RTCS CHURCH TOURS and AGM 2026
The Society’s annual meeting takes place on Saturday, May 9 2026 at the Waveney Heritage Centre, Brockdish IP21 4JP. It will start at 2.15pm.
What3words – kicked.titles.eventful
The first tour of the summer season starts at 10am on the same day.
Saturday, May 9, 2026 (10am)
Ilketshall St Andrew NR34 8NZ – airports.apprehend.cheered
Ilketshall St Margaret NR32 1QU – quiet.absorbs.scrubbing
Hardwick St Margaret NR15 2AB – direct.bloomers.latest
The summer tours continue on Saturdays, all starting at 2.30pm.
Saturday, June 6, 2026 (2.30pm)
Sidestrand, St Michael & All Angels NR27 0LY – testing.whizzing.warns
Roughton, St Mary NR11 8SZ – mason.baths.grounded
Aylmerton, St John the Baptist NR11 8PZ – represent.prefer.junction
Saturday, July 4 (2.30pm)
Colney, St Andrew NR4 7TW – export.palms.luck
Bawburgh, St Mary and St Walstan NR9 3NH – crisper.riverbed.dust
Wramplingham, St Peter & Paul NR18 0RY – overhear.period.recent
Saturday, August 1 (2.30pm)
Mutford, St Andrew NR34 7UY – shuttling.tinsel.backdrop
Rushmere, St Michael NR33 8ED – motel.urge.galloped
Gisleham, Holy Trinity NR33 8DS – demotion.runners.throw
Saturday, September 5 (2.30pm)
South Pickenham, All Saints PE37 8EA – Defender.tractor.passwords
Cockley Cley, All Saints PE37 8AL – upstarts.river.passport
Beachamwell, St Mary PE37 8BB – bronze.hotspots.impulses
NORFOLK CHURCH TOURS
Join the summer tour programme of church tours in Norfolk from April 19.
All the guided tours are free and all are welcome. Tea is usually provided at one of the churches. The Norfolk Church Tours, which started in 1969, take place on a Sunday afternoon and usually end with a brief service of worship to end the day. The experienced team of tour guides, ‘Lyn Stilgoe and Richard Barham, with assistance of Michael Pollitt, will highlight aspects of architectural and historical importance of the various churches.
Sunday, April 19, 2026 (2.30pm)
East Bradenham, St Mary IP25 7QL (Churches Conservation Trust) – warbler.creatures.bashed
West Bradenham, St Andrew IP25 7QP (T) – improve.ballooned.words
North Pickenham, St Andrew PE37 8JZ (T) – goofy.lends.neutron
Swaffham, SS Peter & Paul PE37 7AB (T) Cleanser.adust.observers
Sunday, May 17, 2026 (2.30pm)
Horsham St Faiths NR10 3JJ – spices.beside.lonely
Horsford, All Saints NR10 3DB – shepherdess.corrosive.comforted
Drayton, St Margaret NR8 6DW – treaded.winner.regularly
Hellesdon, St Mary NR6 5AT – spray.cove.wonderfully
Sunday, June 21, 2026 (2.30pm)
Blo Norton, St Andrew IP22 2JE – lurching.modem.sizes
Garboldisham, St John the Baptist IP22 2SE – Hammer.than.mandolin
Riddlesworth, St Peter IP22 2TA – decoded.agent.recap
West Harling, All Saints NR16 2SE – mason.cuddling.vitamins
Sunday, July 26 (2.30pm)
Wells, St Nicholas NR23 1EQ – upwardly.giant.repayment
Holkham, St Withburga NR23 1RW – Bleaker.computers.lunch
Burnham Overy, St Clements PE31 8HX – decently.corrupted.carpeted
Burnham Sutton, All Saints PE31 8UR – birdcage.bound.briefer
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