The 32 best churches in Northampton

One of the Thousand. The ornate architecture outside is matched by that inside. This is a celebration and a joy. Sometimes looking like a music hall and court of law, the church is well maintained and likely serves many purposes. Look out for the secret in the wardrobe.

A place that's open to all especially the Homeless. It has a good Relaxing spot where you can sit down and have a view of the busy area of Drapery.

What a beautiful church and such a warm welcome from the ladies who were polishing the pews when we ventured inside. There is a lovely coffee shop attached to the church too. Somewhere peaceful to grab a coffee and perhaps a piece of cake.

It is much more impressive inside in comparison to rather underwhelming outside. There's cafeteria, few stands to light a candle (although free, 50p donation recommended). It's free to enter, we were the only visitors on Saturday morning.

Beautiful architecture and free entrance. While it was super hot outside, it was very cool inside. This is shows how sustainable are the old building.

Nice little Anglican Church. As a roman catholic I really enjoyed the architecture and the mass itself.

Very good place

Me and my oldest son attended a play group in the St Giles Church Center a few years ago. I still remember the very friendly stuff and I am grateful to them.

Such a lovely place to be there. Singing in summer 2019 in it was amazing! A great acoustic and a big concert with over 160 choristers, in June 2019, a pity, if you missed it... Look for Northampton Male Voice Choir, Englands biggest and famous Male Voice Choir - take a look on their website, maybe you'll get them anytime (-:

Biased as a member of the congregation always welcoming a great place for all of us imperfect people... if you feel perfect then sorry it is definitely a place to grow in. Steve is a God inspired minister to the congregation. We come from all over the town and county

Beautiful church in the centre of Northampton. Historic and still in use. An oasis of tranquility in the centre of a busy town. Nice grounds, with benches to sit down and reflect.

St. Giles Church is situated at the hospital end and bordered by St. Giles Street and Abington Road, and St. Giles Terrace. Its grounds are a haven of shade and greenery and gives shelter to a lot of the less fortunate souls of Northampton. Built from the beautiful Northampton orange stone, its a beautiful building architecture.

A beautiful place. The park is very small, but in this park you can see a lot of funny squirrel. If you are in Northampton and you have any 5 free minutes, you need to visit this park.

The churchyard is a brilliant place to get some peace in the centre of town. And, it has the friendliest squirrels. If that's not a recommendation, I don't know what is!

Great atmosphere, helped by being shared with Ukrainian community, whose icons decorate the church. We were there for a choral concert - this is a good performance venue.

The church is beautiful, the many priests and the people are warm and welcome.

There was 3 little boys playing football me and my wife were trying to get them to leave but to no success so they really need to sort them out In quick sustainability how dare they ruin my day with my wife Karen

Very peaceful place , sharing lots of love . There are all the facilities including toilet with baby changing room. The pray is filling deep into our hearts which bringing into divine blessing. Thank you

Awful Covid vaccination service…..booked and made an appointment for two children, arrived and clinic was closed. Apparently only open on Tuesdays and Saturdays although you can still book any day online and Covid call centre are clear it is open daily. Lots of parents and children turning up, all with appointments, and finally got hold of someone and was told, appointment list was clear, no one had booked an appointment (even though there was reams of people there with confirmation of appointment along with myself) Madness and completely shambolic. Just glad there was a pharmacy reasonably nearby with children’s walk in appts. Thankfully a fellow parent was able to direct me when Covid call centre and people who run this clinic weren’t able to help in anyway at all.

Went here for my Covid booster. The premises is tired and a little run down. Procedures for the Covid booster was a little shambolic, given the importance of this booster better planning would improve the outcome

Hello all readers, this place has easy access to the car park, you can drive your car right to the entrance or around the church, there is also free parking, very nice and relaxing place where you can pray with family or loved ones.

Didn’t see inside as was closed on a Saturday. Might be doin it up. Incredible carving and remaining detail across most faces and doorways. Free parking in a Sat nearby.

