All Saints & St. James Brightlingsea

06/10/2026

Next available dates for Tower Tours….

Saturday 17th October
Sunday 18th October
Saturday 24th October
Sunday 25th October
Saturday 7th November
Saturday 14th November
Sunday 15th November
Sunday 22nd November
Sunday 29th November
Sunday 6th December

And in the New Year...
Sunday 3rd January
Sunday 10th January
Sunday 17th January
Saturday 30th January

All at 2pm

Please read the following information before booking.

Our charges are £7 per adult and £4.50 for children (only those over 8 yrs allowed).
Of course, the visit to the Tower is taken at your own risk.
We do have Health & Safety regulations to observe, the most important being:
There are 126 steps to climb to the top of the tower.

The tower is approximately 30m tall.

The stair narrows significantly at the upper level of the tower, with 46 steps of very narrow climbing.

The top 46 steps (approximately 520mm wide) are almost half the width of the first tower step (900mm wide).

Climbing the tower comes with risk, and descending the tower is much more difficult than ascending it.


Thought must be given to abilities of ascent and descent.

Bookings taken via email [email protected]

01/10/2026

08/09/2026

Preparations for this weekend have begun at All Saints. Pop up to have a look and join in with our workshops and demos 10-4 Saturday and Sunday 😊

01/09/2026

Not long now!

06/08/2026

Bells restoration at All Saints’ Church.

Following the repair and renovation of the church tower the bells were removed this week to be restored and adapted for electronic ringing.
The two traditional bells, including one cast in 1400 weighing 1/2 a ton and the other a Sanctus bell, were lowered from the tower. A set of 10 very heavy tubular bells were also removed along with their timber frame.
When restored and returned to the tower in October the bells will once again ring out over Brightlingsea to mark weddings, funerals and National events.
The funding for the renovations has come from a variety of sources including donations from individuals, local organisations, tower tour ticket sales, Friends of All Saints and various charitable grants. Donations are still being sought to complete this project.

29/06/2026

Stepping Stones Toy Library runs during term time every Monday inside St James' Church from 9:15-11:15 am.

24/06/2026

Inside St James' help yourself 😊