehoe Church of St Mary Magdalene Basics
A very fine church here, built from the striking local silver-grey stone. Parts of it go back to the 12th century, the tower the 13th.
Mortehoe Church of St Mary Magdalene Description
Conquistador gold from El Dorado, pirated jewels from Spanish galleons, treasure chests trawled from the deep… how Mortehoe puts them all to shame!
Malborough Church of All Saints Gallery
Inside the first impression is of light and space, a big church with minimal stained glass, and then the graceful beerstone arches…
Malborough Church of All Saints Basics
Inside the first impression is of light and space, a big church with minimal stained glass, and then the graceful beerstone arches…
Malborough Church of All Saints Description
WIth a spacious interior, medieval textiles, and lovely stained glass this church does justice to its beautiful coastal parish.
Manaton Church of St Winifred Gallery
Quite a charmer this one, the village almost as good as the church up here high on Dartmoor. Inside there is so much fine work to play with.
Manaton Church of St Winifred Basics
Quite a charmer this one, the village almost as good as the church up here high on Dartmoor. Inside there is so much fine work to play with.
Manaton Church of St Winifred Description
Entering a forest of pillars and an intricacy of woodwork dancing out to meet us.And a fifteenth century rood screen to die for.
Brentor Christ Church Basics
The interior is modest and enchanting, bare stone walls, a beautiful set of Victorian stained glass windows and 1930s oak furniture
Brentor Christ Church Description
A whimsical Victorian church on the edge of Dartmoor with a simple enchanting interior and an astonishing altar back by Christopher Webb
Brentor Christ Church Gallery
The interior is modest and enchanting, bare stone walls, a beautiful set of Victorian stained glass windows and 1930s oak furniture
East Budleigh Church of All Saints Gallery
A real star this one, With a beautiful red stone exterior set in a lush churchyard and a deep history connected with Sir Walter Raleigh
East Budleigh Church of All Saints Basics
A real star this one, With a beautiful red stone exterior set in a lush churchyard and a deep history connected with Sir Walter Raleigh
East Budleigh Church of All Saints Description
There are sixty-three sets of oak bench ends, all carved around 1537 and the most complete set in Devon if not the country
Knowstone Church of St Peter Gallery
The interior space is unusual, and goodly so. The Gothic arcade was replaced in the 19th century with classical pillars.
Knowstone Church of St Peter Basics
The interior space is unusual, and goodly so. The Gothic arcade was replaced in the 19th century with classical pillars.
Knowstone Church of St Peter Description
Inside there is an attractive sparseness along with a bit of mish mash of styles, from Norman to Victorian and various stops in between.
Ashton Church of St John the Baptist Gallery
It is difficult to describe the wonder and magic in this church, there are not many like it in Devon, let alone the country.
Ashton Church of St John the Baptist Basics
It is difficult to describe the wonder and magic in this church, there are not many like it in Devon, let alone the country.
Ashton Church of St John the Baptist Description
One of the most quietly intoxicating churches in Devon, full of faith, passion and beauty, carefully cared for through the centuries
Marystow Church of St Mary The Virgin Gallery
A delicious church on the outside with some beautiful art inside, surrounded by a lush landscape. Just perfect.
Marystow Church of St Mary The Virgin Basics
A delicious church on the outside with some beautiful art inside, surrounded by a lush landscape. Just perfect.
Marystow Church of St Mary The Virgin Description
Hidden away in the hills of west Devon, Marystow Church of St Mary the Virgin is so peaceful yet so rich in beauty.
Burrington Church of the Holy Trinity Gallery
With a rare north tower and some good original windows Burrington church is a delight, and on the the inside it gets better.
Burrington Church of the Holy Trinity Basics
With a rare north tower and some good original windows Burrington church is a delight, and on the the inside it gets better.
Burrington Church of the Holy Trinity Description
It is a big barn of place, high ceilinged and lots of light, only a few stained glass windows, with a graceful arcade of granite pillars.
Bradford Church of All Saints Gallery
A modest little ancient church tucked away in the West Devon countryside, with some true delights as ever, from a Norman doorway onwards
Bradford Church of All Saints Basics
A modest little ancient church tucked away in the West Devon countryside, with some true delights as ever, from a Norman doorway onwards
Bradford Church of All Saints Description
It is a fine little building too, with a very late tower, 1550 to be exact, with a Norman south doorway and a 15th century nave and chancel
Molland Church of St Mary Gallery
An extraordinary church set on a beautiful hillside between the Exmoor high moorlands and the fertile Devon valleys.
