Open Doors - Leicester’s Church, Denbigh

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester and favourite of Elizabeth I, began building Leicester's Church in 1578. It was dedicated to St David and was apparently part of Leicester’s plan to transfer the See from St Asaph to Denbigh. In 1584, work was suspended and the structure remained incomplete on his death in 1588. 

The church was originally conceived as a ten-bay arcaded rectangular church. The imposing ruins are the remains of the first and probably the most ambitious Protestant church to be started after the reformation. 

The 2026 Denbigh Open Doors Weekend launches on Friday 18th September 2026 with a self-drive Tour of the Vale followed by an evening lecture at Theatr Twm o'r Nant, “Restoring and repositioning Brookhouse Mill for the future”. Over the following two days, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September 2026, thirty historically important sites in the locale will be open to the public. This will be supplemented by children’s workshops, guided tours and an interactive show. A booking service for events with limited places will be available through Denbigh Library, closer to the weekend. Further information will be available www.darganfoddinbych.cymru and https://www.facebook.com/opendoorsdenbighshire

22 Bull Lane, Denbigh, LL16 3LY ///What3Words:  (Eng) ///innocence.micro.fuss  (Cym) ///maerea.chwiliais.plethiad

Getting there - From in front of the Library in High Street turn left and walk up Bull Lane to the Town Walls entrance, turn left and follow the road round to the Church.

Nearest bus stops: 150m up the High Street. Bus services 51, 52 to Denbigh.