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Pershore & District

Medieval Churches

Status:Active, open to new members
Group leader:
When: Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-1:00 pm
Second Tuesday of each month

We usually visit 2 churches in a morning. We arrange our own transport and meet at the first church for 10.00am spending 1-1.5 hrs in each, with hopefully the option of a pub lunch afterwards. Please dress for outdoor weather conditions, including possible slippery paths - and cold churches.

Please contact the Group Administrator to confirm the churches to be visited as the following list is provisional & subject to change

2026 – 2027 Programme

September 8th                Ripple & Twyning

October 13th                      Condicote & Longborough

November 10th                 Beckford & Ashton Under Hill

December 8th                    Bretforton & Badsey 

January 12th                        Worcester Cathedral or Pershore Abbey (tbc)

February 9th                        Chipping Campden & Mickleton

March  9th                              Ribbesford & Astley

April 13th                                Billesley & Aston Cantlow

May 11th                                 Much Cowarne & Bodenham

June 8th                                   Tredington & Whitchurch (near Shipston on Stour)

July 13th                                  Wootton Wawen & Beaudesert (near Henley in Arden)

August 10th                          Little Faringdon & Langford (near Lechlade)

The focus is on the fabric of the buildings in question, rather than the monuments, unless they once served a liturgical function. Members are at times required to use prepared guidelines to help them formulate their own ideas about how the church acquired its present appearance and plan.

We have been meeting for 18 years, and visit churches of interest in the area, focusing on Medieval features.