Reflect and find peace at 13 serene religious sites in Birmingham.
An artisanal food hall based in a Greek revival church, Mercato Mayfair has it all... if by 'it all' you mean delicious food, stained-glass windows and craft beer brewed in a crypt.… more
Neasden Temple (or BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir as it is properly known) was the first traditional Hindu temple in Europe.… more
As the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark, Southwark Cathedral is the spiritual centre for an area stretching as far as Kingston-upon-Thames in the west, Thamesmead in the east, and Gatwick Airport in the south.… more
The Baha’i Temple in Chicago is the only one of its kind in America.… more
The overgrown ruins of a 900 year old London church, St Dunstan-in-the-East is like a window into an alternate history.… more
One of the largest functioning Hindu temples in Europe, Birmingham's Balaji Temple is a striking building devoted to the god Vishnu in the Vaishnava tradition.… more
Often claimed to be one of the oldest places of Christian worship in England, St Pancras Old Church and its churchyard have fascinated visitors in London for hundreds of years.… more
Out of approximately 150 temples in London, the Buddhapadipa temple was the first Thai Buddhist temple to be built in the UK.… more
The remnants of an ancient military cult that once threatened to takeover the world, the Temple of Mithras is a London must see.… more
St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney is not only the oldest continuously used Catholic place of worship in Australia but also the first land granted to the Catholic Church in the country.… more
For many years, St Etheldreda’s Church was the oldest Roman Catholic Church still in use in England.… more
St Mary Le Strand: the first of fifty churches built after the Great Fire of London.… more
Kensington is a bustling area of London full to bursting with museums, centres of learning, galleries, shops, and restaurants. There are few places more peaceful or beautiful than the oasis of St Mary Abbots Garden.… more