Short Eucharist Service 10.30am. ( a service with communion)

Tuesday services take place in St George’s Chapel. Enter by the Pioneer Door on the south side of the building by the door behind the small bank.

While we love our building we recognize that the church community is more than a building and our services, events, and groups all aim to bring people together.

We also know that attending a church for the first time can be a little nerve-wracking and daunting too. For this reason we have a community manager whose job it is to answer any of your questions, meet you before service, escort you into the building, introduce you to others and walk you through how we worship here. We want you to feel cared for here and not allow nerves or worries to get in the way of your worship. Just e-mail sarah@holy sepulchre.co.uk and we can start chatting.

Similarly, if you want to attend but getting here is a challenge, e-mail as we might be able to help.

Every Sunday at 11am there is a service in the 'round' in the church. After the service there are refreshments and refreshments in the adjacent church hall. Enter via the gate on Sheep Street or Church Lane and through the south porch ( with a lantern above, at the side of the church off the path) during cold months and the Great West Door ( opposite the main gate on Sheep Street) in warmer weather.

Please note sometimes this time changes so please check with us.

Our Medieval Round Church has been welcoming visitors since 1100 AD and this year she will also stay open in the winter.

If only these walls could talk, I wonder what they would say?

The Holy Sepulchre is the oldest building in Northampton, surviving the great fire, one of only four medieval round churches in the U.K., and has the longest aisle in Northampton.

Historic battles have taken place here, famous people have been married here and royalty has visited.

The stained glass is beautiful, the Soldier’s Chapel delightful and the stories even more intriguing.

Join our volunteers on the dates below to find out more.

During the winter we open the church for self guided tours most Tuesdays between 12 noon and 2pm and one Saturday every month.

A few things to note:

Please e-mail hello@holysepulchre.co.uk or call and leave a message on 01604 627988 to check the opening times before travelling. We are a small group of volunteers and sometimes things chance at the last minute.

Please come wrapped up, as the church can be very cold in the winter.

If you would like a tour with one of our historians please contact tours@holysepulchre.co.uk as they are not normally at open days in the winter months.

Entrance can sometimes be organised at other times so please e-mail us to see if we can arrange something.

Winter Open Days

October 12th - 2pm-4pm
November 9th -2pm-4pm
December - no open day
January - 11th -2pm-4pm
February -8th - 2pm-4pm
March - 8th - 2pm-4pm
April - 12th - 2pm-4pm

In May we move into our Summer schedule.

April 13th at 11 a.m.

Join us for a wonderful Eucharist Service in our medieval round church.

Palm Sunday is celebrated one week before Easter Day. It marks the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, an event that is recorded in all four Gospels.

Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, while the crowds waved palm branches and shouted “Hosanna!” (an exclamation of praise)

Afterwards join us for a tea or coffee and Hot Cross Buns.

April 18th at 4.15 pm

Join us a for a Stations of the Cross (Maria Desolata) service. 

"Maria Desolata" translates to "Mary in Sorrow" and refers to the Stations of the Cross being walked in reverse order, mirroring Mary's journey back to her home after Jesus's death. 

The service includes prayers, reflections, and sacred art  and  invites participants to contemplate Jesus' death and Mary's suffering.  

The Stations of the Cross have formed part of Christian devotion for many centuries because it offers a poignant way of following in the steps of Jesus on the way to the Cross. 

It originated when early Christians visited Jerusalem and wanted to follow literally in the footsteps of Jesus, tracing the path from Pilate’s house to Calvary. They would pause for prayer and devotion at various points. Eventually, those pilgrims brought the practice back to their home countries and ever since then Christians of differing traditions have used this form of devotion.

Join us for this devotional commemoration service as we walk through the Stations of the Cross in reverse order and contemplate what it means for us, our faith and relationship with Jesus.

Afterwards refreshments will be served including Hot Cross Buns.

April 20th at 9 a.m.

Join us bright and early on Easter Sunday for our Eucharist Service.

Easter Day marks the beginning of fifty days of celebrating Jesus’ resurrection. Join for a celebratory service where we give takes for Jesus and the sacrifice he made for the world.

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.

John 3.16

Afterwards join us for a tea or coffee and pastries. Then afterwards go home and eat all the chocolate 🙂