Epworth Old Rectory

03/11/2026

Book to come along to our exclusive event for Friends of the Old Rectory this Christmas featuring festive heritage cookery demonstrations in our kitchens on Friday 11th December 2pm to 4pm - Not Friend yet? Not to worry - pay just £25 to join and you get to come along to this event plus another in Spring 2027 and receive newsletters, discounts and other benefits all year round. Plus you will be supporting this unique heritage asset for years to come!! Book, your tickets here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/christmas-with-new-friends-tickets-2004211886705?aff=oddtdtcreator
Further Membership details will be taken at the event.

02/11/2026

On Tuesday 17th November we are hosting a meeting for church representatives who would like to find out more about the proposed new Equiano Way Pilgrimage Route. This 80-mile trail will start at Wincobank in Sheffield and travel to Whiston, Roche Abbey, Bawtry, Epworth, Scunthorpe, Alkborough, South Ferriby and end in Hull, visiting towns and villages in between.
The route is named after Olaudah Equiano (Gustavas Vassa), born a prince in Nigeria, enslaved and bought and sold in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, escaped his bo***ge, bought his own freedom, wrote his story and walked and worked around Britain and many parts of the world as a well-known campaigner for the abolition of slavery. This story lives on and is a story of challenge and inspiration. The Equiano Way is designed to connect other remarkable stories and histories along the way. The route is a pilgrimage, a journey of significance that gives rise to reflection, not least spiritual contemplation.
If your church is located along the route and you want to find out how you might become involved, contact Sarah Maltby to register to attend the meeting at Epworth Old Rectory at 1.30pm on 17.11.26. Find out more here - https://epwortholdrectory.org.uk/the-equiano-way/

01/11/2026

Today is All Saints’ Day, also known as All Hallows’ Day, a time to remember the saints. Tomorrow is All Souls’ Day, when our thoughts turn to those we have loved and lost – the family, friends and people who have shaped our lives, supported us in our work, and whose memories we carry with us.

The word ‘hallow’ comes from the Old English word for a holy person. All Hallows’ Eve, or Hallowe’en, is the evening before All Saints’ Day.

At Epworth Old Rectory, we are conscious of the importance of remembering those who have gone before us. The Wesley family, who lived here, and left a legacy that continues to influence communities around the world.

31/10/2026

Today is your last chance to visit Epworth Old Rectory until 1st April 2027. We close our doors for the season today at 3.30pm. Thank you to everyone who has visited and supported us this year - we’ve loved welcoming you through our doors and hope to see you again next year.

29/10/2026

Join our Friends Organisation Today to enjoy our next exclusive event for FREE.
🎄Christmas with Friends invites you to an exclusive heritage cookery event followed by seasonal refreshments in front of our cosy kitchen fire. 🥧
Our Friends pay just £25 a year to enjoy 2 exclusive events in the Spring and at Christmas, newsletters, free entry to the Old Rectory (including some events) and 10% discount in our shop.
More than that you will be helping support the Old Rectory and enabling us to welcome even more people through our doors.
Go here for further details - https://epwortholdrectory.org.uk/support/friends-of-epworth-old-rectory/
Or email [email protected] to request joining information.

28/10/2026

Now sold out!! - Join us for some Christmas Cheer for our annual ‘Hark the Herald’ musical evening with Sue Hollingworth and Caroline Clemmow on Wednesday 2nd December.

Meet Hetty and Emily Wesley with John and Charles their brothers. Also the village butcher will be there who wants his bill paying and a tipsy Epworth farmer who comes along to sing carols. Davey the fiddler also calls to entertain the family. Join us in the Parlour and afterwards in front of the kitchen fire for seasonal refreshments.

https://epwortholdrectory.org.uk/events/hark-the-herald-angels-2/

27/10/2026

🎄Wreath Making at the Old Rectory 🎄
Book now to make a beautiful Christmas Wreath whilst enjoying our hospitality in front of our welcoming kitchen fire.
2nd and 3rd December at 10am or 1pm
Book here - click on the image

Come and join us to make your traditional wreath for the Christmas season. Tickets include a hot drink and a mince pie in front of our roaring kitchen fire Book a morning or afternoon session with us 10am to 12pm & 1pm to 3pm Tickets are £40 plus the Eventbrite commission. Tickets ON SALE HERE .....

26/10/2026

Thank you Trudy for your contribution to Apple Day - it’s always a joy to have you in our gardens enthusing our visitors!! 🍎🌱

Out of Office - after a very busy time I am taking a few days away from the inside and outside offices.

John Muir captures it 'keep close to nature's heart...and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods and wash your spirit clean'

I will be back on line later in the week.

Lovely to meet so many people at the marvellous apple day at the Epworth Old Rectory and welcoming you to this page.

25/10/2026

Thank you Jenny for supporting our Apple Day - it was lovely to see everyone enjoying making their own ceramic apple. We are looking forwards to the finished results