Cerne Abbas St Mary's Church

Cerne Abbas St Mary's Church St Mary's is the Parish Church for Cerne Abbas in Dorset. We also celebrate seasonal events at the Silver Well and at the Vicarage.

It is a living church, open during daylight hours (or until about 5pm when it's light later) year-round. Come in to learn about the history of the village (boards in the tower room), say a prayer and/or light a candle, join in with one of our many concerts or other musical events, have a coffee and a slice of cake (1st Wednesday of the month), ring the bells (practice 7pm most Thursdays), or atten

d a service. Regular services are listed on the Church near You website, and special services are highlighted on this page.

Minterne Church now has two coffee mornings each month on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays. A beautiful flower arrangement in d...
12/07/2026

Minterne Church now has two coffee mornings each month on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays. A beautiful flower arrangement in decorated jars and fresh sausage rolls and cakes to enjoy. A warm welcome and people to chat to for as longs as you like! 11am-1pm.

This week has seen the Music Festival i St Mary's Church.
12/07/2026

This week has seen the Music Festival i St Mary's Church.

Down he Snicket!!
03/07/2026

Down he Snicket!!

A village wedding with the shortest distance to walk from home into the church.! A beautiful day and a beautiful wedding...
03/07/2026

A village wedding with the shortest distance to walk from home into the church.! A beautiful day and a beautiful wedding.

The christening of Leo by Rev Sawdy. A lovely summer Saturday afternoon, shared by family and friends
28/06/2026

The christening of Leo by Rev Sawdy. A lovely summer Saturday afternoon, shared by family and friends

Busy morning in church with the regular coffee morning and the flowers being arranged for the weekend's Open gardens... ...
17/06/2026

Busy morning in church with the regular coffee morning and the flowers being arranged for the weekend's Open gardens... and testing where the water from the font drains to.. or doesn't!

14/06/2026
07/06/2026
Michael McCarthy, who gave a talk about 'Shakespeare the Naturalist ' in the Cerne Giant Festival has had a shorter vers...
04/06/2026

Michael McCarthy, who gave a talk about 'Shakespeare the Naturalist ' in the Cerne Giant Festival has had a shorter version of his talk published the Marshwood Vale magazine.

in an age when the natural world is so terribly threatened, an age where the qualification to be the Greatest Living Englishman is to love nature and defend it, let us be grateful for the fact that the greatest English writer loved it too, and were he alive today, would very likely be manning the ba...

A varied programme of light music....
01/06/2026

A varied programme of light music....

Address

Abbey Street
Cerne Abbas
DT27JQ

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+441300341251

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