Temple Church
A round 12th-century church built by the Knights Templar, tucked away in the quiet Inns of Court off Fleet Street.
- Landmark
- Price: £ · Budget
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Did you know
Consecrated on 10 February 1185 by Heraclius, Patriarch of Jerusalem, it lost its organ and all its woodwork to incendiary bombs in May 1941 and was rededicated in November 1958.
Local tip
It's only open to sightseers Monday to Friday (roughly 10am-4pm, with early Tuesday closures for legal events) and shut most weekends. Check the website same-day before making the trip, as legal ceremonies cause frequent closures.
Finding it
- Address
- Church Court, Inner and Middle Temples, City of London, Greater London, England, EC4Y 7BB
- Nearest station
- Temple (Tube), 369 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
More places nearby
- The Old Bank of EnglandA grand Italianate pub on Fleet Street built in 1886 as the Law Courts branch of the Bank of England, which operated there until 1975 before being converted into a pub.
- Twinings MuseumA tiny museum at the back of the 216 Strand Twinings shop, on the site the tea company has continuously traded from since 1717, generally reckoned to be London's oldest business run by the same family on the same site.
- Two Temple PlaceA lavish neo-Tudor building by the Thames, built in 1895 as an estate office for William Waldorf Astor and now hosting free exhibitions drawn from UK regional collections.
- Dr Johnson's HouseThe narrow 1700s townhouse off Fleet Street where Samuel Johnson lived and worked, kept as a small museum in one of the City's hidden squares.