5th & 6th June 2026 and
16th to 19th September 2026
Now in its 4th year Open Faversham in 2026 is
structured around two keystone events
5th & 6th June
"Thomas Becket Weekend"
16th to 19th September
"From the Source of the Westbrook to the Sea"
Friday 5th June and Saturday 6th June
Thomas Becket Weekend
A chapel dedicated to St Thomas Becket in St Mary’s Church, Faversham, was once the site of an impressive scheme of medieval wall paintings that stretched across all three walls. Discovered beneath whitewash during Victorian renovations, they were later obscured by a large Victorian organ installed in the same chapel in the 1870s.
Friday 5th 7:30
Dr Angela Websdale will give an illustrated talk about the Thomas Becket chapel presently obscured by the organ. More details
Saturday 6th
Join us to walk to Canterbury Cathedral – we will walk about 14 miles from Faversham's Maison Dieu the13th century Pilgrim Hospital to Canterbury Cathedral, through the beautiful Kent countryside.
More details
16th to 19th September in St Mary of Charity 10:00 to 17:00
From the Source of the Westbrook to the Sea
An exhibition celebrating the contemporary, cultural, built, industrial and natural heritage of our waterway.
Our Creek and the chalkstreams that run through the town define its topography and account for the ancient settlements which grew into Faversham. The route of the Westbrook from just below Painters Forstal to Stonebridge Pond, Faversham Creek to The Swale will be displayed in maps down the aisle.
All those with an interest in the waterway that runs through the heart of Faversham are invited to join by exhibiting alongside the maps in a celebration of "the contemporary, cultural, built, industrial and natural heritage of our waterway."
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