Facilities and features
Accessibility
Just one, through the modern wooden door opposite the main entrance and then on the right
Our single toilet has 2 grab rails, usually up but they can be set down
There are no steps between the road or pavement right into the nave (& toilet).
There is one step between the nave and chancel, we have a portable ramp, please ask if you would like to use it.
We have box pews on a raised wooden platform but there is space for wheelchairs and chairs for others to sit alongside.
Our services use microphones connected to speakers and a sound loop
Large print hymn books available
Most of the service booklets are large print for everyone
We welcome assistance dogs.
Ladbroke is near to the Guide Dog breeding centre and several brood bitches have lived in the village. The church was frequently visited by one of them, Fifi, who had 45 guide dog puppies before retiring!. Sadly she is no longer with us.
Our Building
It is stunning! 12 windows by a number of different studios including Hardmans, Kempe & Tower, Webb, Heaton Butler & Bayne and part of ne window is medieval. Stained glass guide availabe to borrow or buy.
We are open 10-4 daily.
Ladbroke church is Grade 1 listed and set in a conservation area with a thatched house next door. It is very photogenic viewed from the footpath in the adjacent field.
You can read about what you can see on the Explore Churches website
https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/explore-churches/all-saints-53
Music and Worship
We have 5 bells, currently rung for a few services each year and special ocassions. The last full peal was in December 2016 by a visiting team of "peal-baggers".
Our bell ringers would love others to join them. They often ring for the family service , weddings etc.
Visiting ringers should contact the tower captain if they would like to come and ring the Ladbroke Bells.
With very few exceptions the 3rd Sunday in the month is a BCP service.
Groups, Courses and Activities
We have events thoughout the year, many of them under the Ladbroke Heritage banner as part of our All Saints for All Generations project, including a monthly Heritage and Friendship group targetted at those that don't get out much though others may joinus for particular meetings.
Help for Visitors
During Heritage Open Days and on request (if we are available).
There is a leaflet with general information about the building
The guide to the stained glass windows can be borrowed or purchased.
there are many others see the visiting section of this website or look on www.ladbrokeheritage.org.uk
10am - 4pm daily, please check the calendar to ensure there is nothiong on which would hinder your visit
Other Features
Ladbroke has 18 listed buildings & structures and almost all of the village is a conservation area. There is an excellent pictorial map and also leaflets in the church porch which tell you a little about Ladbroke's history etc. You can reach the Millennium Green - either using by the footpath from the churchyard across "Farmyard Field" or by walking through the village - there's a pavement all the way.