The Church
St Peter and St Paul sits neatly next to the large green of a picturesque estate village next to Heydon Hall.
The church is mostly 14th-15th century with a tall, flint tower. The west door may be original and is highly carved and decorated. A soaring perpendicular arch links the nave and the tower.
Inside, Heydon is almost covered in paintings. These were rediscovered in the 1970s. In the north aisle are the Three Living and the Three Dead, partly obscured by later monuments, and a life of John the Baptist. In the south aisle is the adoration of the Magi.
The church organ and the East window have both been recently cleaned and restored.
Our Work
The church has had previous counts of over 200 Pipistrelle bats, as well as a large colony of Natterer's bats.
The church are happy to live with their bats and have had regular bat walks and events as part of the Norfolk Bats in Churches project which we have helped to support.
The church has also received a statement of significance to help them with any future funding bids, a cleaning kit and advice and a set of information posters about their bats.
Heydon Case Study
Upcoming events
If you’d like to contact or find out more about the church, visit their page on A Church Near You