The porch of St Michael's church houses two bells which were used in the tower until 1905. These were pillaged from across the Solway in response to a similar raid by Scots, who were pursued across the sands, ditching the Bowness bells in order to escape.

A piece of Victorian poetry commemorates the event:

Relieved from duty here we sit
In well-earned rest together,
Beside the Solway's ruddy sands
Secure from wind and weather.
With near three hundred years of toil
A trifle thin our tone is,
So now at length we take our rest -
The stolen bells of Bowness

Inside, the church is a delight with modestly beautiful pulpit, lectern, font and attractive windows, including one depicting St Kentigern.

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