Stunning Romanesque features in a 12th century building. Excellent Norman stonework, incredibly intricate capitals and archway. A hidden gem

A well preserved Morman Church dating from 1170 and built by the Earl of Northampton. Built on an earlier Saxon site dating from around 500- 650 AD. This whole area was also a Danish settlement and an important town for them. This must have had connection to the now lost Northampton Castle, which is the present site of Northampton Station. It was closed the day I visited so could only gauge from the outside. Built using the warm orange Northants quarried stone.

A beautiful church to distract from an otherwise mainly uneventful walk from the town centre to the train station.

Beautiful place. The coffee shop that is inside is very nice. Prices reasonable too. The church itself is well worth a look. So pretty in the middle of the town. Also sounds fantastic if you are lucky enough to hear the bells ringing.

The rich detailed sculpture on the capitals makes it of national importance. The churchyard is the final resting place of William Smith, ‘Father of English Geology’. This is truly a place that Heritage visitors must see. One visit will not be enough. St Peter’s is the finest 12th century Norman church in the County. So says Pevsner and the Corpus of Romanesque Buildings. #northampton

Beautiful and very historic deconsecrated church - s venue for some extremely interesting musical events too

A most friendly and welcoming church with vibrant worship and a lovely atmosphere.

Great place to visit for food bank every Tuesday and they also offer a little free cafe and cake or fruit or soft drinks. Very generous people.greatfull for all there support over the years.

Just went in the evening for a session with Northampton Sings - good venue with lift for easy access to the first floor as well as excellent acoustics...

The Cafe has a welcoming and serene vibe, I found it to be a nice place to relax

It is a Great place it go got worship and prayer. I love the tea and pastries before and after. It's such a friendly environment to be in. ♥️

Lovely place ful place there with people to help you out , cafe very Tuesdays and Thursday's with food bank if need on these days .nest for mother's with their baby very Wednesday .

Nice medium size church. Parking across the road in the multi storey. Unfortunate stairs to get in. Disabled access around the back.

A very good community church that is well run and welcoming 😀

We take our grandson to the Music group on a Wednesday morning. A lovely fun music session for pre school children.

Well set out building with ample meeting space in an extension. Will make an excellent warm hub.

Friendly staff and a lovely place to catch up with other mums and tots.

This is also used as a Child Contact Centre....

Lovely church. Everyone’s very friendly and welcoming !

It was small but had a good topic,

Very friendly and welcoming congregation. Pleasant tea, coffee and biscuits after the service. Communion service at 8:30am on Saturdays as well as the usual Sunday service at 10am. Regular church events (fairs, fetes, music evenings etc.). Good luck, hope you find what you're looking for, Christiaan :-) :-)

Friendly, welcoming Church, excellent organist. Lovely traditional service with uplifting hymns. Small car park

Lovely church very friendly congregation made us feel very welcome

Lovely church, friendly parishioners and a warm welcome from the vicar!

Lovely services. Very welcoming congregation.

Nice place

Nice

The people quite weird but nice houses, smells like bbq I don't know why but yeah

I'm not quite sure how you review a church. I went to see a display they had put on about the men from the village who died during WW1, having an interest in the subject and being co-author of The lost Sons of Wall Heath and Kingswinford. Excuse the plug but we still have books to sell. It was a good display and the congregation seemed very nice.

Went to a Church fete. Various tables where people were selling all sorts of things. Refreshments available. Nice Church. Nice people.

Thanks Bev for blessing me and marrying myself and lauren and big thanks to your family also.Great church and great reverand (i call her Bev the rev) shes great thankyou so much

Beautiful church. We learnt a lot and has a unique history.

Wedding lady vicar lovley sermon and made us all part of the service

Just love the atmosphere of this beautiful historic church.