Molland Church of St Mary Basics
An extraordinary church set on a beautiful hillside between the Exmoor high moorlands and the fertile Devon valleys.
Molland Church of St Mary Description
Inside it is an ocean of deeply browned box pews lapping against gentle cliffs of crooked walls, whispering hello from the 18th century.
Hemyock Church of St Mary Gallery
A fascinating church way up in North East Devon, with a striking interior and a real puzzle of a structural history.
Hemyock Church of St Mary Basics
A fascinating church way up in North East Devon, with a striking interior and a real puzzle of a structural history.
Hemyock Church of St Mary Description
That tower is Norman, and that tiny chancel is also suspiciously small, early chancels were much smaller than later ones generally
South Pool Church of St. Nicholas and St. Cyriac Gallery
The present church is mainly 15th century in a grand position on a hillside overlooking the pretty village.
South Pool Church of St. Nicholas and St. Cyriac Basics
The present church is mainly 15th century in a grand position on a hillside overlooking the pretty village.
South Pool Church of St. Nicholas and St. Cyriac Description
It is a big church inside as well, light and airy with plenty of echoes. The nave and chancel, seem to be 14th century the rest 15th.
Kennerleigh Church of St John the Baptist Gallery
A lovely little country church in a lovely little parish. Its history goes back to a 1300s chapel of ease dedicated to St Clement
Kennerleigh Church of St John the Baptist Basics
A lovely little country church in a lovely little parish. Its history goes back to a 1300s chapel of ease dedicated to St Clement
Kennerleigh Church of St John the Baptist Description
There is a lovely neatness inside, combined with the soft lighting that gently paints the browns and whites with glowing shades.
Sheepstor Church of St Leonard Gallery
Such a glorious Dartmoor church, granite through and through, a fantastic tower, well carved doorways, medieval granite windows…
Sheepstor Church of St Leonard Basics
Such a glorious Dartmoor church, granite through and through, a fantastic tower, well carved doorways, medieval granite windows…
Sheepstor Church of St Leonard Description
Inside Sheepstor church is a very clean space. Those granite pillars are a delight, it is a stone always with an interesting texture.
Rackenford Church of All Saints Gallery
A quiet church in a very rural parish, the outside is a combination of lime-washed render and Devon red stone. Very charming.
Rackenford Church of All Saints Basics
A quiet church in a very rural parish, the outside is a combination of lime-washed render and Devon red stone. Very charming.
Rackenford Church of All Saints Description
It is a lovely church, full of little pleasures, modest and charming as the best can be in deep rural Devon
Bridford Church of St Thomas A Becket Gallery
The situation alone is worthy of admiration, to drag stones up so many hills and then build such a marvellous granite church is a wonder.
Bridford Church of St Thomas A Becket Basics
The situation alone is worthy of admiration, to drag stones up so many hills and then build such a marvellous granite church is a wonder.
Bridford Church of St Thomas A Becket Description
Hidden high above the River Teign, deep in tumbling valley and loping hills, Bridford seems a universe away from the modern world.
Instow Church of St John the Baptist Gallery
Its age probably goes back to Pre-Saxon times, especially as its original patron saint was a Celtic one called John.
Instow Church of St John the Baptist Basics
Its age probably goes back to Pre-Saxon times, especially as its original patron saint was a Celtic one called John.
Instow Church of St John the Baptist Description
The inside has been well partied up by renovators, that screen is early twentieth century, the whole is now a pleasing combination
West Worlington Church of St Mary Gallery
West Worlington church is in a beautiful position in its own hidden churchyard overlooking a deeply rural valley.
West Worlington Church of St Mary Basics
West Worlington church is in a beautiful position in its own hidden churchyard overlooking a deeply rural valley.
West Worlington Church of St Mary Description
The church is a doozy, with a probable thirteenth century tower, fourteenth century chancel and fifteenth century rest.
Langtree Church of All Saints Gallery
Langtree church is peaceful place tucked away on a hillside in North West Devon. Very pretty position for sure.
