The Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul is open daily and serves a parish comprising one-fifth of the Thurton Benefice; the others being Ashby St Mary, Framingham Pigot, Thurton and Yelverton.
Although there may not always be someone on hand to welcome you, do come in. Have a look around, sit, pray, meditate .... or just be. Do sign the visitors’ book; it's always interesting to discover what brings people to our door and where they have come from to visit us. We’re a friendly, if smallish, congregation, like to share coffee and chat after every service, and we'd love to see you.
There’s variety in the type of services offered here, just have a look at our ‘What’s on’ or ‘Services & events’ pages for details.
We're an ancient church with Norman (1300s) origins, Victorian features and a fair few bits and pieces in between. You'll find us settled in 2.6 acres of peaceful churchyard where you might hear the plaintive mewing of the buzzards overhead, the 'Whoo' and 'Wheet' of the tawny owls who live in the adjacent nature reserve, a couple of rowdy nuthatches or a myriad others. A muntjac deer is a regular visitor. Parts of the churchyard are deliberately un-manicured. This is to encourage a diversity of wild flowers and the small beasties who enjoy the extra protection the longer grass gives.
In the more than 700 years that a church has been on the site, there’s no telling how many residents of Bergh Apton are buried here. We do know the names of over 1300 souls who lie at peace in this little corner of Norfolk, although memorials for only 600-700 exist. The earliest is dated 1686. If you are looking for family history information do get in touch; we have a local history group which may be able to help.
A grassed field lies adjacent to the churchyard, which is available for parking. The gate is kept closed but not locked. Respectful visitors are always welcome.
