Find Religious Places In The North

A fascinating jigsaw of a church built in the 12th & 13th centuries, restored in the 15th century and again in the 19th century.

Spire which once linked two chapels in Amble East Cemetery.

19th century church built by the Salvin family.

The smallest place of sanctuary, rolling out of West Woodburn, between the road and the river, lies the church of St Cuthbert's, Corsenside.

Dating from the late 12th century, St Michael and All Angels' Church is the parish church of Houghton-le-Spring and contains the tomb of Bernard Gilpin.

Ruined priory built in the 1100s, said to be home of one of Scotland's first Cristian communities.

A rare and significant medieval ruin, which served as the first school in Alnwick.

The Parish Church of Wigtown.

A small Cathedral but perfectly (almost) formed with a celestial ceiling.

A noticeable Norman Church on commanding a hill in Easington Village .

Ruins of a medieval chapel dedicated to St Ninian.

A stunning church providing a backdrop for Durham Market Place and a lively place in which to worship.

Priory founded in 1113, nestled in the heart of Bridlington old town.

Ruins of a 12th century Benedictine priory, close to the banks of the River Swale.

A beautiful church filled with art, history and culture in the fork of the road up to the College Valley.

Ruins of a 12th century Premonstratensian abbey in the hamlet of Easby.

A tower which is all that remains of the Greyfriars Franciscan Friary in the centre of Richmond.

A church in Richmond with built elements dating from the 12th century.

A 14-century church and all-round home to saints, tall tales, bones of Border Rievers and men of battle.

A mid to late 12th century Kirk (Church) in the Romanesque style in Haddington, East Lothian.

Visit the ruins of a once-thriving Carmelite monastery in Aberlady, East Lothian.

Anglican church in Brancepeth, with views over to the stunning Brancepeth Castle.

A ruined Augustinian Abbey in the town of Jedburgh.

A replica of a nearby Anglo-Saxon henge and part of the part of the Maelmin Heritage Trail.

Remains of a 15th century friary in the heart of Jedburgh.

A ruined 12th century Abbey in the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh, Kelso.

Ruins of a 14th century chapel in the grounds of Low Friarside Farm.

Ruins of a 12th century priory on the Bolton Abbey estate.

A Grade II* listed Church, dedicated to St Thomas the Apostle, in Stanhope.

A Norman Church with a quirky interior, sitting high and proud above Whitby with a paradigmatic gothic graveyard.

Peaceful, ruined 12th century abbey managed by English Heritage

An 11th Century Church in the village of Egglescliffe

A small wooden "off the peg" church in Fourstones, Northumberland. One of only two wooden Victorian missions in the country.

Lanercost Priory, founded in 1169, is a well-preserved medieval Augustinian priory in Brampton, Cumbria.

The grave of famed Lakeland Poet, William Wordsworth.

Church in the heart of Corbridge village, originally built around 674.

An ancient well found by St Cuthbert in Bellingham, topped by a Georgian pant and known for its miracles.

Ruins of a 13th century chapel in the middle of a housing estate.

The ruins of a 7th Century Christian Monastery which later became a Benedictine Abbey overlooking the north sea and town of Whitby. Famous for featuring in Bram Stoker's Dracula.

A church with 13th century and earlier origins set on the spectacular Church Point Headland in Newbiggin by the Sea

A 12th century church which was the scene of a Roundheads and Cavalier's confrontation and is also the final resting place of Anne Bronte.

A none conformist burial ground that is now a recreation area.

A Church in Ovingham with sections dating from the 11th century and location of the grave of famed engraver, Thomas Bewick.

A lovely church in a quintessentially British setting. Possibly the oldest in the Durham diocese.

A beautiful ruined abbey on the estate of Jervaulx Hall was the original home of Wensleydale cheese.

Ruined 12th century abbey in the beautiful Rye Valley, North Yorkshire

A Roman Temple dedicated to the God Mithras near to Brocolitia Fort on Hadrian's Wall.

A mausoleum for William the second Earl, who died in 1844.

An 18th century church which was partly rebuilt in 1884. It has a window which commemorates those who died during the construction of the nearby Catcleugh Reservoir.

A Grade I Listed Church in Mitford with a number of interesting architectural features and Grade II Listed tombstones and Lych Gate in the churchyard.

An ancient Northumbrian Church, one of the oldest in the Country, dating back to the 11th Century that stands on a hill with amazing views in all directions.

A 13th century priory twixt manor house that was a retirement home and also a retreat for the Durham Monks.

The remaining gatehouse from Alnwick Abbey, built in the 12th century.

Beautiful ruins of small monastery founded by White Canons set above a bend in the River Tees near Barnard Castle.

Ruins of the Church of the Holy Cross that is nearly 900 years old.

A restored Grade I listed, 13th Century Friary and ruins in the centre of Newcastle, now partly used as a restaurant and craft workshops.

A beautiful house and gardens for the friars of The Society of St Francis in the North East.

Cathedral of Newcastle upon Tyne, originally built in 1091.

A preacher's cross erected by monks from Lindisfarne.

A 14th century Hermitage carved out of the bedrock on the River Coquet.

A Parish Church close to the centre of Rothbury, parts of which date back to the 1200s

The Parish Church of St James in Shilbottle

A ruined 18th century church currently being transformed by the local residents into another place for calm and reflection.

The Grade I listed Cathedral Church of St Mary, Newcastle's Catholic and first Cathedral.

Anglo-Saxon Monastery where St Bede spent his life from the age of seven.

A ruined abbey sitting in a secluded woodland on the banks of the River Tweed.

A 12th century church standing on the site of the original wooden church built by St Aidan in the 7th century.

A ruined Priory on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, widely considered to be the birthplace of Christianity in England.

A small saxon church built on the site of an old 8th century church near Edlingham Castle.

The ruined chapel of an old hospital located in Denwick near to Alnwick Castle.

A pretty church sitting in amazing countryside with breathtaking views in Low Alwinton.

A stunning 900 year old cathedral built on a peninsula formed by the River Wear.

Founded about AD 670–675, it is one of the oldest Anglo-Saxon churches in England.

A 13th century church located in the grounds of Ford Castle, later restored by John Dobson.

A combined moated castle and gatehouse with the ruins of a Benedictine priory where early kings of Northumbria were buried.

A field, church and wooden cross marking the Battle Of Heavenfield. A skirmish between Northumbrians and the Welsh in 634AD.

A beautiful Saxon church nestling in the rolling countryside that was once bombed by the Germans.

An atmospheric Anglican church and mausoleum abandoned in the 1970s.

A ruined 13 century priory sitting in the grounds of Hulne Park in Alnwick.

Ushaw College is a former Catholic seminary, partially designed by Augustus Pugin.

A delightful 12th-century church tucked away beside the magnificent Seaton Delaval Hall.

A 12th century medieval monastery built on a bend of the River Coquet, near Rothbury.

A small well linked to the nearby St. Mary's Chapel.

A ruined chapel that was once a popular place for pilgrimages.

An atmospheric little pool surrounded by a grove of trees.

A redundant Roman Catholic chapel in Biddlestone set in a picturesque copse.

The Market Cross was erected to the memory of Lord And Lady Armstrong.

Finchale Priory was a benedictine priory founded in 1196 on the site of the hermitage of Saint Godric.

The ruins of a Medieval Hospitaller.

Ruined chapel on west side of Church Hill.

Said to be the location where St Cuthbert agreed to become Bishop of Lindisfarne when petitioned by the king.

Originally St Wilfrid's Premonstratensian nunnery, this ruined priority sits by a tight bend in the River Coquet.