🏛️LandmarkClosed · Opens 10:00 AM$ · Budget-friendly

Temple Church

Name: Temple Church
Price range: $
Rating: 4.6

4.6 ·

Step inside Temple Church, the round medieval church built by the Knights Templar and later spotlighted in The Da Vinci Code. Wander among effigy tombs of medieval knights linked to the Magna Carta, and take in the circular nave modeled on Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre.

✨

Reasons to go

Consecrated in 1185, its round nave was modeled on Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre and built for the Knights Templar.
The church houses medieval effigy tombs of knights, including figures linked to William Marshal and the history of the Magna Carta.
It sits within the Inner and Middle Temple, the legal enclave still used by barristers today.

📖

Full description

Consecrated in 1185, Temple Church takes its distinctive circular nave from Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre and was built for the Knights Templar, later serving barristers of the Inner and Middle Temple who still surround it today. Its effigy tombs of medieval knights, tied to the history of the Magna Carta and figures like William Marshal, give reviewers with a 4.6 rating a strong sense of stepping into genuinely old London, tucked away in the quiet legal enclave of Temple.

It's a compact but rich stop, well suited to history and architecture fans exploring the Inns of Court on foot.

📍

Address

Temple, Temple, London EC4Y 7BB, UK · Temple

Website

🕐

Hours

🎫

Booking

Walk-in

Duration

30 min

Best time

morning, lunchtime or afternoon

Intensity

Easy pace

💡

Good to know

Check opening days in advance, as the church keeps limited public hours around its use by the legal profession
look for the round nave's knight effigies, the standout historical feature
combine it with a wander through the surrounding Temple courts and gardens, one of London's quietest historic corners.

💬

Reviews

The history in here is magnificent and beautifully documented around the walls. The story of William Marshall is stuff of legend. The staff were kind and informative a must to visit.

Donna Hayman

2/5

📍 Nearby spots