Langtree Church of All Saints Basics
Langtree church is peaceful place tucked away on a hillside in North West Devon. Very pretty position for sure.
Langtree Church of All Saints Description
A sweet little church in a sweet little parish on a sweet little hillside up in north-west Devon; what is not to like?
Kentisbeare Church of St Mary Gallery
A major church with rood screen, west gallery and other treasures filling it with beauty and interest. The outside stone work is a delight too.
Kentisbeare Church of St Mary Basics
A major church with rood screen, west gallery and other treasures filling it with beauty and interest. The outside stone work is a delight too.
Kentisbeare Church of St Mary Description
Kentisbeare Church of St Mary has one of the best rood screens in the county along with other beauties that make it a total star
Widworthy Church of St Cuthbert Gallery
A fourteenth century church, very beautifully kept and very original, sitting away from the main village in its own little area of peace.
Widworthy Church of St Cuthbert Basics
A fourteenth century church, very beautifully kept and very original, sitting away from the main village in its own little area of peace.
Widworthy Church of St Cuthbert Description
The church is a sweetie, built mainly from local stone and flint rubble. It is also unaltered fourteenth century and full of treasures.
Halwill Church of St Peter and St James Gallery
A very gentle and peaceful church, beautifully rebuilt in the 1870s, full of soft light and quiet peace and some beautiful treasures
Halwill Church of St Peter and St James Basics
A very gentle and peaceful church, beautifully rebuilt in the 1870s, full of soft light and quiet peace and some beautiful treasures
Halwill Church of St Peter and St James Description
Come and meet Halwill church, a very gentle church, in a very gentle parish, in a very gentle part of Devon, full of soft light and peace
East Allington Church of St Andrew Gallery
A lovely south Devon church with a fine tower and vgood stonework on the exterior. The wood carving alone makes this a church worth visiting,
East Allington Church of St Andrew Basics
A lovely south Devon church with a fine tower and vgood stonework on the exterior. The wood carving alone makes this a church worth visiting,
East Allington Church of St Andrew Description
A beautiful South Devon church, with the traditional big angular buttresses and that grey slate stone, half buried in the side of the hill
West Down Church of St Calixtus Gallery
A simple and powerful church, and unusually for Devon most of it dating from the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries.
West Down Church of St Calixtus Basics
A simple and powerful church, and unusually for Devon most of it dating from the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries.
West Down Church of St Calixtus Description
And this church is old too, its shape has been almost unaltered since the 13th century, though the north transept might be 14th
Stoodleigh Church of St Margaret Gallery
The ivy clad red tower is the first sight of this church, and it is a beaut, bringing to mind princesses and fairy tale romance. But inside…
Stoodleigh Church of St Margaret Basics
The ivy clad red tower is the first sight of this church, and it is a beaut, bringing to mind princesses and fairy tale romance. But inside…
Stoodleigh Church of St Margaret Description
A finely pretty fifteenth century church sits at the heart of this field-draped parish running down to the mighty River Exe…
Modbury Church of St George Basics
A lot of 14th century work in this lovely church, with beautiful subtle windows, effigies and great architecture.
Modbury Church of St George Gallery
A lot of 14th century work in this lovely church, with beautiful subtle windows, effigies and great architecture.
Modbury Church of St George Description
A beautiful 14th century church full of light and subtle windows, with plenty of pretty to keep us entranced, not least the wonderful pulpit.
Coldridge Church of St Matthew Basics
An outstanding church with medieval wood carving to die for. The rood screen and pulpit alone are worth a journey.
Coldridge Church of St Matthew Gallery
An outstanding church with medieval wood carving to die for. The rood screen and pulpit alone are worth a journey.
Coldridge Church of St Matthew Description
Full of sensational woodwork and electrifying carving, one of the best preserved sixteenth century roodscreens in Devon and more, much more…
Cookbury Church of St John the Baptist and the Seven Maccabees Gallery
The only parish church dedicated to the Seven Maccabees in the country, and a very unusual church for Devon as well.
Cookbury Church of St John the Baptist and the Seven Maccabees Basics
The only parish church dedicated to the Seven Maccabees in the country, and a very unusual church for Devon as well.
