Visiting the Church
In a busy world, Kendal Parish Church provides a perfect setting for quiet reflection and prayer, and a fascinating place to visit.
As the gateway to the Lake District, the ‘auld grey town’ of Kendal attracts many tourists and we are glad to welcome thousands of visitors each year to Kendal Parish Church. Everyone who comes is impressed and inspired by the building’s beauty and by our long history of Christian worship. We hope that you too will pay us a visit.
The church is open 10.00am to 4.00pm, Monday to Saturday and 8.00am to 4.00pm on Sundays (summer months), but closes at 3.00pm during the Winter months.
The church office is open 9.30am-12.00noon, Monday to Friday.
We have a team of welcomers who volunteer on a rota basis (although not necessarily 100% of the time we are open). They are always happy to answer any questions you might have.
Parking
If you come by car, there is a public pay and display car park next to the church.
Did You Know?
Holy Trinity
The church is also known as Holy Trinity, Kendal because it is dedicated to the Holy Trinity
Widest Church
Having five aisles it is one of the widest churches in England – only four feet narrower than York Minster
850AD Fragments of a cross and Saxon Stone
This is not the first church on the site. There are fragments of a cross from around 850AD and there is some Saxon stone in the church
Parr Chapel
Queen Katherine Parr’s family is commemorated in the Parr Chapel
Border Regiment
The church is home to the chapel of the Border Regiment
We are part of the Major Churches Network.
The group was founded in 1991 as The Greater Churches Network, an informal association of non-cathedral churches which fulfil a role which is additional to that of a normal parish church. To find out more about other churches in the network, please click on the logo to the left.
