Heritage Open Day 

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Saturday 19 September 2026 12pm - 3pm​

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There is a lot going on at St Peter's for Heritage Open Days this year.  Visit us to climb the bell tower, play on the bouncy castle, take part in crafts, activities and trails and enjoy refreshments including tea, coffee, cake, and sausage/ bacon baps, and learn about the history of St Peter's through our new QR code trail.  

 

​​Tower Tours 

This is one of the few times in the year when the church tower is open to visitor. The church tower is the highest point in St Albans and on a clear day it is possible to see Canary Wharf and the Wembley Arches.

There will be 3 guided tower tours taking place at 12.15pm, 1.15pm and 2.15pm.  Numbers are limited on each of these. 

To book your place please go to church from 11.30am on Saturday 19th September and sign up for one of the tours.  

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Visitors will be able to;

• see what's up the tower 

• learn about the 400 year old art of English Change Ringing 

• experience a bell ringing demonstration 

• view the bells 

• admire the birds eye view of St Albans (and further afield) from the church roof (subject to weather and other considerations)

• be invited to return to the tower if they are interested in learning to ring

 

Please note that children should be accompanied by an adult and children under 9 years old are not able to access the roof.  In the event of wet weather it will not be possible to go onto the roof. 

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Children​​

There will be a bouncy castle in the church, craft activities, trails and quizzes for children to enjoy and the chance to design your own stained-glass window.   

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Refreshments 

Tea, coffee, cake and sausage / bacon baps will be available in the church.

 

QR Code Trail

 Walk round the church and use QR codes to access more information about the features in church, stained glass windows, history, characters and stories from St Peter's which has been a place of worship for over 1,000 years and one of the pilgrim churches. 

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Churchyard 

Enjoy our beautiful churchyard with lots of areas to explore and sit to enjoy nature in the heart of the city.   Nature trails for children are available and there our Churchyard Trail guides visitors through a thousand years of history and wildlife with signposts to find out more about the churchyard and stories relating to it.   

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