ST MARY'S PARISH CHURCH

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Sidegate, Haddington, EH41 4BZ 
Entrance to the church is by the North Door, via footpaths leading from the main gate on Sidegate and from the bank of the River Tyne.
Parking is available in the car park on Sidegate opposite the main gates and on nearby streets. There are 3 Blue Badge parking spaces by the North Door.  

The Collegiate Church of St Mary the Virgin is one of the great ecclesiastical buildings of mediaeval Scotland, founded in 1380 and known for centuries as "The Lamp of Lothian". It was severely damaged in the 16th Century during Henry VIII's 'Rough Wooing' of Scotland, and after the Reformation only the nave was used as a parish church, with the choir and tower remaining roofless. It was finally restored to its former glory in the 1970s, and is Scotland's longest church as well as one of its most beautiful, with a wonderfully warm, resonant acoustic.
The building is not only an inspiring place of worship for its congregation, but one of the riches of the Lothians which people – of all denominations and none – regard with pride as a communal asset.

www.stmaryskirk.co.uk
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