Carols by Candlelight
St Mary's Church, Lamberhurst · 12 December 2026
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The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge, sings a Christmas carol service at St Mary's Church in Lamberhurst on Saturday 12 December 2026. The programme is built around well-known carols, and the festival describes the service as the start of Christmas.
Highlights
- Pembroke College, Cambridge Chapel Choir, around 24 singers, directed by Luke Fitzgerald
- The choir sang through the night at the Proms in 2025
- Well-known carols in a full church
- The service almost always sells out
Good to know
- Concerts at St Mary's usually begin at 7.30pm, with doors opening at 6.45pm for seating
- The interval at St Mary's is around 20 minutes
- There is a large car park at the church, with overflow parking at the adjacent golf club
- Book early, as the service is almost always sold out
Getting there
St Mary's Church, Church Road, Lamberhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 8DU
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