Richard has been such a great landlord. He’s really helpful, easy to talk to, and always quick to sort out any issues. It made such a difference during our final year at uni knowing the house was in good hands. From the start, he explained everything clearly and made sure we felt comfortable with the contract. Whenever we had a problem, he got it sorted quickly and without any hassle. This has honestly been my best experience renting. I’d definitely recommend him.

Richard is a very reasonable, helpful, attentive and proactive landlord. My housemates and I found him a pleasure to deal with and it made our final year at uni much easier knowing that our home was safe, comfortable and well looked after

A modern and well decorated house that is well fit for student living. The communal spaces are spacious and very functional. Many extra amenities that you don’t usually see in student housing like a dishwasher and two bathrooms for 4 people. Lovely garden with astroturfing making it easy to maintain. Overall it is an excellent and very functional house! Richard is a wonderful landlord. He made sure the property was maintained regarding repairs or external cleaning. Furthermore he is patient and understanding, making sure all aspects of the house & renting are explained in detail and answering questions as and when needed. Would definitely recommend this property or any other property under Richard!

Extremely happy with Rich Lees accomdation. The house was beautifully decorated and clean to a high standard. I rented Richards 4 bedroom properties which has two shower rooms, giving us plenty of privacy. The rooms were great sizes each with a nice sized desk & storage *plenty of storage* The house was just super cosy, felt like a home not a university accommodation. Richard frequently checked up on our wellbeing, making sure we were okay and if work needed to be done on the house. He is very organised made it very clear that if any of us residence needed anything - he'd be happy to help, which he was ( even as simple as you wanted a photo put on the wall ) I couldn't have asked for a better landlord, especially during the pandemic, he has gone above and beyond. Would highly highly recommend,

Very professional and helpful. Any minor issues were fixed instantly and always kept us updated with anything that was happening.

really good house and landlord was super nice

Lovely house with amazing bedrooms and a nice back garden. Great landlord who is always quick to respond to any problems.

Nice

Nice place

(Translated by Google) Why a second entry of the same, poor parish on Google maps, I don't know. Changing the name to English will not change anything. A beautiful structure, the decor is very decent for Polish sacred taste, and the original atmosphere was not spoiled too much. The rest, as others write under the object with the Polish name. Woe with misery. Pastor - let's lower the veil of mercy. He doesn't even respond to emails. He's probably still thinking about Brazil. (Original) Po co drugi wpis tej samej, kiepskiej parafii na mapie Google, to nie wiem. Zmiana nazwy na angielską nic nie zmieni. Piękna bryła, wystrój jak na polski sacro gust bardzo przyzwoity, nie udało się za bardzo zepsuć pierwotnego klimatu. Reszta, tak jak inni piszą pod obiektem z polską nazwą. Bida z nędzą. Proboszcz - spuśćmy zasłonę miłosierdzia. Nawet na maile nie odpowiada. Pewnie dalej jest jeszcze myślami w Brazylii.

Great history with the graves of Thomas and Elizabeth Franklin clearly marked.

Lovely historical church, Benjamin Franklins relatives buried in the churchyard

Another great local landmark

I'm absolutely in love with my dark wood flooring in the kitchen / dining room. Steve has fitted the herringbone pattern beautifully and so quickly. He's also really helpful, very tidy and careful and he's also a great guy to be around. I can't recommend him enough!

Steve was brilliant. Very helpful, friendly and made appointment times very easy to arrange. He explained everything to me about what he was doing. He was on time, and kept me informed by phone about his visit, and most importantly, did a fantastic job, my flat has been transformed. I would not hesitate to recommend Steve if you need wooden or laminate flooring laid.