Cookbury Church of St John the Baptist and the Seven Maccabees Description
Inside simplicity reigns, and a beguiling atmosphere that just invites us to sit and wonder. A delightful and unusual church.
Gittisham Church of St Michael Gallery
A major East Devon church this, renowned for the quality of its eighteenth century interior and the other goodies inside.
Gittisham Church of St Michael Basics
A major East Devon church this, renowned for the quality of its eighteenth century interior and the other goodies inside.
Gittisham Church of St Michael Description
So we enter by the north porch and are plunged up to our waists in a sea of wondrous box pews, full of the browns of the universe.
Parracombe Christ Church Gallery
Inside it is a beauty of pale colours and off white limestone. The colouring alone is worth a visit; then the architecture, it is excellent.
Parracombe Christ Church Basics
Inside it is a beauty of pale colours and off white limestone. The colouring alone is worth a visit; then the architecture, it is excellent.
Parracombe Christ Church Description
It is a well-proportioned Victorian church set on a hillside with beautiful views, loved by the parish and everybody else.
Luffincott Church of St James Gallery
The nave and chancel are one, and the side windows are clear glass, so the light is very special and the colours are fascinating.
Luffincott Church of St James Basics
The nave and chancel are one, and the side windows are clear glass, so the light is very special and the colours are fascinating.
Luffincott Church of St James Description
A luminous space to sit and breathe with a light direct from heaven even on a cloudy day, though we do miss the hustle of church days
Throwleigh Church of St. Mary The Virgin Basics
Throwleigh church is a beautiful moorland granite church with an elegant tower and one of the best priest’s doors in Devon
Throwleigh Church of St. Mary The Virgin Gallery
Throwleigh church is a beautiful moorland granite church with an elegant tower and one of the best priest’s doors in Devon
Throwleigh Church of St. Mary The Virgin Description
Throwleigh church has a stunning exterior, the weathered stone and the tall tower, and the different views from the hillside churchyard
Holcombe Burnell Church of St John the Baptist Gallery
A beautiful position not far from Exeter, tucked away down a dead end lane, the glories of this church are stunning
Holcombe Burnell Church of St John the Baptist Basics
A beautiful position not far from Exeter, tucked away down a dead end lane, the glories of this church are stunning
Holcombe Burnell Church of St John the Baptist Description
The church is a lovely mixture of red and grey stone in a beautifully peaceful location and a very pretty churchyard.
Ermington Church of St Peter and St Paul Basics
There is a fine, stately interior, helped enormously by the flood of light through the page, clear windows.
Ermington Church of St Peter and St Paul Description
Ermington church is magnificent, with a 13th century tower, 14th century spire and artful additions at various points thereafter.
Ermington Church of St Peter and St Paul Gallery
There is a fine, stately interior, helped enormously by the flood of light through the page, clear windows.
Chevithorne Church of St Thomas Description
The way he emphasises the arches with double or triple lines, the careful use of stained and clear glass to allow the light to splash around
Chevithorne Church of St Thomas Gallery
It was designed by the one of the best Victorian church architects of his generation, it is still almost exactly as he intended
Chevithorne Church of St Thomas Basics
It was designed by the one of the best Victorian church architects of his generation, it is still almost exactly as he intended
Devon Historic Churches Trust
The Devon Historic Churches Trust, protecting our churches caring for their art, helping them change for twenty-first communities
Sampford Courtenay Church of St Andrew Gallery
A stunning church this one, both inside and outside as well as a powerful connection to the 16th century Prayer Book Rebellion.
Sampford Courtenay Church of St Andrew Basics
A stunning church this one, both inside and outside as well as a powerful connection to the 16th century Prayer Book Rebellion.
Sampford Courtenay Church of St. Andrew Description
The first thing that strikes us is the light, and then the space; a true grandeur, a memory of worlds lost, a loyalty to dreams of freedom
Bishop’s Nympton Church of St Mary Gallery
A major north Devon parish church with a fine tower, a very unusual medieval chancel roof, and many another treasure inside.
Bishop’s Nympton Church of St Mary Basics
A major north Devon parish church with a fine tower, a very unusual medieval chancel roof, and many another treasure inside.
Bishop’s Nympton Church of St Mary Description
The nave is lovely bare stone with soft honey pews covered by a billowing cloud of a ceiling. A wonderful peace to wander into.
