You’re invited to church this Christmas!

You are very welcome at our Advent and Christmas services and events – bring your family and friends or come along on your own. Whether it will be your first time at church or you have been before, we look forward to welcoming you!

All events Calendar Advent & Christmas

Christmas Eve services

for 1 hour
St Catherine's, Eskdale
Church Lonning, Boot, Holmrook, Cumbria Boot Eskdale, CA19 1TG, United Kingdom
There's no service in Eskdale on Christmas Eve. The nearest services are:
Waberthwaite, 4pm, Crib Service with Revs Peter Powell and Frankie Ward
Irton, 11pm, Midnight Mass with Rev Dave Pilkington

Christmas Day, 25th December 2025, 11am, Holy Communion

for 1 hour
St Catherine's, Eskdale
Church Lonning, Boot, Holmrook, Cumbria Boot Eskdale, CA19 1TG, United Kingdom
Our own Rev Dave Pilkington will take the traditional service at St Catherine's on Christmas Day. All are very welcome to join us, including your well behaved dogs, to share the Christmas message and greetings and sing carols on this special day.
The historic St Catherine's church is at Boot, down the lonning towards the River Esk. If you're unsure about driving down to the church or parking there, you could walk from the carpark at Dalegarth station either on the road or via Parsons Passage.