Steve was ably assisted by Chris, they both worked like troopers; the flooring has transformed the whole groundfloor from a dated mix of carpet, solid wood and engineered wood to a stunning, modern yet classic look, with quality engineered wood throughout. From start to finish, Steve was in contact with advice and assistance, making the business transaction an absolute pleasure. Cannot recommend Steve highly enough. Thanks guys :)

Highly recommended!!!! Steve was in with us for two days. During those two days, Steve coped with an old, mostly blind and deaf dog, an energetic three year old, and whirlwind 7 year old (and the home owners tearing the hair out from aforementioned dog and kids) without batting an eyelid. Worked around us, was never in the way, and made sure we could still do our bits around the house as best as possible. Clean, tidy, polite, friendly, hard working and thoroughly professional. The work he has done has transformed the house, and I cannot find fault. Absolutely spot on. Thanks Steve, absolute star and will be back to do upstairs next.

Pleasure to deal with, very knowledgeable and super happy with the finished floor. Thanks Steve!

Steve did an excellent job very professional

Very Nice Cosy Church Rooms for Meetings with Events Facility Rentals

Excellent parish rooms !

Blessed spirit saved in Jesus Christ

Nice

Lovely well cared for church

Basic facilities but good sized space for a children's party.

Craniosacral therapy with Rob was wonderful. After treatment, my pain and tension had significantly reduced (where painkillers had proven ineffective). Rob put me at ease and I would definitely recommend him to anyone looking for treatment.

It’s like psychotherapy without words deeply effective. Rob is a very intuitive, gifted therapist

Beautiful church and graveyard always beautiful

Very picturesce church, parent buried there where they wanted to be placed looking over the fields

Even though this is a cathedral but it's smaller in size, architecture is basic, overall facilities are not like cathedral at all. To me it's more like a church which is bit bigger in size. It's not one of the main highlight to see, but good to visit. Interior is simple and peaceful. They do have limited parking space. So if you are visiting on Sunday make sure you plan it accordingly.

This is a place of worship and some of the reviews here are not relevant. When attending mass we go there for Jesus Christ not for the colour of the building or how big it is or how warm it is. Much focus is needed on God not all the artwork. This is my local Cathedral and the Lord is ever present at work in his Church, comments about how old the architecture is and all sorts is and about monetary items is not right if you are looking for some place to view then go to a museum the Cathedral is a place of worship please remember that and about parking well people are desperate to get in so sometimes it’s busy so what arrive earlier it’s simple. I love the Catholic Cathedral the church is a place of peace, love, forgiveness all the goodness the Lord offers in his presence are there.

Organization of the cathedral for First Holy Communion. Very unorganized management. The women who were there were very redheads, the children were stressed out, the parents were very disappointed with how we were treated by the management. We asked if we could bring a candle for the child to the First Holy Communion, because it is a custom in the Christian Church, the lady replied that it was a "Polish tradition" to bring candles to the consecration that there were no such customs in the cathedral. I was shocked when she said it, it does not matter if you come from Poland, Lithuania, Romania or another country, it is the Christian Church and the rules are the same. In my opinion, preparing a child for the sacraments is very unsatisfactory because I do not feel comfortable here. I wanted children to have good memories because it's their day, but unfortunately history likes to repeat itself and the older staff should be more nice and caring, because with this behavior they deter people who come to pray to God.

The Cathedral is beautiful inside and out with a lovely garden. It has a large car park at the front of the Cathedral with plenty of spaces to park. The excellent toilet facilities are also located in the car park. It was my very first visit to the Cathedral.

I am so pleased to have visited the Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate and St Thomas of Canterbury today . I found it to be a very pleasant and peaceful experience a break from the mad world we live in today . The staff I spoke to were very nice and Cafe 1850 next door was great . It has links to three heroes of mine, St Thomas of Canterbury , from my old stomping ground , St Felix from my present, and the indomitable Augustus Welby Pugin . Not meaning to exclude the obvious of course, I don't wish to be struck down just yet . Firstly built as a small chapel in 1825 with materials from the old St Andrews Priory which formerly owned the land . In 1844/45 a Cathedral nave was built by A.W.Pugin the man himself who dedicated it to St Felix . Felix of Burgundy or of Dunwich, whichever you prefer was the first Bishop of the East Angles reportedly . This was later added to by Augustus's son Edward . It was extended even further in 1959 designed by A Herbert and again later . Some may say Pugin designs are an acquired taste well I love them all . Inside Northampton Cathedral is airy, and bright with a fantastic wooden beamed roof . You will also find some lovely stained glass windows and a great statue of Thomas of Canterbury himself ! Not forgetting the one of Our Lady of course as said previously I don't wish to be struck down today . The grounds outside are rather small but certainly beautiful . I loved the carved wooden Crucifix and a beautiful memorial garden . I shall have to try and return in spring . I certainly enjoyed my visit and got to say a prayer for Mum and Dad R.I.P. Oh yes I kind of wondered what that strange watch tower in the roof was ?

