Diocese of Portsmouth
The Church of England

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Ride and Stride day

Start date
12 Sep 2026, 9 a.m.
End date
12 Sep 2026, 6 p.m.
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What is Ride and Stride?

Visit unique historic buildings, see beautiful countryside, get some exercise and have fun with the family!

Ride and Stride is a sponsored bike ride or walk in which people all over England walk or cycle between churches, exploring and enjoying the countryside from Cornwall to Northumberland.

The money they raise helps to save historic churches, chapels and meeting houses for future generations by helping to fund urgent repairs and the installation of modern facilities. Each year the event raises funds to help pay for urgent repairs to historic churches and chapels.

In 2026, Ride and Stride for Churches takes place on Saturday 13th September. Find out more here.

There are various ways you can help and join in on the day:

  • Cycle, walk, run, ride, drive – or even use your bus pass – to visit participating churches; invite family, friends, and colleagues to sponsor you (or your dog!)
  • Be a ‘meeter and greeter’ in your church for part of the day or provide cakes and refreshments for the Riders and Striders
  • Sponsor friends or family taking part.

To register as a participant, click here. To register your church, click here. For further information on what’s happening in Hampshire and the Islands, click here. To download a sponsorship form click here. If you would like to donate to Hampshire and The Islands Historic Churches Trust, visit their website, and you can contribute directly to Ride+Stride here.

Click here to discover more about Hampshire and the Islands Historic Churches Trust

Here is a list of churches that participating in last year's Ride and Stride - we would hope they will do so again:

Bishop’s Waltham
St Peter and St Paul Hambledon
St John the Baptist Shedfield
St Peter’s Church Soberton
St Nicholas Wickham
Fareham & Gosport
Holy Trinity Fareham
Holy Trinity Gosport
St Mary’s Portchester
Havant
St Thomas Bedhampton
St Michael and All Angels Chalton
St James Clanfield
All Saints Denmead
St James Emsworth
St Faith’s Havant
St Hubert’s Idsworth
St Peter’s Church North Hayling
Christ Church Portsdown
St John’s Purbrook
St John the Baptist Rowlands Castle
St Mary’s South Hayling
St Thomas à Becket Warblington
St Alban’s West Leigh
Isle of Wight
Holy Cross Binstead
St Boniface Bonchurch
St Boniface Old Church Bonchurch
St Mary the Virgin Brading
St Mary’s Brook
All Saints Calbourne
St Mary’s Carisbrooke
Holy Trinity Cowes
St Mary the Virgin Cowes
St James East Cowes
All Saints Freshwater
St Agnes Freshwater Bay
All Saints Godshill
All Saints Gurnard
St Peter’s Havenstreet
St Peter & St Paul Mottistone
All Saints Newchurch
Newport Minster Newport
St John the Baptist Newport
Holy Spirit Newtown
St John the Baptist Niton
St John the Baptist Northwood
All Saints Ryde
Christ Church Sandown
St Peter’s Seaview
St Michael the Archangel Shalfleet
St Blasius Old Parish Church Shanklin
St Peter’s Shorwell
St Helens St Helens
Old Church St Lawrence
St Lawrence St Lawrence
Christ Church Totland Bay
Holy Trinity Ventnor
St Alban’s Ventnor
St Catherine’s Ventnor
St Mildred’s Whippingham
St Edmund’s Wootton
St John the Evangelist Wroxall
Petersfield
St Matthew’s Blackmoor
St Mary’s Buriton
Holy Rood Empshott
St Peter’s Froxfield
St Peter on the Green Froxfield Green
St John the Baptist Greatham
St Mary’s Liss
St Peter’s Petersfield
Priors Dean Church Priors Dean
Holy Trinity Privett
All Saints Steep
The Church of Our Lady Warnford
Portsmouth
St Cuthbert’s Copnor
St Nicholas Copnor
St Philip’s Cosham
St Mary’s Fratton
St Faith’s Landport
St James Church Milton
Portsmouth Cathedral Old Portsmouth
St Michael and All Angels Paulsgrove
All Saints Portsea
Church of the Ascension Portsea
St Saviour Portsea
St Mark’s Portsmouth
St Simon’s Portsmouth
Church of the Holy Spirit Southsea
St Luke’s Southsea

Visit the Ride+Stride website for full participation details, either for riding and striding or for having your church as one of the visited churches.

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