Grassington Congregational Church

Our church is a place for you to find rest, renewed hope, courage and inspiration ...

Local links ... reasons to visit Grassington!

"Surely life is more than food, the body more than clothes... Do not be anxious about tomorrow; tomorrow will look after itself. Each day has troubles enough of its own. Matthew 6."

Times of Services

10.30am    Sunday morning family service
                 (with Holy Communion on 1st
                 Sunday in month)
7.30pm    Church Members Meeting
                 (first Monday in the month)

Pilots (for young people)

Fridays:
4.45-6.00pm    School Year Groups 1-3
6.00-7.30pm    School Year Groups 4-6
7.30-9.00pm    School Year Groups 7+

Forthcoming Events/Notices

The church has recently supported the establishment of the Craven Schools Partnership - click on image for details.

We also work with the Cornerstone Christian Bookshop & Resources Centre in Skipton, and under their auspices have set up a new Schools Resource Centre in Grassington.

Don't know how to find us?

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Why don't we send you our monthly newsletter and details of our special events electronically?

Outdoor activities

There are lots of lovely walks in the area, many accessible directly and others by means of short bus or car journeys. There are also well marked cycle routes offering quiet country lanes or mountain bike routes for the more adventurous!

The following web sites may help you:

Walking The Dales Way
Walking the Lady Anne Clifford Way
Walking the Inn Way
Walks in Yorkshire
Cycling in the Yorkshire Dales
Mountain Biking in the Dales
Fly Fishing
Sailing
Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue

Horse riding is also available at local stables including the Kilnsey Trekking & Riding Centre.

Plenty of good quality rock climbing is available at Kilnsey, Gordale & Malham: for details see the Kilnsey climbing site.

Accommodation

There are large number of holiday cottages and B&Bs in the area to suit all budgets and tastes.

To obtain comprehensive, impartial advice together with availability details for all the accommodation types available in the area it's best to contact the Grassington Tourist Information Centre.

Grassington Festival

Each June for two weeks Grassington has its own festival of music, theatre, comedy and visual art. The church is one of many venues used during the festival - its main use being as a cinema. Click here to be redirected to the Festival web site.

Jan Richardson's painting "Festival"

Dickensian Festival

This festival takes place on the first three Saturdays in December. There's a traditional Christmas market with street stalls, entertainment, exhibitions of traditional country crafts etc. Park-and-ride facilities are available from Swinden quarry. For full details - click here.

By supporting its Minister‘s work with the Craven Schools Partnership, the Church helps to establish links with Craven District's schools – not an easy task as non-denominational educational establishments are often reluctant to allow meaningful interaction between students and Christian leaders. In promoting CSP's work the church challenges young people to consider religious beliefs, ethics, personal relationships and community life in the context of an increasingly secular, materialistic and individualistic society, and having done so to make informed choices.

Schools within Grassington and Threshfield include:

Upper Wharfedale (11-16yrs) Grassington Primary Threshfield Primary