Pelican in her Piety
A Pelican in Her Piety is the image of a pelican feeding her chicks with her own blood by piercing her chest with her beak.
Thrushelton Church of St George Gallery
A delightful and truly atmospheric church, simple, modest, powerful… set in one of the prettiest churchyards in Devon.
Thrushelton Church of St George Basics
A delightful and truly atmospheric church, simple, modest, powerful… set in one of the prettiest churchyards in Devon.
Thrushelton Church of St George Description
The church started life as a chapel of ease, first mentioned in the fourteenth century but with signs of thirteenth century work.
North Bovey Church of St John the Baptist Gallery
It is a traditional moorland church, granite on granite on granite and all the better for that, set in a magical churchyard.
North Bovey Church of St John the Baptist Basics
It is a traditional moorland church, granite on granite on granite and all the better for that, set in a magical churchyard.
North Bovey Church of St John the Baptist Description
Inside simplicity dominates, but not plainness, definitely not that; simple stone, simple medieval screen, simple benchends, simple roofboss…
Marwood church of St Michael Gallery
A well built church nestling in the trees at the end of a dead end road, Marwood is one of the more famous North Devon churches.
Marwood church of St Michael Basics
A well built church nestling in the trees at the end of a dead end road, Marwood is one of the more famous North Devon churches.
Marwood church of St Michael Description
The structure of the church is a delight. The foliage carved capitals, the space, the chipped stonework, all these are worthy of our time…
Little Torrington Church of St Giles Gallery
A sweet little church, Little Torrington St Giles sits in a pretty village with a marvellous church gate and a peaceful churchyard.
Little Torrington Church of St Giles Basics
A sweet little church, Little Torrington St Giles sits in a pretty village with a marvellous church gate and a peaceful churchyard.
Little Torrington Church of St Giles Description
A peaceful church, a quiet village, bypassed a hundred years ago by a new toll road, with a slim tower and the whole in Perpendicular style
Cornworthy Church of St Peter Gallery
A wonderful light-filled church on the edge of the Dart estuary, with near-clear large windows catching the gorgeous northern light…
Cornworthy Church of St Peter Basics
A wonderful light-filled church on the edge of the Dart estuary, with near-clear large windows catching the gorgeous northern light…
Cornworthy Church of St Peter Description
Light, elegance and grace flood this House of Prayer, filling every corner and spilling back into the sky… and what a sky; a luminosity…
Offwell Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Gallery
Enter, ferret around a tad, and it has some truly wonderful gems, stained glass, carvings, paintings, stonework, all treasures indeed
Offwell Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Basics
Enter, ferret around a tad, and it has some truly wonderful gems, stained glass, carvings, paintings, stonework, all treasures indeed
Offwell Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Description
Inside this church is an astonishing range of little treasures, from medieval stained glass to beautiful Devon carvings. Stunning stuff.
Bradstone Church of St Nonna Gallery
A little marvel hidden away deep in rural West Devon, one of most unvisited areas of the county. So well cared for too.
Bradstone Church of St Nonna Basics
A little marvel hidden away deep in rural West Devon, one of most unvisited areas of the county. So well cared for too.
Bradstone Church of St Nonna Description
The interior is bare, as churches preserved and cared for by The Churches Conservation Trust tend to be, and all the better for it; a sublime skeleton of stone and wood.
Woolfardisworthy Church of All Hallows Gallery
There is an astounding survivor of Norman south door, with beakheads and chevrons, and finely carved capitals to its embracing columns.
Woolfardisworthy Church of All Hallows Basics
There is an astounding survivor of Norman south door, with beakheads and chevrons, and finely carved capitals to its embracing columns.
Woolfardisworthy Church of All Hallows Description
Inside is delightfully sparse, we can see the bare bones of the church, like the rock strata in the local cliffs, and looking closely the details start to come together until we gasp in love.
Huish Church of St James the Less Gallery
It was designed by GE Street, one of the leading Victorian church architects. He was good, very, very good.
