St Peters Church — Attraction in Lancaster

This early-medieval (Dark-Ages?) church sits in a very attractive position on the seafront at Heysham, with sweeping views of the sea. The Church itself is a small, low building, built of dark local stone – very much looks of its age. This church has certainly seen a lot of change over time. A survivor.

The Church is surrounded by an expansive graveyard, which is well-tended and stretches down toward the seafront – worth spending time walking around the graveyard and reading the headstones here – some interesting personal stories. The graveyard also affords an excellent view on the evening sunset, which can be spectacular here.

Small garden to side of church, bordering the main road in the village, which is mature and offers pathways through bushes etc – a few odd sculptures dotted about in here.

To the back of the churchyard, there are medieval ruins, these are situated beneath the ruins of St Patrick’s Chapel, which sits further up the slope upon a cliff.

Worth stopping by and spending an hour or two here – if you’re staying at the Royal down the road, pop along at sunset and enjoy the quiet and the views from...

We went to see the Hogback stone and made sure we visited during church opening times. However, we shouldn't have bothered, as groups of schoolchildren were there the whole time of our visit, and were obviously on an organised visit(s) as an elderly gentleman was there stood in front of the stone telling them all about it, covering both sides of the stone, which prevented anyone else being ale to see it properly. The children were seated all around, so there was no way we could see it ourselves and absolutely no chance of taking photos. We went outside for a while to allow the session to finish, and when we came back the children were filing out of the church, however, when we got back inside another school group were already in place!! Gave up and left, as had already waited ages for nothing. No mention on the church website that anyone else other than organised school visits wouldn't be able to see the stone that day. Bitterly...

I won't repeat the history in this review as it has already been very well documented in previous reviews, which are well worth a read. St Peters church dated back hundreds of centuries, it has seen many changes, however had stood the test of time. St Peters chapel further up the hill is more of a ruin. Here there are open graves from perhaps the medieval times. Human bones were found here previously. Sadly the grave tops are no longer in place, however when filled with rain water these graves look rather spectacular. Both chapel and church are located towards the top of the hill in the small village of Heysham. The church is small with lots of history. Even today, weddings still take place here. Surrounding the church is a sweeping graveyard. The stones and their stories, very interesting to read. It is a stunning location in which this historical location overlooks the bay of Heysham and Morecambe. Well worth a visit for anyone...