St Mary's Church

Nice place for a winter walk. Near to river Orwell and a small pine wood nearby.

A quiet place with amazing views looking down to the river and area around you.Great place for taking photos to.

Situated in a secluded position near the Orwell Estuary, but unfortunately not open to normal view apparently due to vandalism. St Mar'y is a Grade ll listed building having. C12 origins with C14-15 nave and chancel and C15 tower. C19 porch and vestry.

Homely and not too crowded. Hymn outside at the end of service. Mission Praise playing organist Tom.

Fantastic, hidden gem off the beaten path, that requires a short but wonderful walk from the village down a magical path.

St. Mary's is a very secluded church on the high ground of Wherstead, overlooking the Orwell Estuary. Nowadays it's surrounded by tall trees, but previously it was openly visible to mariners & became a landmark for shipping. Because the tower is quite short, a makeshift spire was added by mounting a lead ball on 4 supports. St. Mary's has a surprisingly rural feel about it for a churchyard located so closeby the Ipswich bypass approaching the Orwell Bridge. The beautiful old church is small & perfectly proportioned with stone tower & tracery windows. There's a lot of intricate stained glass decorating the traditional interior. A well carved wooden lychgate leads into the churchyard from Church Lane. Its churchyard is especially pretty with wildflowers amongst some very old gravestones & merges naturally into local woodland.