St Martin of Tours, Eynsford
St Martin's was reordered in 2015, and now boasts a disabled/buggy access, toilet and baby change, tea station, meeting rooms and a flexible nave worship space.
A small church hall, named after Sunday school teacher Olive Seal is situated at the top of the graveyard.
The church and Olive Seal Hall are both available for hire. Please see 'Lettings' on drop-down menu to read terms and conditions/rules and regulations and to download booking form.
Please email or phone the office to book the church (efloffice3@gmail.com or 01322 863050).
Please email efloshall@gmail.com to book the Olive Seal Hall.
St Martin's Churchyard is now closed.
St Martin's Churchyard in Eynsford is now closed to new burials. However, burials in existing family graves may still take place.
Provision may be made for the following exceptions:
- in any vault or walled grave in the churchyard, burial may be allowed but every coffin in such vault or grave must be separately enclosed by stonework or brick work properly cemented:
- in any existing earthen grave in the churchyard, the burial may be allowed of the body of any member of the family of the person or persons previously buried in that grave, but no part of the coffin containing the body shall be less than one metre below the level of the surface of the ground adjoining the grave:
- in any grave space in which no interment has previously taken place, the burial may be allowed of any person for whom, or any member of the family for which that grave space has been reserved and appropriated, with the exclusive right of burial there, but no part of the coffin containing the body shall be less than one metre below the level of the surface of the ground adjoining the grave.
The closure of the churchyard does not prevent the interment of cremated remains and these will continue, as at present, in the rose garden. Should additional space be needed in the future to continue these interments, the PCC will apply for a faculty to enlarge the rose garden. Following the closure, the nearest place for burials will be the Otford Cemetery.
St Peter & St Paul, Farningham
St Peter and St Paul have been gifted a building, the Shand Hall, accessed through the churchyard, principally for the benefit and use of the Farningham community but available for the wider community. It is already being used by the Church for tea and coffee after Services and open for all for the Friday Café between 10.00am and 12.00pm and will be available to hire soon. The hall, in normal circumstances, will accommodate approximately 20 people, using the ground floor only, with all the relevant tea and coffee making facilities plus the use of an oven and dishwasher.
The church is available for hire - please contact the church office to hire the church (efloffice3@gmail.com or 01322 863050).
The churchyard is open for burials and interment of ashes.
St Botolph, Lullingstone
St Botolph's is set within the grounds of Lullingstone castle, where toilets are available in the gatehouse. The castle and world garden are well worth a visit.
The churchyard is open for burials and interment of ashes.