Culbone Church is reputed to be England's smallest church. However there are several other contenders for this title. One thing that is certain is that it is one of England's more remote churches. It is located in a valley facing the Bristol Channel and is only accessible for visitors by foot. There is a rough track running to it but no vehicles, except those belonging to the residents of the only house at Culbone and presumably the vicar, are allowed to drive down it. It is a 1.5 mile mainly uphill walk along the South West Coast Path from Porlock Weir to get to Culbone but it is well worth the effort. There are plenty of seats in the churchyard for you to rest on after the climb.
The church is dedicated to St Beuno, who was a 7th century Welsh saint. It is probably pre-Norman but the porch was added in the 13th century. The little spire was added in around 1810. The church is 35 feet long and seats a maximum of 30 people.St Bueno's Church, Culbone in winter
St Bueno's Church at Culbone in summer
Chancel
Nave, Rood Screen and Chancel
Norman font
Decorative oil lamp
Leper's Squint
Two-light Saxon chancel window carved from a single block of stone with a face of a leopard carved in the spandrel
House at Culbone
House at Culbone
Culbone Church on a sunny day
The footpath heading west from the church up Withy Combe runs through this tunnel
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