PIN Christ Church Greyfriars

A garden with a lot of history

Christ Church Greyfriars is an old Anglican church in ruins with a great of history. Located in Newgate Street, EC1 it was bombed during the World War 2 and the ruins are now a public garden This beautiful garden is a curious place where Clematis and climbing roses weave their way up 10 tall wooden towers which represent the pillars that once held the roof. It is possible to hire this garden and it is also available for family celebrations, receptions, film shoots and charity events.

Christchurch Greyfriars and the Rose Garden are available for hire Monday to Saturday, 8am to 10pm.Some events may be restricted on Sundays

History

This place was first a monastic church in the thirteenth century and later became a parish church after the dissolution of the monasteries. The church was destroyed in the Great Fire of London of 1666, and then rebuilt. It was finally destroyed a second time by bombing during the Second World War.

TripTide Thoughts

this is a beautiful garden where you can have a moment of peace and meditation, in a place frozen in time.

How to get there

You have to take the Circle or District lines and get off at Towe Mansion House and walking 9 minutes to get there or have to take Central line and get off at St paul's and walking 3 minutes to get there.

Opening hours

All the day

Owner

sebastian soler

Hi I am Sebastian - a french student on an internship in London for TripTide. I love music, movies and history - and London. My Home Town is Nice in France. ...