Huish Church of St James the Less Basics
The tower is Medieval, the only remnant of the previous church, and the outside is very simple; cute, charming, pretty all come to mind
Huish Church of St James the Less Description
So the church is an ‘estate church’ and very much a preserve of the Clintons. Happily for us, back in 1873, one of them had formidable taste…
Torbryan Church of The Holy Trinity Gallery
Torbryan church is a marvel. It is very rare to meet a church built from the ground up in only 20 years in the 1400s
Torbryan Church of the Holy Trinity Basics
It is a beauty, a rare example of a Perpendicular church built seamlessly just in a space of twenty years (1450-1470 since you asked).
Torbryan Church of The Holy Trinity Description
The arcades flow up from the box pews with exquisitely carved capitals and bear the high ceilings with consummate grace…
Dalwood Church of St Peter Gallery
A lovely simple 15th century church majorly restored inside in the19th century. The church has a beautiful, well-loved atmosphere.
Dalwood Church of St Peter Basics
A lovely simple 15th century church majorly restored inside in the19th century. The church has a well-loved atmosphere.
Dalwood Church of St Peter Description
A flat-bottomed vale watered by a wandering stream, an oasis in the jumbled valleys of the Blackdown Hills, Dalwood is a pretty little find.
Uffculme Church of St Mary Gallery
This pretty little town church was extensively renovated by the Victorians, and the outside shows this. It looks wonderful in its flower-decked churchyard.
Uffculme Church of St Mary Basics
The rood screen is a major star here, one of the earliest in Devon, probably before 1420. It is a wonder with its original colouring and stencilling.
Uffculme Church of St Mary Description
Outside, a charming exterior, heavily restored 1846, creating a little gothic dream in its prettily flowered churchyard in the middle of town; cared for with love.
Loxbeare Church of St Michael and All Angels Gallery
A small parish in north-east Devon, a minor note in the grand symphony of Devon churches but, like all minor notes, a dollop of beauty that would be missed if not here.
Loxbeare Church of St Michael and All Angels Basics
A very pretty church in such a neat and well-mown churchyard, it is like a little country church out of an old child’s picture book. Delicious.
Loxbeare Church of St Michael and All Angels Description
The church has a magnificent old tower, possibly twelfth or thirteenth century, very rare for Devon, and a spectacular twelfth century rustic Norman doorway
Holne Church of St Mary the Virgin Gallery
This little old granite church way up in the clouds with a marvellous medieval roodscreen and an even more wondrous medieval pulpit, plus more treasures.
Holne Church of St Mary the Virgin Basics
The inside is bare, stripped of nearly all its finery centuries ago, the operative word being ‘nearly’ here, because there is plenty of treasure still left.
Holne Church of St Mary the Virgin Description
The church is built from granite, as we would expect for a Dartmoor church, roughly shaped stones like the field walls streaming over the countryside.
Gidleigh Church of the Holy Trinity Gallery
part of the deep history of England. Alfred the Great, the father of the nation, owned it and left it in his will to his youngest son Ethelward…
Gidleigh Church of the Holy Trinity Basics
Here is shelter, for the body and for the soul, where the flock are safe to explore their sins, a safe space, a holy space, an intoxicating space…
Gidleigh Church of The Holy Trinity Description
The present church is late fifteenth or early sixteenth century and a petite beauty it is, along with its charm of a churchyard and the stream through it.
Thurlestone Church of All Saints Gallery
One of the best 20th century collections of glass in Devon, atmosphere, woodwork, roofbosses, a great tower and newly renovated, Thurlestone is a beauty.
Thurlestone Church of All Saints Basics
A striking church perched above the main village street near some of the best south Devon beaches, Thurlestone well repays a leisurely visit.
Thurlestone Church of All Saints Description
Stunning stained glass, beautiful woodwork, a red Norman font and an atmosphere of peace and care, Thurlestone is a wonderful church down in South Devon.
Broadwoodwidger church of St Nicholas Gallery
Benchends, rood screen and charming 1960’s roofbosses not to mention many other delights, Broadwoodwidger church totally repays an hour or so of curiosity.
Broadwoodwidger Church of St Nicholas Basics
A lovely, much underrated church set on the south face of a hill near, but not too near, the main A30 through Devon. The structure alone is fascinating.
Broadwoodwidger Church of St Nicholas Description
The church has been around for a bit, parts dating from the twelfth century, through the thirteenth and on to the late fifteenth or early sixteenth.