St Albans Cathedral

Admission

Visitor	Charge
For anyone:	Free
Donations:	£2.50 suggested

Opening hours

Daily, 9.00am to 5.45pm. Closed from 1.00pm on Christmas Day.

Tours

Daily guided tours are offered by the Honorary guides.
11.30am and 2.30 pm weekdays
11.30am and 2.00pm Saturdays
2.30pm Sundays

During school holidays there may also be special free Family Tours. Ring for details: +44 (0)1727 860780

Groups

Special pre-booked guided tours for groups can be tailored to special interests. Please contact Miss Linzi Birnie Tel. +44 (0)1727 860780

Visitor	Charge
Per person	£4.50
Concessions	£4.00

School Visits

The award wining Education Centre caters for children of all ages. Please consult their website or Tel. +44 (0)1727 890212 for details of trails and workshops and how to book.

Worship

Time	Service
Sundays
8.00	Holy Communion
9.30	Parish Communion (with Sunday Club)
11.15	Matins (1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays) Choral Eucharist (1st, 2nd, 4th Sundays)
12.15	Holy Communion (1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays)
18.30pm	Evensong
Weekdays
7.00	Morning Prayer
8.30	Morning Prayer (Bank Holiday)
7.30	Eucharist
9.00	Eucharist (Bank Holiday)
17.00	Evensong
Saturdays
8.30	Morning Prayer
9.00	Eucharist
12.00	Eucharist
16.00	Choral Evensong

During the choir term evensong is sung each day by the Cathedral Choir or the Abbey Girls Choir. In holidays visiting choirs sing on Saturday and Sunday, and sometimes during the week. For details of this, changes to service times, and special services check the Service and Music List on the website or contact the Information Desk Tel. +44 (0)1727 860780

Ecumenical Services There are also regular services in other traditions:

Tradition	Time
Roman Catholic Mass	Friday 12.00 noon
Free Church Service	Wednesday 11.00am (1st Wednesday in Month)
Lutheran Service	Last Tuesday each month 19.00pm
Russian Orthodox Liturgy	Once a month, dates vary, see Service and Music List as above

Amenities

Café at the Abbey:

serves coffee, lunch, tea, cakes etc. Pre-booking is essential for group catering (Tel. +44 (0)1727 860780).

Gift Shop

sells a wide variety of souvenirs, tapes and CDs

Bookstall

(in the Cathedral) specialises in guidebooks, postcards, cards, calendars and religious books.

Exhibition area

The story of the Cathedral and Abbey church and its people in words and pictures.

Family Explorer Bags

“Lucky Dip” bags to keep younger children interested. (From Information Desk, free, £5 deposit required).

Toilets and baby changing

Downstairs in the Chapter House.

Facilities for disabled

There is level access via the Slype Door between the church and chapter house and ramped access on the north side of the nave. Inside there is ramped access to most ground floor areas. Wheelchairs available. There is an accessible toilet in the south ambulatory. There is a touch and hearing centre for the visually impaired and a Braille guide plan is available from the Information Desk. Special tours can be arranged for groups with special needs. The public address system has an inductive loop facility.

Parking

There is very limited parking, for Disabled Badge holders only in Sumpter Yard. There are several multi-story car parks signed within the town. There is a large car park near Westminster Lodge at the bottom of the hill where there is also coach parking.

How to find us

Access by road from A1 and M1 (from the North and South) or M25 (from West and East). Easy rail access from London on Thameslink line (approx. 30 minutes from Central London)

Further details

Address	Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 1BY England.
Local map	Multimap
Telephone	E-mail
+44 (0) 1727 860780	admin@stalbanscathedral.org.uk
Fax	Website
+44 (0) 1727 850944	www.stalbanscathedral.org.uk