St. Walburge's Church

We did the spire climb. An excellent visit to an awe inspiring church in need of restoration. Greatest by friendly staff and everyone welcoming and the guides are excellent in their historic knowledge of the church. A superb idea in which to try and raise funds to keep this grade 1 listed building going. Concrete (~170ish) steps so not for the fainthearted, spiralling with no rope/handrails. Once you get to the top you can see across Preston, seeing Blackpool tower on a good day. Mulled wine, hot chocolate, tea and croissants afterward free of charge.

My family has many connections with this church, but it is not easy to ignore this huge building high above Preston. A staggeringly beautiful interior which is well worth a look if you are in the area.

Wonderful tour by the incredibly knowledgeable parish priest that ended with a trip up a very small spiral staircase to the top of the spire... which is also the name of Father's adorable lab!

It's free of charge and a must see if you're interested in Preston's history.

Lovely building with lots of history. Fab staff guided us up the spire and ensured any questions we had were answered. Bit scary at first as the staircase is very steep but worth it for the views. They only open the spire a few times a year but well worth a visit anyway as the church itself is stunning. Needs repair inside but they're trying their best 🙂

We, Maghull and Lydiate u3a
had a wonderful visit, shown around by the priests who are dedicated to their faith. The view from top of the spire was brilliant. Thank you all.

Preston, was amazing. Thank you.

A great Catholic community and reverent worship. Very welcoming and friendly. Tea and coffee in the hall after mass, plus group meetings and events.

Went to see kids Carol concert , the kids singing was amazing. Sadly they were let down by a rubbish organist and baltic temperatures.

Amazing church with some superb architecture on show sadly in a state of disrepair and needs some restoration and maintenance to get it back to what is use to be.

They are trying to get funding but this is a long process, the staff and the priest are lovely and always very welcoming.