Berwick Church is open daily from 10am – 5pm.
PLEASE NOTE: Entry is by the South Porch only which has six steps and is approached across an uneven path through the churchyard which is muddy and can become slippery in wet weather. Building work is in progress till. Follow signs and keep to the paths. Thank you.
Please click below for a virtual tour created by Art Lewry and Jack Beccegato
Art – Faith – Community – Environment
St Michael and All Angels church in Berwick, East Sussex is most well-known for its extensive 20th Century paintings by Duncan Grant, Vanessa Bell and Quentin Bell, which were commissioned during the Second World War by Bishop Bell (see Bloomsbury in Berwick).
This ancient parish church lies in the beautiful South Downs National Park with spectacular views of the escarpment of the Downs to the south
Our Vision
1: to offer the church and its natural surroundings as a spiritual sanctuary and place of retreat, creativity and reflection.
2: to promote the importance of the relationship between contemporary artists and the life of church.
We offer this in four main ways; art (see Arts), faith, community (see Outreach and Engagement) and environment.
Why do we need to conserve the paintings?
The paintings are showing signs of damage with paint beginning to flake away. Find out more about why we need to take action now...
Saving Berwick
In Spring 2019 the church was awarded a National Lottery Heritage Fund Grant providing 63% of the cost of restoring and conserving the paintings in Berwick Church. We still need to raise more funds to complete this urgent and challenging project. Please make a donation. For more information see 'Saving Berwick'
Volunteer at Berwick Church
We rely on volunteers to keep the church doors open, welcome visitors to understand and experience the Bloomsbury paintings.