Leicestershire Ride + Stride: Welcome to Witherley Church

for 7 hours
St Peter's Witherley
Church Road Witherley Atherstone, CV9 3NA, United Kingdom

Ride + Stride is the annual event organised by Leicestershire Historic Churches Trust which in 2026 will be happening on Saturday 12 September. Churches across Leicestershire will be ensuring there's a warm welcome for visitors who will be attempting to ramble and ride to multiple churches in one day. In most churches you'll meet a welcomer, some will offer refreshments and of course toilet facilities!

Riders & Striders are encouraged to be sponsored to help raise funds for Leicestershire Historic Churches Trust which is a wonderful charity who have kindly supported St Peter's Church with grants to help us maintain the building.

Why not sign up and enjoy a wonderful day exploring the beautiful churches we have on our doorstep, raise some funds and your heart rate as you ride or stride through our countryside.

From St Peter's Church in Witherley we can recommend a lovely 3 mile ramble to visit our friends at St Michael's Church in Fenny Drayton using public footpaths, and then return back the same way, or make it a circular route to Atterton and back via Atterton Lane.

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St Peter's Witherley

Welcome to St Peter's Church in Witherley.

St Peter's Church is part of the Fenn Lanes Benefice, a community of churches which includes Dadlington, Fenny Drayton, Higham-on-the-Hill, Stoke Golding. Together, we ensure our churches in each of our local communities are there in times of celebration, at times of need and to share our Christian discipleship. Our church is often open for Services, our weekly Wednesday Coffee & Company social gathering, community events, concerts and fundrasing events, including our famous August Bank Holiday duck race.

Our Services are enabled through a combination of Acts of Worship at St Peter's Church, through Benefice Services where we both host and visit other churches with the Fenn Lanes community, as well as online services. Our Services include informal All Age Services and Holy Communion, together with Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals as needed.

Please have a look at at our Services and Events page to see our latest schedule as our pattern can vary month to month, but we always offer our informal All Age Service on the first Sunday of each month at 10.30am. We also publish a monthly magazine which features details of all of our Services, reflections and news from the village.

We try to keep our doors open to welcome visitors to St Peter's outside of our scheduled Services, but it may be worth contacting us in advance to check.

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Gaynor Smith

Gaynor Smith
07920 809020
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Leicestershire Ride + Stride: Welcome to Witherley Church

for 7 hours
St Peter's Witherley
Church Road Witherley Atherstone, CV9 3NA, United Kingdom

Ride + Stride is the annual event organised by Leicestershire Historic Churches Trust which in 2026 will be happening on Saturday 12 September. Churches across Leicestershire will be ensuring there's a warm welcome for visitors who will be attempting to ramble and ride to multiple churches in one day. In most churches you'll meet a welcomer, some will offer refreshments and of course toilet facilities!

Riders & Striders are encouraged to be sponsored to help raise funds for Leicestershire Historic Churches Trust which is a wonderful charity who have kindly supported St Peter's Church with grants to help us maintain the building.

Why not sign up and enjoy a wonderful day exploring the beautiful churches we have on our doorstep, raise some funds and your heart rate as you ride or stride through our countryside.

From St Peter's Church in Witherley we can recommend a lovely 3 mile ramble to visit our friends at St Michael's Church in Fenny Drayton using public footpaths, and then return back the same way, or make it a circular route to Atterton and back via Atterton Lane.

More info