Norwich Cathedral

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Opening times

The Cathedral is open from:
7.30am - 6.00pm daily (7.00pm mid-May to mid-September)

The shop is open:
Monday - Saturday, 9.15am - 5.00pm

The Refectory is open:
Monday - Saturday, 10.00am - 5.00pm
Sunday, 11.00am - 5.00pm

The Herb Garden is open:
Daily, 9.00am - 5pm

The Library is open:
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9.30am - 4.30pm

Daily Service(s)

7.30am            Morning Prayer
8.00am            Holy Communion
11.00am          Holy Communion (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
12.30pm          Holy Communion (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays)
5.15pm            Choral Evensong (Book of Common Prayer) (Monday-Friday)

Saturday only

3.30pm            Evensong

Sunday service(s)

7.30am            Morning Prayer
8.00am            Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
9.15am            Holy Communion (1st and 2nd Sundays only)
10.30am          Sung Eucharist (Common Worship - with children's activities)
3.30pm            Evensong (Book of Common Prayer)
6.30pm            Evening Service

Admission charges

There is no fee to enter the Cathedral but donations are warmly welcomed.

Group visits

Tours are available for groups who wish to book a private guided tour with their own Cathedral Guide(s). They are arranged to suit each group's particular requirements.

Tours last around one hour (depending on group requirements) and are run all year between 10.00am and 4.00 pm any day. They begin at the West End of the Cathedral.

Contact the Visitors' Officer on 01603 218440. Advance booking is preferred, please give at least a week's notice. Cost £4.70 per adult, £2 per child.

Booked guided tours and information is available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.  There is also information available in Dutch, Japanese and Russian, but no guided tours in these languages.

Group catering can also be provided in the Refectory.

Tours

These tours are for casual visitors and family groups and run at 10.45am, 12.30pm and 2.15pm on Mondays to Saturdays.

They last approximately one hour and begin in the Nave. Tours are free, but a donation is appreciated.

Daily fixed tours may not run if the Cathedral is in use for another occasion which prohibits them. However, Guides will be on duty Monday to Saturday to answer questions and offer interpretation.

Tours of the Jubilee Labyrinth and Medieval Mysteries tours are also run. Contact the Visitors' Officer on 01603 218440.

The Education Department offers tours and activities all year round, including the Animal Trail, Monk's Trail, the Civil War Trail and much more. Email: or telephone: 01603 218320 for more information.

Facilities

The Refectory restaurant and café, a gift shop, wheelchair accessible toilets and baby change facilities are available.

Accessibility

Norwich Cathedral welcomes all worshippers and visitors and is continuously looking to improve accessibility and facilities for people with special needs.

Level access into the Cathedral is available through the South Door and a lift gives access via the West Door. There is wheelchair access to the Refectory, shop and library.

There are a small number of wheelchairs available for free loan to visitors for use within the Cathedral and Close. Please contact the Visitor's Officer on 01603 218440, in advance of your visit.

However the Cathedral is a medieval building and unfortunately it is not always possible to provide all the facilities that the Cathedral would wish. For example, it is currently not possible for a wheelchair user to visit the Treasury or Cloister Garth.

The light levels in the Cathedral can appear low, especially on dull days. Increasing the light level is easily done by a Verger, who can be contacted via a volunteer on the Welcome Desk or a Cathedral Guide. Visitors with impaired vision are encouraged to touch the many different shapes and surfaces around the Cathedral and precincts. Some of the more interesting carvings, such as the misericords (monks' seats) in the Choir, are behind ropes which can be moved on request. Tactile tours can also be arranged. Please contact the Visitor's Officer on 01603 218440 for adults, or the Head of Education on 01603 218320 for schools. Care is needed on the uneven floors (including some tombstones) and steps. Wherever possible steps have been edged with a contrasting colour.

Large-print editions are available of 'Discover Norwich Cathedral' - an exciting trail around the building, written in partnership with 'People First of Norfolk'. Assistance dogs are welcome in the Cathedral and can be provided with water on request.

An induction loop has been installed in the Nave which covers the Nave, Choir and Transepts; hearing aid users should adjust their aid to T. Some special worship events provide this sign language and many guides have experience of guiding with an interpreter. Although the Cathedral is a place of prayer, it can at times be quite noisy, especially when the organ is being practised or tuned. Cathedral guides and stewards will endeavour to compensate for background noise.