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St Mary's Church, Houghton on the Hill

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The church of St. Mary, Houghton-on-the-Hill, Norfolk. Home to one of the most complete sets of 11th century medieval wall paintings in England.

Towards the end of the twentieth century the village of Houghton-on-the-Hill and its church had almost dwindled to nothing more than a few lumps and bumps and a ruin. However, thanks to funding from several government bodies, numerous charities and private donations, together with the enthusiasm and hard work of The Friends of St Mary’s, the site has experienced a startling renaissance. Visitors from many parts of the world come to see the remarkable wall paintings, to worship at the church or to appreciate its beautiful setting

19/10/2026

St Mary's will be open to visitors daily from 2 pm to 4 pm until Sunday 1st November. After then it will be open weekends only from 12 noon to 2 pm.

11/10/2026

The Friends of St Mary's AGM is being held next Saturday, 17th October, 11 a.m. at North Pickenham Community Hub, South Pickenham Road, Swaffham PE37 8DA. All are welcome to attend.

06/09/2026

Yesterday, Saturday 5th September, we held our ninth and last concert of the 2026 season with a performance by the Guildhall Singers of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk. They gave us a magnificent performance of a variety of songs from Thomas Tallis to Ralph Vaughan Williams, all beautifully sung a ca****la. The audience were able to enjoy the sunshine during the interval. Thank you Guildhall Singers and special thanks to Kate Gordon for organising such an inspiring programme of summer music.

23/08/2026

This afternoon, we welcomed back classical guitarist, Estevão Devides, for the fourth consecutive year. He played a varied selection of 20th century music to a capacity audience at St Mary's.

26/07/2026

On Saturday 25th July we were treated to a selection of late 17th and early 18th century music by the group Rococos from Bury St Edmunds. It was a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon of music with our famous interval canapes and a pleasant cooling breeze.

16/07/2026

On 11 July we were delighted to welcome Nelson Sinclair-Strong on his first visit to St Mary's Church, where a capacity audience enjoyed a great afternoon of jazz on saxophone and clarinet.

27/06/2026

The amazing The Dionysus Ensemble performing at St. Mary's this afternoon!

14/06/2026

Yesterday's concert was a new departure for St Mary's. A Country and Western concert by Geoff and Victoria, the Tennessee Twins. The church was once again packed with visitors coming from as far away as Northamptonshire. Thank you Geoff and Victoria for a most enjoyable afternoon.

24/05/2026

We were very pleased to welcome Ben Creighton Griffiths - Music to St Mary's yesterday after an epic journey back from Corsica. We were blessed with a fine afternoon for his concert. What a difference from last year when Ben played bravely through a ferocious thunderstorm. Yesterday a packed church was treated to some delightful jazz which sounds quite wonderful when played on the harp. Many thanks Ben.

10/05/2026

Our Summer of Music season started yesterday (Saturday 9th May) with another performance by the ever popular Serendipity Woodwind Trio playing to a full church on a fine sunny afternoon. Thank you Serendipity for a most enjoyable and varied programme of music from Mozart to Gershwin to Alyssa Morris.

Address

Browns Lane, Houghton-on-the-Hill
Swaffham
PE378DP

Opening Hours

Monday	2pm - 4pm
Tuesday	2pm - 4pm
Wednesday	2pm - 4pm
Thursday	2pm - 4pm
Friday	2pm - 4pm
Saturday	2pm - 4pm
Sunday	2pm - 4pm

Telephone

+447900570766

Website

http://www.houghtonstmarys.org.uk/, https://buytickets.at/houghtonstmarys

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