Churches Together in Benington and Walkern

We warmly invite you to attend any of our services to worship with us. If you normally receive Communion in your own church, you are most welcome to receive Communion at St. Peter’s and St. Mary the Virgin. If not, please come to the altar rail to receive a blessing.

There are gift-aid envelopes in every pew and by the door. If you are a taxpayer and wish to make a donation, please complete the envelope and put it in the collection during the service.

Large print service sheets and hymn books are available. Please ask as you enter the church.

Both St. Peter's and St. Mary's are fitted with a T-Loop sound system. If you use a hearing aid, switch it to the “T” setting.

Benington, an attractive village, lies 4 miles south-east of Stevenage. At the heart of the village are timber framed buildings gathered around the village green and small duck pond. The village pub, The Bell, is popular with villagers, cyclists, walkers and tourists. The Church of St Peter is situated near the centre of the village. Behind the village church is Benington Lordship, an impressive private house. The gardens of Benington Lordship are open to the public at certain times of the year and are well worth visiting.

Walkern is a small village which is situated about 2 miles east of Stevenage. There are a number of farms in the parish; Finches Farm which borders the river, Rooks Nest Farm whose gracious Elizabethan house has mullioned windows and distinctive chimneys and Manor Farm, a fine 17th century house with an octagonal dove cote (one of the three remaining in the county). At the northern end of the village in Church End overlooking the ford stands the church of St Mary The Virgin.