Our AGM took place at the Church of St. Bartholomew The Less, on
Tuesday 1 March 2022
The AGM of the Rectory Society took place on 1st March 2022 at 6/6.30pm at the Church of St. Bartholomew The Less, in London. Our speaker was Matthew Parris, former Conservative MP, broadcaster, leading columnist of The Times and a leading columnist of The Spectator. You can listen to the sound-recording of the talk between ...read more
Two-Day Visit to the Isle of Wight
Tuesday 10 May 2022
Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th May 2022 DAY 1: We will visit Carisbrooke Castle just outside Newport in the morning. Next we will visit some churches near the village of Bonchurch and the Old Rectory before going on to see the Ventnor Botanical Gardens and we will have a simple supper there. Everyone should make ...read more
Visit to Oxfordshire: Rousham, Spelsbury and Church Enstone
Wednesday 8 June 2022
Wednesday 8th June 2022 We will visit two great estates: Rousham and Ditchley Park as well as the village of Church Enstone. The first estate of Rousham boasts a beautiful old house and glorious garden built in 1730’s when it was built. We will visit the Old Rectory on the estate and the church of ...read more
Watch last year's AGM with Charles Moore's speech filmed 'Live' on Monday 15th February 2021 from The Priory Church of St. Bartholomew the Great: click here
In the last couple of years most of the private gardens which were part of the NGS scheme could not be opened to the public, but some owners filmed them instead so that they could be seen 'virtually'. You can still view them - just click on the 'click here' link, it will take you through to a page entitled 'Rectory Gardens to Visit': click here