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Visitor Highlights

Discover 1700 years of history at St Albans Cathedral. Read more

Daily tours

The Cathedral's team of expert Cathedral Guides offer free guided tours, every day, all year round. Read more

Tree Trail

Explore the grounds of St Albans Cathedral with our new tree trail. Read more

What our visitors say

Visitor experience is at the heart of everything we do at St Albans Cathedral. Read more

Visiting soon?

An update for visitors on the building work taking place at St Albans Cathedral. Read more

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Summer of Fun at St Albans Cathedral

St Albans Cathedral has a fun packed summer planned for younger visitors with free events and interactive experiences throughout this historic attraction.

Young People's Puppet Theatre - Behind the Scenes Exhibition

Come and see these magnificent marionette puppets on display, and learn about the special stories they tell

Carmina Burana by Carl Orff

A setting of secular poems creating a medieval effect within a modern musical language

Julian Godlee and Anna Tilbrook Recital

Featuring Purcell, Schumann and Finzi

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Daily What's On

A daily schedule of services, guided tours and other events taking place at St Albans Cathedral this week.

Regular Services

All are welcome to attend regular services at St Albans Cathedral.

An unmissable evening with award-winning actor Simon Callow reading TS Eliot’s Four Quartets, interspersed with Beethoven’s late quartet opus 132, the stunning music that inspired what is arguably Eliot’s finest work.

Values and mission

St Albans Cathedral is the shrine to Britain's very first saint, Alban, who died for this beliefs around the year 300. It is one of the most significant buildings in British history, visited over the centuries by pilgrims, travellers and royalty.

Organ

The Cathedral Organ was built in 1962 by Harrison & Harrison of Durham to a design by Peter Hurford (then Master of the Music) and Ralph Downes. It contains over 4,500 pipes, spread across for keyboards (manuals) and pedals.

Sounds Around the Abbey

25 - 27th July 2019: Sounds Around the Abbey at St Albans Cathedral

Job vacancies

Job vacancies at St Albans Cathedral.

Worship at St Albans Cathedral

Find out more about worship at St Albans Cathedral, Shrine to Alban, Britain's first saint.

Make a donation

Your support, whether a regular or one off donation, helps protect the Cathedral for generations to come, thank you. Please add gift aid if you can, to maximise the value of your donation at no extra cost to you. If you would like to speak to someone about your donation, please contact the Development Office on 01727 890231 or [email protected]