RTCS CHURCH TOURS and AGM 2026
The Society’s annual meeting will be held on Saturday, May 9 2026 at the Waveney Heritage Centre, Brockdish IP21 4JP. It will start at 2.15pm.
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Saturday, May 9, 2026 (10am)
Ilketshall St Andrew NR34 8NZ
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Ilketshall St Margaret NR32 1QU
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Hardwick St Margaret NR15 2AB
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As the tour season has ended, please look out for dates for the next year.
Further dales for the 2026 Norfolk Church Tours and also the Round Tower Church Society’s tour will be confirmed in late January or ealy February.
All are welcome and the afternoon usually ends with a brief service at the last church. The guides, ‘Lyn Stilgoe, Richard Barham and Michael Pollitt will highlight key areas of architectural and historical importance.
The Round Tower Churches Society’s summer tours start in 2026.
In 2025, we visited
Bungay, Holy Trinity NR35 1EH (Mettingham, All Saints and Barsham, Holy Trinity. (T*)
South Ockendon, RM15 66SD,
St Nicholas of Myra; then Broomfield, St Mary;
Great Leighs, St Mary the Virgin CM3 1PL;
Bardfield Saling , St Peter & St Paul. (T*),
Lamarsh, Church of the Holy Innocents CO8 5ET.
Hales NR14 6QN, St Margaret, Heckingham, St Gregory Raveningham, St Andrew.
Sedgeford PE36 5NA, St Mary; Little Snoring, St Andrew,
Great Ryburgh, St Andrew.
Mautby NR29 3JA, St Peter & St Paul;
Repps with Bastwick, St Peter; Rollesby, St George.
NORFOLK CHURCH TOURS (free)
Reedham NR13 3TZ, St John the Baptist (T);
Wickhampton, St Andrew.
Halvergate, St Peter & St Paul; Tunstall, St Peter & St Paul.
Stow Bedon, St Botolph NR17 1BX;
Caston, Church of The Holy Cross
Griston, St Peter & St Paul; Thompson, St Martin.
Wiggnhall St Germans PE34 3EY; Wiggenhall St Mary the Virgin, Wiggenhall St Mary;
Watlington St Peter & St Paul.
Antingham St Mary NR23 0NL; Suffield, St Margaret of Antioch; Colby, St Giles;
Erpingham, St Mary.
Church tours 2024
Round Tower Churches Society. All at 2.30pm
Saturday, June 1
Framingham Earl, St Andrew NR14 7SD
Poringland, All Saints NR14 7LE
Howe, St Mary NR15 1HD.
Saturday, July 6
Hemblington, All Saints NR13 4EF
Little Plumstead, SS Protase & Gervase NR13 5FB
Old Catton, St Margaret NR6 7DR
Saturday, August 3
Bruisyard, St Peter IP17 2EG
Hasketon, St Andrew IP13 6JB
Ramsholt, All Saints IP12 3AE
Saturday, September 7
Ingworth, St Lawrence NR11 6PD
Tuttington, SS Peter & Paul NR11 6AZ
Brampton, St Peter NR10 5AA
Norfolk Church Tours
(All at 2.30pm)
Sunday, June 16
Talcolneston, All Saints NR16 1DF
Bunwell, St Michael & All Angels NR16 1SN
Carleton Rode, All Saints NR16 1RN
Old Buckenham, All Saints NR17 1RP
Sunday, July 21
Ickburgh, St Peter IP26 5JG
Lynford, Our Lady & St Stephen IP26 5EL
Mundford, St Leonard IP26 5DZ
Northwold, St Andrew IP26 5ND
All are welcome to join the tours, which are free. The guides, ‘Lyn Stilgoe, Richard Barham and Michael Pollitt will highlight details of the church and its history.
The Norfolk Church Tours finish each Sunday with a service at the final church visited – usually about 6.30pm.
Copies of the Society’s golden jubilee edition of East Anglian Round Tower Churches by Stephen Hart cost £5. The 28-page booklet, which lists all the country’s round tower churches, is for sale at the City Bookshop, Norwich, and Harleston’s bookshop. Copies may be ordered through the Society’s website – www.roundtowers.org.uk
If you have an event you would like to publicise please send information to michaelbpollitt@btinternet.com