Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate — Attraction in England

I love this church and visit whenever I go to York. The atmosphere is incredible. As soon as you enter you are transported back centuries. You can just imagine people from eras ago sitting in the old wooden pew boxes listening to the sermons. The floors are stone and uneven. The enclosed wooden pews are so old - I really must find that one out! No lighting!!! The candles sconces are still there! Beautiful stain glass windows. Which pew did Anne Lister sit in?? It is small and it is dark and it is higgeldy piggeldy and it is hidden in a little court yard off Goodramgate but it is so authentic! Fabulous

Doesn't open Monday or Tuesday (check website) and, as it is run by volunteers, this will depend on them being available. By the way, the volunteers are fabulous! So approachable, enthusiastic and knowledgeable. A delight to talk to. It is free to enter but all donations are...

This is not an easy place to find for the casual visit to York but we stumbled across it. The church is extremely interesting and historic with the oldest parts dating from the 12th century. For me, seeing the very rare box pews was a delight and the three tier pulpit is still in place. The lady who greeted us was very pleasant and knowledgeable but she didn't tell us about maybe the most interesting thing about the church: The first lesbian marriage in an English church and maybe, in the world. On Easter Sunday 1834, Anne Lister took Holy Communion with Ann Walker. This wasn't a legally recognised marriage by neither state nor church but everyone present knew the significance of the event to...

An old church just to the side of Goodramgate through a small gateway. Go past the Ann Lister Blue Plaque then along a path to the church, enter just to the left of the old bell. Once inside you will see how the Boxed Pews (rented for a year) are arranged after the reformation so that the worshipers did not have to face the altar. To the right is the Chancel Chapel where returning Crusaders would have private masses which were coordinated with the main Mass through the Hagioscope. Also see the Piscina for washing Eucharistic vessels. Well worth a visit to see and listen to the knowledgeable staff. Seen on tv...