St Agnes Church
St Agnes Church
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The area
Best nearby
Restaurants
49 within 3 miles
The Piano Cafe
481
315 ft$$ - $$$ • Cafe • British • Vegetarian Friendly
Dimbola Tea Room
77
394 ft$$ - $$$ • Cafe • British • Vegetarian Friendly
Julia's Tea room
9
397 ft$ • British
Dandelion Cafe
173
0.3 mi$$ - $$$ • Cafe • British • Vegetarian Friendly
The Freshwater Coffee House
318
0.8 mi$$ - $$$ • Cafe • British • Vegetarian Friendly
End Of The Line Cafe
149
0.6 mi$ • Quick Bites • Cafe • British
The Red Lion
972
0.8 mi$$ - $$$ • Bar • British • Pub
Petesaria
87
0.7 mi$$ - $$$ • Chinese • British • Vegetarian Friendly
The Vine Inn
328
0.8 mi$$ - $$$ • Steakhouse • British • Soups
Jaffran Indian Restaurant And Takeaway
37
0.7 mi$$ - $$$ • Indian • Asian • Balti
Attractions
53 within 6 miles
Dimbola Museum & Galleries
260
396 ftArt Galleries • Historic Sites
Farringford Estate & Gardens
90
0.3 miSpeciality Museums • Historic Sites
Tennyson Down
177
1.2 miLookouts
Tapnell Farm Park
938
2.1 miFarms
Freshwater Bay
14
0.6 miBeaches
Compton Beach
168
1.8 miBeaches
West Wight Alpacas
623
2.9 miFarms
Colwell Bay
182
1.5 miBodies of Water
The Needles Battery
1,276
2.7 miHistoric Sites
Mottistone Gardens
437
Gardens
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Neil B
Chippenham, UK321 contributions
Sep 2022
Just over the road from The Piano Cafe, we popped in to see the church, having driven past it several times.
A quaint little building which was very well maintained but also a still and calming place.
Well worth a visit
A quaint little building which was very well maintained but also a still and calming place.
Well worth a visit
Written September 15, 2022
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Branko V
Stevenage, UK1,104 contributions
Aug 2015 • Couples
We saw this church while on the way to Dimbola Lodge Museum, we needed to take a closer look as it is rare to see a church with a thatched roof.
Very well maintained inside and out
Very well maintained inside and out
Written September 3, 2015
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Lynn1950
Virginia Beach, VA662 contributions
Jul 2014 • Couples
It is difficult to pass the "Thatched Church" without stopping for a visit. It is a delightful little Anglican church dating to the early 20th century. The staff was most helpful in providing directions to Freshwater bay.
Written August 24, 2014
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Gilbo53
Freshwater, UK13 contributions
Jul 2014 • Solo
When visiting the Island,full of attractions,please don't miss this walk in the past,the most beautiful thatched church in the world.
Visit the past in this idyllic porthole time capsule and taste peace,love and contentment thru the age's,it's all here,shelved wooden seating,with monogrammed cushions await,a heraldic delight,twisted wooden beams in what must be the perfect,spiritual church in the world,weddings,christenings and the rest.as close to our maker as it can be :)
Visit the past in this idyllic porthole time capsule and taste peace,love and contentment thru the age's,it's all here,shelved wooden seating,with monogrammed cushions await,a heraldic delight,twisted wooden beams in what must be the perfect,spiritual church in the world,weddings,christenings and the rest.as close to our maker as it can be :)
Written August 5, 2014
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I&C
32 contributions
Sep 2019
Well worth a visit - very close to Farringford (Tennyson's home) and Dimbola Lodge (museum and once-home of pioneer Victorian portrait photographer Julia Cameron)
Written September 24, 2019
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Sue H
72 contributions
Aug 2014 • Solo
It's worth spending a few minutes looking over the church building and its thatched roof - the only thatched roofed church on the Island (and I doubt there are many in the UK!!). A snap shot into a tiny corner of our varied British history.
Written August 29, 2014
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Maggie N
Ventnor, UK130 contributions
Feb 2013 • Solo
On a bleak and bitterly cold day in February this church looks warm and welcoming with Its unusual thatched roof. Inside the simplicity of its bare stone walls, small windows grouped in twos and threes and rows of chairs instead of pews create a homely atmosphere. Your eyes are drawn up to the warm tones of the vaulted roof. The whole interior looks light and warm and has a timeless, rustic charm.
The church is only just over a hundred years old, but much of the stone used to build it came from a disused seventeenth century farmhouse.On the roof there is a little bellcote with a single bell. The land on which the church stands was donated by Lord Alfred Tennyson's eldest son, Hallam and was part of the Tennyson family's Farringford Estate. It is to be found on the road that leads from Freshwater Bay, past Dimbola Lodge, signposted to Totland and The Needles.
A booklet giving a brief history of the church and postcards are on sale just inside the entrance.
The church is only just over a hundred years old, but much of the stone used to build it came from a disused seventeenth century farmhouse.On the roof there is a little bellcote with a single bell. The land on which the church stands was donated by Lord Alfred Tennyson's eldest son, Hallam and was part of the Tennyson family's Farringford Estate. It is to be found on the road that leads from Freshwater Bay, past Dimbola Lodge, signposted to Totland and The Needles.
A booklet giving a brief history of the church and postcards are on sale just inside the entrance.
Written February 24, 2013
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Steve Mitch
11 contributions
May 2022
not as old as it looks, only 120 years old, but still very pretty, part of a larger church near by, but worth a look around
Written May 24, 2022
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MCXV
Curry Mallet, UK117 contributions
May 2021 • Couples
Can’t think of any other thatched church I have been to, although there are some in the east of England. A nice church, really interesting and worthy of a visit
Written June 17, 2021
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Ally
Essex, UK24 contributions
Aug 2020 • Couples
We visited in order to solve the clues for finding the nearby Geocache. Really lovely and very unusual church in a beautiful setting.
Written August 29, 2020
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- Hotels near St Agnes Church:
- (0.04 mi) The Really Green Holiday Company
- (0.16 mi) The Bay Bed & Breakfast
- (0.06 mi) 4 bedroom accommodation in Freshwater Bay
- (0.12 mi) The Bay Boutique Bed & Breakfast, Freshwater Bay
- (0.16 mi) Ruskin Lodge B&B
- Restaurants near St Agnes Church:
- (0.06 mi) The Piano Cafe
- (0.07 mi) Dimbola Tea Room
- (0.08 mi) Julia's Tea room
- (0.77 mi) The Freshwater Coffee House
- (0.28 mi) Dandelion Cafe