Trinity Church, Newport — Attraction in Newport

Went on this tour in early October and absolutely loved it- so much so, that I couldn’t wait to bring my hubby and kids back! Website said the church is open for tours from 11:30-12:30 on Sunday’s after the services. Due to traffic, we got to the church at 12:10 (which left us plenty of time for the 15 minute tour). When we got there, the people working were walking out the door and had just locked the doors! They wouldn’t even open them back up to let us in to a place that was supposed to be open!! So disappointing!! The tour was an integral part of our Newport visit- wish they would have done the right thing and stayed open or at least have opened the door when we got there since they were supposed to be...

We attended a service here today to see the church & tour it (as far as I can tell, currently, historic tours are only open on Sundays after service).

The immediate vibe was warm and welcoming, much like the city itself. They made this service very tourist friendly with well laid out pamphlets so you didn’t get lost during it. We followed along easily with our respective protestant and catholic backgrounds.

It was beautiful, well-preserved, with ushers and individual box pews. There’s historical plaques on the walls and a self-guided tour pamphlet you can grab at the door. It was a very cool experience; definitely worth going. The historic graveyard around the church is also...

We took the Colonial Newport Walking Tour as a shore excursion on our Silver Shadow Cruise. Ken, our guide, gave us a lot of information on Newport and Rhode Island’s early history. A major stop is Trinity Church. Here we learn about the church’s early roots, designed like the Old North Church in Boston. Inside we see how each family had their own block. We saw this in the old North Church. Each family decorated their section. The church was very plain in the past without Stain Glass windows. Today stained glass windows are used as fundraiser for the church. A lot of history...