Open Doors - St. Mary the Virgin Church, Lenten Pool, Denbigh

This church dates from the mid-19th century and was built as a replacement for St Hillary’s, of which only the tower remains beside the castle. It is a large stone-built aisled church in eclectic Victorian Gothic style, with a hundred-foot tower which has a clock and a peel of eight bells. The church is constructed in a light-coloured local limestone, irregularly pointed, with dressings from the Minera quarries. It has several attractive stained-glass windows, the feature window 1880 is named Scenes from the New Testament with the Twelve Apostles. Unusually, the architects also designed the font, reredos and the pulpit.

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/

No booking required.

Address - St. Mary the Virgin, Lenten Pool, Denbigh, LL16 3HF.
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Directions - from Denbigh High Street walk away from the library and proceed down Bridge Street to Lenten Pool. The church is just behind this roundabout to the left.