The cathedral is closed, so we were unable to visit. Only open during mass times.

Really good Catholic Church experience. However they could do with a microphone (at least volume) upgrade. I would recommend going.

We visited yesterday and were amazed at the amount of history in this beautiful church. Although it's a very rare round church, it remains true to its local roots, representing and celebrating the history and people of Northampton over the centuries. The mix of architecture and design is simply breathtaking, and the stained glass windows are stunning. A peaceful place to reflect...... Very helpful guides too, who clearly love their church. We were offered a guided tour, but we opted to wander round on our own, with a self guide leaflet. The guides were on hand for any questions. A lovely way to spend 30-60 mins.

Almost(!) unique architecture gives a real sense of history. We visited for a theatre performance which was good but cold. Refreshments available. Sanctuary area was interesting with some interesting sculpture. Limited toilets & cold are the drawbacks.

My friend and I were brought up with this church as our church After being born on 1946 and 1947 respectively we were both. Christened there. Attended Sunday school there. Got married there and saw many family and friends funerals there including siblings and parents. Happy and sad times. We decided to visit central northampton to reminisce. This beautiful church was first port of call and so pleased it was. From the minute we walked in we were transported back to childhood. The interior has retained its calm peaceful serenity. The only thing missing is the regimental flags but some of these are buried beneath the renovated floor. The stained glass windows are still as beautiful and the highly polished pews brought back so many memories. Well worth a visit to wallow in history and emotional memories.

A beautiful service and church. Very friendly. I met the Arch Deacon who was very knowledgeable. I pray it would start a Saturday service 🙏🙏🙏

Oooo it's amazing well looked after absolutely love it i will be back in day light to view it..

Unfortunately didn't get to see inside it or attend a service, but it still made a big impression on me from just viewing the beautifully built exterior. According to the information outside it is one of only four remaining rotund or 'round' churches left in the England and was build circa 1100.

Very convenient when staying in the centre plenty of parking across the road as there is a multi storey parking used by shoppers which is quite reasonably priced

You will not find a finer experience of Anglo Catholic worship. Choir is growing in expertise under new musical director Tom Moore. Why not send your child to Choir. Or scouts and guides. You will not regret it.

Wandered in with a friend just to see what the inside looked like, and was greeted and ushered in by a friendly fellow. Ended up staying for the entire service, which just happened to be the Sunday evening before the funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II. What a lovely welcoming congregation and an uplifting experience!

I've given it 4 stars because it's an impressive & very big building, and it's perfect for large occasions such as weddings and funerals etc. Not much else to say about it other than that.

St Matthew's Church, Northampton is a Church of England parish church in Northampton, within the Diocese of Peterborough. The church is a Grade II* listed building. It was erected (1891–4) in memory of brewer and MP, Pickering Phipps, beside the Kettering Road. The architect was Matthew Holding.

A lovely church that looks much older than it actually is. Went to a concert by Northampton Symphony Orchestra which was very good.

A beautiful building with many artistic commissions, and a fantastic choir. It may not be the best place for children though, as it is very high church.

This church contains a splendid Graham Sutherland crucifixion painting, as well as a nice Henry Moore Madonna and child sculpture

Nice church and grounds