Facilities and features
Accessibility
There is limited parking within the grounds near the main Church entrance
There is a ramp into the main West door, and another from the entrance vestibule into the main body of the Church. Please ask one of the welcomers if you require assistance
Wheelchairs can be accomodated - please ask one of the welcomers if assistance or guidance is required
A wheelchair is available if needed. Please ask a welcomer for assistance.
Visitors may use any part of the building for private devotion, but the Lady Chapel (in the SE corner) may be preferred, especially during busier times.
At the main west door. However, please do not leave vehicles parked here after drop-off.
Gluten-free communion wafers are available for those attending a Eucharistic celebration. Please advise one of the welcomers BEFORE the service commences, and we will ensure that an appropriate quantity is consecrated
Facilities are available in the entrance to the Abbey Room in the NE corner of the Nave. The facility on the right is suitable for wheel-chair access
There is ample unrestricted parking on the roads surrounding the Church.
There is also a free car park at The Pennings picnic area, about 300 mts to the east of the church off Hoxne Road (turn right into Ludgate Causeway immediately after the hump-back bridge)
One is available outside the Eye Family Hub building directly opposite the Church and School in Church Street
Our Building
The building is Grade I Listed and is regarded by many as one of the grandest in Suffolk. Full details of the history can be found on the Church website. Of particular interest is the magnificent Rood screen between the Nave and Chancel. The lower screen retains images of martyrs and monarchs thought to date to 1480. Above is the splendid Rood loft designed by Sir Ninian Comper in the 1920s
There is a most attractive range of stained glass throughout the Church
Facilities are in the entrance to the Abbey Room in the NE corner of the Nave
Music and Worship
Visiting Guilds of Bell Ringers should apply to the Rector or Churchwardens to make appropriate arrangements
We have regular organ recitals during the summer months - details can be found on the Church website and the Facebook page, Music at Eye Parish Church, Suffolk
We have a magnificent J J Binns organ - details of which are on the Church website: https://eyeparishchurch.org/music
There is an adult choir that is involved in most Sunday services. New members are always welcome - please enquire with our Director of Music, Mr Tim Patient
Groups, Courses and Activities
An informal Study/Discussion Group meets after Mass on the first Wednesday of each month (excluding August). During Lent, the group meets weekly. See the Services and Events section.
Help for Visitors
A range of guidebooks/leaflets etc is available on the rack inside the door into the Nave
The Church is open to visitors most days between about 10 am and 4 pm - although these times may vary slightly according to availability of volunteers
The Church is open to visitors most days from about 10 am until 4 pm.
Any are welcome to use the Church for personal prayer or meditation. You may find that the Lady Chapel in the SE corner is a suitably quiet area
Other Features
We support the work of The Waveney Food Bank. Please place donations (non-perishable tinned/packet food etc) in the wooden box inside the main church entrance.