Open House Festival

St Marylebone Parish Church

religious

Thomas Hardwick, 1817

17 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LT

Built in 1817 and located at the terminus of York Gate, Regent’s Park, St Marylebone Parish Church is one of the most significant landmarks of Marylebone. Our parish church has shaped and has been shaped by the community of Marylebone, even giving the village its name and providing continual spiritual and pastoral care for the community for over 900 years.

Getting there

Tube

Baker Street, Bond Street, Great Portland Street, Oxford Circus

Train

Euston, Marylebone, St. Pancras

Bus

18, 2, 205, 27, 30, 88

Access

Facilities

Accessibility notes

We are an accredited Dementia Friendly Venue. A few parking spaces can be reserved in the church's carpark.

What you can expect

The tour will take you outside to the gardens with an uneven cobbled stone pavement, and the road can be noisy.

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Activities

Sat 14 Sep

Family activity

10:30–12:30

Familty activity for younger children

Tactile models of some of the architectural features on open display, trails and colouring.

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Workshop

10:30–12:30

Collage workshop for families

Workshop led by a collage artist, using architecture and design as the theme. Ideally, children should be 8 years or over.

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Guided tour

11:00–11:45

Guided tour

You will learn about the long history of our parish church, stretching back over nine hundred years.

How to book

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Guided tour

14:00–14:45

Guided tour

You will learn about the long history of our parish church, stretching back over nine hundred years.

How to book

Please create a free visitor account to book your festival tickets.

About

Guided tour of the Church

You will learn about the long history of our parish church, stretching back over nine hundred years. This will include the evolution of the three previous churches, the design of the present parish church by the architect Thomas Hardwick in 1817, and the many famous faces who passed through its doors.

A tactile models display

Created by City & Guilds students, there will be tactile models of some of the architectural features on open display for people to touch, to explore and to learn about.

Family activities for younger children

Family activity focusing on painting by numbers, follow the trail and design your own stained glass window.

Collage workshop for families - Architecture and Design

Workshop for families led by a collage artist, using architecture and design as the theme. Ideally children should be 8 years or over.

Online presence

stmarylebone.org

www.instagram.com/stmaryleboneparishchurch

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www.facebook.com/StMaryleboneParishChurch

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