Facilities and features
Accessibility
The main (South) porch has a ramped entrance into the church, suitable for wheelchair access etc.
The North porch is unsuitable to wheelchair access.
Bob the Bus community bus regularly passes by St Mary's
At the front of St Mary's on the High Street
This is activated whenever the in-house P.A. system is switched on.
Large print service sheets are available for most services.
Our Building
St Mary's is a mainly 15th century Grade I listed building and is considered one of the finest in Devon.
We have many beautiful stained glass windows to admire
Within the worship area and also some ladies and gents toilets are situated opposite the Church Hall, some 70 metres from the West end of the church.
The Friends of St Mary's run a Cafe every Tuesday 10am-1pm from May until September
Music and Worship
The church has eight fine bells. The largest of these is the Tenor bell, which weighs 28 cwt.
There is team of bellringers who practice on Wednesday evenings.
We have various concerts and events throughout the year
Please follow our Facebook page for more information
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If you would like to hire our Church or Church Hall please email our booking administrator [email protected]
We have a very fine Father Willis organ which has been played by many world-class organists.
The 8am Sunday morning Holy Communion service normally uses the BCP.
We have a sizeable Sunday and an augmented monthly Choral Evensong choir drawn from a wide area
Groups, Courses and Activities
We have some fine ledger stones in the church and brass-rubbing can be arranged by request.
We normally have a choice of several House Groups and Lent groups for Bible Study and C of E courses
The Friends of St Mary's hold weekly coffee mornings in the Church and grounds every Tuesday 10am-1pm from May until September
St George's side-chapel is regularly used by the Mothers Union
Several St Mary's members are Street Pastors. These operate from Totnes United Free Church.
Help for Visitors
We have various guidebooks and also leaflets about the church in some 20 languages.
Recently, we introduced a set of six hand-held interpretation 'paddles' which contain a great deal of detailed information presented in a very attractive format. However, the use of these has been suspended owing to COVID-19.
Former Town Mayor Pruw Boswell is currently authoring a comprehsive guidebook to St Mary's which should be available shortly.
Church is open 7 days per week from 7am-7pm
Church is open 7 days a week from 7am-7pm
You are welcome to light a candle
Other Features
We offer Fair Trade coffee after the main Sunday service
We have a projector and screen for presentations etc.
As well as the Church being available for hire we have a small church hall with a piano and a well-equipped kitchen
Please email our booking administrator for all enquires [email protected]
St Mary's is committed to the Eco-Church project as an ongoing process. It currently uses 100 percent green electricity and nearly all the lighting is by LED. The gas is a green as it can be, containing a small percentage of bio-gas.