Find Religious Places In The North

An 18th Century church dedicated to St Ebba.

Ruins of a Benedictine monastery first built in 1088.

A hidden gorge, which contains mysterious carvings and has long been associated with pagan rituals.

Ruins of a late 18th century chapel close to the River Tweed

The ruin of the a 1912 memorial chapel, containing graves of the Crichton-Stuart family.

A Church in Romaldkirk known as the "Cathedral of the Dales" and dating back to Saxon times.

A historical church with views over the Firth of Forth, believed to where the remains of St Monan are buried.

A ruined shell of an ancient kirk, teetering on the cliffs at Old Cambus, Cockburnspath.

Corbar Cross is a landmark cross on Corbar Hill overlooking Buxton, originally erected in 1950 to mark the Holy Year and later replaced after damage and vandalism.

A Church near St Patrick's Chapel, with a number of Viking artefacts in its grounds and within the Church itself.

St Lioba’s Shrine in Slack Head, Beetham is a small roadside memorial built into a stone wall, marking an Anglo‑Saxon saint’s local veneration.

A pretty little chapel containing ancient stones near Stranraer. Some of the stones date back as far as 500AD.

The remains of a medieval church with a display of Pictish Stones.

Ruins of a 9th century chapel, with graves cut directly into the nearby rocks.

One of the best examples of an unaltered Quaker Meeting House in the North East, nestled in a sparsely populated pocket of land south of Hadrian's Wall.

14th century rectory, home for the rector of the local church

A ruinous Augustinian Priory in Guisborough, North Yorkshire.

A 12th-century Premonstratensian monastery located in the village of Blanchland, Northumberland.

A Church without parish dedicated to the murdered Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket

A beautiful church with great views near Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway.

A beautiful ruinous abbey in Glenluce near Stranraer, that was the home of Cistercian monks for over 400 years.

A pint sized place of worship overlooking the Tyne Valley and the baptismal church of British landscape artist John Martin.

An imposing church that can be seen for miles at Hartlepool Headland.

A picturesque ruined Church that replaced St Andrew's Auld Kirk after it collapsed into the harbour.

A tiny place of worship, hidden away, with a hefty nine hundred year history and notable Norman architectural features.

The remains of St Andrew's Kirk, dating from around the 1100s and with links to the North Berwick Witch Trials.

St Andrew’s Old Church in Upleatham is a small historic church in North Yorkshire, known for its Norman architecture and quiet, rural setting.

Scone Old Church is an ancient kirk thought to have been originally built in 1286 in the village of Old Scone.

Tower set in the beautiful Cumbrian countryside, part of an old parish church.

A 15th Century Gatehouse to Wetheral Priory, which is all that remains of the complex following the Dissolution of the Monastaries.

A 16th Century Church with links to the now demolished Wetheral Priory.

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.

A memorial dedicated to six covenanters killed for their beliefs.

The remains of a chapel founded by St Ebba.

12th century abbey dedicated to St Andrew, in the heart of Hexham.

A Grade I listed building with origins dating back to the 7th century.

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.

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

A noticeable Norman Church commanding a hill in Easington Village.

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

The Parish Church of Wigtown.

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

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

Ruins of a medieval chapel dedicated to St Ninian.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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 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 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.