Not open, can't get in. but still a beautiful building and a nice place to take pictures. The church itself is really old and nice should visit if you are into old architecture or heritage buildings.
Ishani Kathuria309 days ago
Really big and beautiful church. Sadly, it was closed down when I visited it so I couldnt see the church from inside.
The architecture is really beautiful with big trees surrounding the whole place.
Madhulika Liddle1 year ago
Like its namesake in Dharamshala, this church stands in the midst of a grove of deodar trees. Also, like the Dharamshala church, this is an old one - it dates back to 1844 and is still in use, being part of the Church of North India.
We visited on a Sunday morning, around 10 AM. The church was closed and there was nobody around to let us in so that we could have a look. Church service is (according to a sign outside) at 4 PM on Sundays; we could not come back for this, so contented ourselves with looking at the church from the outside. It's a beautiful and atmospheric old building, with stained glass in a rose window, behind the altar, and along the sides. It seems, at least on the outside, to be poorly maintained, with peeling paint, overgrown with weeds, and with quite a lot of garbage - plastic wrappers and similar rubbish - strewn nearby. A pity.
Sheerazi Khan1 year ago
One of the gothic colonial architecture marvel, built in the late 19th century. Still standing in the wilderness of nanital. You wouldn't feel like you're in the city centre. Now it's abonded. A must visit for architecture lovers.
Roshan Satyam1 year ago
It's a beautiful piece of architecture. Although it remains close for most of the hours and for most of the days. It is the oldest church of nainital and surrounded by serene greenary.
Mayank Bhatt1 year ago
Beautiful church amidst beautiful trees.. great place to visit and relax
Navpreet Gill2 years ago
St. John in the wilderness is an Anglican church in India and is one of the oldest buildings in Nainital. The site was chosen and approved in 1844 by Bishop Daniel Wilson. The corner stone was laid in October 1846 and the plans were made by Captain Young at the cost of Rs 15,000 raised from private subscriptions and pew rents. Built in a Gothic style, it was inaugurated on 2 April 1848. A memorial in the church is to those killed in the 1880 landslip. The cemetery in the church has graves from 1845 to around 1922 with the last burial being of Sir George Knox. The graves include those of the mother and father of Jim Corbett.
PRIYANKA “Rïÿæñkã” S2 years ago
Beautiful place… very peaceful and calm place Such a vibration of positive energy…
The architecture is really beautiful with big trees surrounding the whole place.
We visited on a Sunday morning, around 10 AM. The church was closed and there was nobody around to let us in so that we could have a look. Church service is (according to a sign outside) at 4 PM on Sundays; we could not come back for this, so contented ourselves with looking at the church from the outside. It's a beautiful and atmospheric old building, with stained glass in a rose window, behind the altar, and along the sides. It seems, at least on the outside, to be poorly maintained, with peeling paint, overgrown with weeds, and with quite a lot of garbage - plastic wrappers and similar rubbish - strewn nearby. A pity.
The corner stone was laid in October 1846 and the plans were made by Captain Young at the cost of Rs 15,000 raised from private subscriptions and pew rents. Built in a Gothic style, it was inaugurated on 2 April 1848. A memorial in the church is to those killed in the 1880 landslip.
The cemetery in the church has graves from 1845 to around 1922 with the last burial being of Sir George Knox. The graves include those of the mother and father of Jim Corbett.
Such a vibration of positive energy…
Its very oldest church in the town .