Penshurst Church is notable for being the venue for the last public act of Thomas A Becket – he installed the priest Wilhelmus just two days before his assassination in 1170. The church dates from the twelfth century and contains the family chapel of the Sidneys, Earls of Leicester and Viscounts de L’Isle, together with memorials to a former Viceroy and Governor General of India, Army Commanders in Chief and Naval Commissioners. Visitors approach the church through Leicester Square. On the left, facing the church, is the fifteenth century church house or Old Guild House, one of only two surviving in England.

No parking or toilets on site, restricted disabled access (uneven surfaces and one step)

Friday 1000 - 1600

Saturday 1000 - 1600

Sunday 1200 - 1600

Saturday and Sunday 1500 - guided tours by the author of the recently published history of the church