St Giles Church

Quintessential English country church in beautiful unspoilt village

We had primarily visited the village to visit the Cheese Shop on our way to Matlock Bath from Crowdecote, however on arrival we realised that this was a village woth spending some more time in. St ...

Quaintest of the quaint

If you were designing a typical Northern English village then Hartington would be the model for it. It has everything including the quaint village pub, the duck pond, old world cheese shop, delightfu...

Unspoilt

So nice to see a traditional village church that remains unspoilt by todays inclination to make places of worship more "user friendly". No glass partitions, coffee bars or dedicated play areas - just ...

A lovely old church

It was a dull, rainy day when we visited so as you would expect inside the church was dark. However, on the wall inside were instructions for the lights, saying you are welcome to switch them on and ...

Closed

It might just be me but I thought that British Churches were 'places of sanctuary'. Well heaven help you if you need sanctuary in Hartington - this church won't let you in.