St Dunstan in the West, Fleet Street, London. Free Entry. Open Weekdays

Details

Accessibility:

No parking on site. Steps to entrance. Toilet.

There is no Shopmobility motorised scooter hire in central London. All of the latest-built taxes and buses must be disability accessible.  The one exception to this is the No.15 London heritage route which runs with the iconic old AEC Routemaster double-decker bus (built between the 1950s and 1960s) which has a rear open entrance to enable passengers to get on and off quickly.

Brief Description:

St Dunstan-in-the-West is a Guild church in the City of London. It is thought that the original church was built around 1070. The church narrowly escaped the Great Fire of London in 1666. The Dean of Westminster saved the church helped by forty scholars from Westminster School who extinguished the flames with buckets of water.
St Dunstan’s was rebuilt in 1831, designed by architect John Shaw, much of the interior predates this, including the high altar and reredos dating from the seventeenth century and two bronze figures thought to date from 1530. The tower was badly damaged by bombs in 1944, and was rebuilt in 1950.
For further information on the history of the church see: https://www.stdunstaninthewest.org/history
 and for 'What's on' https://www.stdunstaninthewest.org/services-and-events.

Further Information:

Address:

The Guild Church of St Dunstan-in-the-West, 186a Fleet Street, London EC4A 2HR

Email:

administrator@stdunstaninthewest.org

Telephone:

020 7405 1929

Website:

https://www.stdunstaninthewest.org/ 
https://www.facebook.com/StDunstanInTheWest/
https://twitter.com/Saint_Dunstan

Opening Times:

The church is normally open to visitors Monday-Friday 10am – 4pm.

Admission:

Free, but donations appreciated.

Directions:

St Dunstan-in-the-West is in the City of London on Fleet Street, north of the Thames. OS TQ 312 811

Transport:

The London Congestion Charge Zone ( https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/congestion-charge/congestion-charge-zone) runs from Monday to Friday and motorists have ample signage to alert them to the entry points; only vehicles that are registered by the DVLA as ‘Disabled Tax-Exempt’ are NOT liable to the Charge. Disabled Tax-Exempt drivers can also use the Dartford Crossing without charge, which is a river crossing to the east of London which links the north and south of the M25 orbital motorway.  Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) automatically identifies the registration number plate of these vehicles so that their owners do not need to take any additional action.

St Dunstan-in-the-West is inside the Congestion Zone area, if travelling by car, for specific directions it is best to use a satnav, but please be aware that the route may take you in and out of the Central London Congestion Charge zone. It is best to approach Central London using the excellent public transport. See the City of London website for paring information:
https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/transport-and-streets/parking/Pages/default.aspx

Nearest stations:

Overground:      Blackfriars a 10 min walk. Charing Cross and Waterloo a 20 min walk.

Underground:    Temple (Circle and District Line) 10 min walk

                          Chancery Lane (Central Line) 10 min walk

Bike Hire:          https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/santander-cycles

Bus:                   Plenty of bus stops in the vicinity.

River:                 Blackfriars Pier about 10 min walk.

For more information on buses, trains, tube, cycle hire, airports and river traffic please contact Transport For London on 0343 222 1234 (Textphone 0800 112 3456). For further details on accessible services please see the website: https://tfl.gov.uk/

Amenities:

Plenty of amenities in the area.