the parish and priory church of st. george, dunster

We spent a lovely hour in this beautiful church .the carvings are amazing and it us a church to treasure.you can buy cards and gifts postcards etc.it all helps their restoration fund.so please if you visit please do dig deep into your purse.lovely lovely church

I and my wife visited St George's church in June and together with a little genealogy searching were duly well rewarded. Dunster is a wonderful medieval village with picturesque main street and fairy tale castle atop a steep wooded hill. Below the castle on a series of bends lies St George's in all its glory and ancient edifices. We entered to the beautifully kept interior and began our search for ancestors including Lady Elizabeth Luttrell (great gran 13 greats!) and were soon greeted by a rectangular slab on the floor in the St Lawrence chapel devoted to the lady, at this stage I felt a warmth of love. The church was magnificent with monumental ornamentation and an amazing late 15th century screen not to mention the unusual musical strike action for the clock in the tower.My wife at one end of the church and I standing near the open vestry, I heard what sounded like a stone flying from one end to the other....a little strange as there was no body any where near to have thrown anything!In August by coincidence we took our grand kids on holiday to Triscombe just down the road so decided on the way in to show them (together with a friend) the village and church. Our grand child Olivia did not want to go in, the others quite happy and interested especially Freya who warmed to Lady Elizabeth's monument and sat on it lovingly! But Olivia became more and more difficult. However she did go round with us for a while and then fled out mumbling something about a man sitting in a pew.A few days later we were all talking about our experiences of the unknown spooky side and none of us took it seriously that Olivia had seen an apparition of a man sitting on a front pew of the Luttrell Chapel, this seemed to have annoyed, confused and frightened her and it was quite obvious that she could not express herself sensibly at the time. It has remained a delicate matter since, when questioned she said that she could not recognise any familiar features about the person! Well worth a visit!!

This is a peaceful well looked after church with a wonderful clock which strikes every quarter hour and once every four hours during the day plays a tune, a different one every day of the week, it is quite unusual.

We visited this super church whilst on holiday in Dunster recently and it is a gem.!Refreshing to find the doors open as lots are sadly locked these days. With its long history there is much to view including the pews with each ends beautifully carved,and no two are alike. Also the wonderfully restored stained glass windows. We stayed at a property close by and loved to sit in the garden and listen to bells chiming every quarter hour along with a different tune each day .Not just a spiritual visit but a special architectural one too.

Lovely to look around. Lots of craved ornamental trellises. Attended a coffee morning, which was very good, a chance to meet some of the locals and chat.

beautiful old church and the castle gardens are fabulous, never seen so many types of dahlias and such a variety of colours

Beautiful peaceful village church surrounded by peaceful gardens - always worth a visit for quiet reflection

I know many do not like visiting churches but it is something that you must do in Europe and this is a treasure. The walls are filled with the memoriam of those departed and that adds to the character of this lovely church. . Also you will find older tombs that lend to a worthwhile stop.

Wonderful church with great atmosphere,history and beautiful woodwork and masonry of great age. The clock has a Westminster chime with the added bonus every four hour intervals a tune played on the bells like the notes on a pianola !I found my great grandmother's (13 greats) memorial 'Elizabeth Courtenay d1493 which I found a little moving as it was not an intimidating lump of masonry but of quite attractive modern style simplistic carved outline.The whole a gem for Somerset!

From the main town car park you reach St Georges by walking through the main Street passing the famous Yarn market and continue through the narrow section between traffic lights. The church contains one of the longest Rood screens in the country and has a wonderful Hammer beam roof with beams going back to the 14th + 15th centuries. Monuments to the Lutterell family abound, they owned the Castle and surrounding land for over 600 years. There are also some brasses in the floor next to the ancient Font, the rubbings of which can also be seen in a small side chapel. You can leave the Church by a small door to enter what was the old Monastery gardens leading to a very impressive Dovecot which still has the revolving ladder inside used to collect the birds. There is more to see than can be described here so why not pay a visit yourself when you visit the Castle or town?

It was like stepping back in time walking around the church yard and then going inside to see this well preserved church was a real treat.

La chiesa è mantenuta dai volontari, ed è un grazioso esempio di gotico - interessante la volta lignea a botte.Molto rilassante passeggiare nel cimitero e nei giardini adiacenti.Se si è a Dunster, vale la pena soffermarvisi!