St Bartholomew the Great
Barbican, London
Church, founded in 1123 as a priory, with ornate interiors, CofE services & a cloister event venue.
- ♿ Wheelchair accessible
Why it's in the ranking
We blend the rating (4.8) with the volume of 1,066 reviews to compute a confidence score of 4.62 (out of 5).
💎 Superbly rated but still under the radar — the kind of place locals know before the guides do.
Opening hours
● Closed now- Monday: 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
- Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
- Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
- Thursday: 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
- Friday: 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
- Sunday: 08:30 AM – 06:30 PM
Approximate location
Address: W Smithfield, Barbican, London EC1A 9DS, UK
📍 📍 View on Google Maps ↗What visitors say
Reviews from Google- ★★★★★★★★★★Oliver Schofield· 5 months ago
One of my favourite places in London. An absolutely beautiful medieval church and former abbey that's well worth a visit. I also took my partner here on our first date and we're still together a couple of years on, so it holds a special…
- ★★★★★★★★★★Joseph Awhinawhi· 8 months ago
Today I visited St Bartholomew-the-Great and St Bartholomew-the-Less—and something in me was deeply stirred. Founded in 1123, St Bartholomew-the-Great is one of the oldest surviving churches in London. Walking through its Norman arches,…
- ★★★★★★★★★★J.Y. Zhang· 2 months ago
Delightful place. Very understated, as in very few visitors or tourists end up here, despite it being one of the oldest churches in the City and one of the few that survived the Blitz.
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