The Gad Whip
Six feet of stock and seven feet of lash, in a glass case. Used every Palm Sunday until 1846, and the cause of riots in the streets outside.
Visiting the church
Open every day during daylight hours — for prayer, for quiet, and for anyone who would like to see the building.
When we are open
Dawn to dusk, every day of the year
St Peter & St Paul is open daily during daylight hours for private prayer and reflection. There is no entry charge and no need to arrange anything in advance. Members of the congregation are often here, and are glad to answer questions about the building.
The church stands in a large, quiet churchyard which is a haven for wildlife, with a stretch of fourth-century Roman wall along the southern boundary.
Guided tours
Tours of the building can be arranged for groups, schools and visiting parties, and printed guidebooks and notes are available inside the church. Get in touch to arrange a tour.
Access and facilities
What you will find here
Facilities recorded for this church on A Church Near You and the National Churches Trust.
- Hearing loop — A loop system is fitted in the church.
- Large print — Large print orders of service and hymn books are available.
- Level access — There is level access to the main areas of the church.
- Toilets — Toilet facilities are available in church.
- Parking — On-street parking, with a car park within 250 metres.
- Bus stop within 100m — The church is a short walk from the bus stop.
- Café within 500m — Caistor town centre is a short walk from the church.
- Dog friendly — Well-behaved dogs are welcome in the church.
- Walkers and cyclists welcome — The Lincolnshire Wolds and the Viking Way are close by.
- Guided tours — Tours of the building can be arranged — please get in touch.
- Guidebooks and notes — Printed guides to the church are available inside.
- Organ and live music — The 1885 organ is in regular use, and the church hosts concerts.
- Bell ringing — A ground-floor ring of eight bells, rung by a local band.
- Book of Common Prayer services — Both the 8.00am Sunday service and Wednesday Morning Prayer use the BCP.
- Grade I listed building — Listed by Historic England in 1966.
- Conservation area — The church stands in the Caistor conservation area.
If you need something that is not listed here, please let us know. It is an ancient building, but we will do everything we can to help.
Finding us
Church Street, Caistor
Address
St Peter & St Paul
Church Street, Caistor
Lincolnshire LN7 6UGBy car
On-street parking is available near the church, with a car park within 250 metres. Caistor sits just off the A46 between Lincoln and Grimsby.
By bus
The nearest bus stop is within 100 metres of the church.
On foot or by bike
Walkers and cyclists are welcome. The town centre, with cafés, is within 500 metres, and the Lincolnshire Wolds begin at the edge of the town.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
While you are here
Six things worth looking for
Sir William de Hundon
A thirteenth-century crusader knight in chain mail and surcoat, under an arched recess in the north aisle, his feet resting on a small dog.
The Rood Beam
Designed by Wilfrid Bond of Grantham and installed in the 1920s. Look for the pelican pecking at its own breast beneath the cross.
The Mary Window
A Madonna and Child by Burlison & Grylls above the west door, paid for by the women of Caistor who were themselves named Mary.
The south doorway
Thirteenth-century Early English work with its typical dog-tooth ornament, best seen from outside before you enter.
The Foster tombstone
At the south-west corner of the churchyard: four generations of one family who were Parish Clerk here without a break from 1775 to 1905.
Bringing a group?
Schools, history societies, walking groups and coach parties are all welcome. Let us know you are coming and we will arrange for someone to show you the church.