What's on at Salisbury Cathedral | Events in Salisbury, UK

Coming Up

Morning Prayer

Mon 6 Jul 2026 | 7:30 am

A service of Bible readings, psalms and prayers, using Common Worship. This service lasts about 15 minutes and is followed directly by a service of Holy Communion.

Holy Communion

Mon 6 Jul 2026 | 7:45 am

A Said service of Communion lasting approximately 30 minutes, and 45 minutes on Sunday. On Sundays, a sermon will be given.

Opening Time

First Visitor Entry

Mon 6 Jul 2026 | 9:30 am

The Cathedral opens to visitors from 9.30am. The Chapter House, where the Magna Carta is on display, opens from 10.00am. You can also relax and refuel at the Refectory Restaurant (open 9.30am–4.45pm) or enjoy a lighter bite in the Bell Tower Tea Rooms (10am–4.45pm), before browsing for a memento in the Gift Shop, open throughout the day alongside the Cathedral. Don’t miss the Joyful Noise Art Exhibtion, included with your Cathedral Admission Ticket.

Reflective Prayer with Canon Kenneth Padley

Mon 6 Jul 2026 | 10:00 am

Reflective Prayer is held at 10am on the first Monday of most months. A speaker will introduce a topic, sometimes with illustrations in art or poetry, leaving silence for reflection and prayer.

Embroidery Demonstration

Mon 6 Jul 2026 | 10:30 am

Try some embroidery. Watch our sewing volunteers at work and enjoy the opportunity to add your own stitch to our Visitor’s Frame. Drop-in any time between 10.30pm -2.30pm

RSPB Date with Nature

Mon 6 Jul 2026 | 11:00 am

Run by the RSPB, this is a free, drop‑in activity running from 11am to 4pm in the Cathedral Close where you can learn about the peregrine falcons that nest on the Cathedral tower. Volunteers are on hand with telescopes so you can get amazing close-up views of both the adult birds and their young, and find out more about how they live and grow.

Medieval Clock Demonstration

Mon 6 Jul 2026 | 11:05 am

See and hear the world’s oldest working mechanical clock in action. Made in 1386 or earlier, it is mounted in an iron frame and has no dial. In the past the clock struck a bell to remind the priests to pray. Come and watch while the mechanism is unlocked allowing the clock to strike a bell as it first did over 600 years ago. This demonstration lasts 10 to 15 minutes.

Stained Glass Tour

Mon 6 Jul 2026 | 12:00 pm

Discover the rich history of our beautiful stained glass windows. This guided tour sheds new light on the Cathedral’s history and its community, from the scandal of the medieval glass abandoned in a ditch during the late 1700s, to windows commemorating wars, suffrage and even a Cathedral cat. Tours last approximately one hour.

Last Admission

Last Visitor Entry

Mon 6 Jul 2026 | 4:15 pm

The Cathedral remains open until 5pm (last entry 4.15pm), with the Gift Shop and the Chapter House and its Magna Carta exhibition also closing at 5pm. For those enjoying refreshments, both the Refectory Restaurant and Bell Tower Tea Rooms serve until 4.45pm. Visitors are very welcome to stay for Choral Evensong or Evening Prayer at 5.30pm.

Choral Evensong

Mon 6 Jul 2026 | 5:30 pm

Evensong is at the core of daily worship at Salisbury Cathedral and has been offered daily for centuries. Evensong is a peaceful service, offering quiet reflection. Our Cathedral Choir sets the serene atmosphere of this service with musical responses, canticles, psalms, a choral anthem, sometimes with a congregational hymn. On Sundays, a sermon is given. We also welcome visiting choirs to sing this service when our Cathedral Choir is not in residence. The service lasts approximately 45 minutes.

Morning Prayer

Tue 7 Jul 2026 | 7:30 am

A service of Bible readings, psalms and prayers, using Common Worship. This service lasts about 15 minutes and is followed directly by a service of Holy Communion.

Holy Communion

Tue 7 Jul 2026 | 7:45 am

A Said service of Communion lasting approximately 30 minutes, and 45 minutes on Sunday. On Sundays, a sermon will be given.

Opening Time

First Visitor Entry

Tue 7 Jul 2026 | 9:30 am

The Cathedral opens to visitors from 9.30am. The Chapter House, where the Magna Carta is on display, opens from 10.00am. You can also relax and refuel at the Refectory Restaurant (open 9.30am–4.45pm) or enjoy a lighter bite in the Bell Tower Tea Rooms (10am–4.45pm), before browsing for a memento in the Gift Shop, open throughout the day alongside the Cathedral. Don’t miss the Joyful Noise Art Exhibtion, included with your Cathedral Admission Ticket.

Opening time

First Visitor Entry

Tue 7 Jul 2026 | 10:00 am

Salisbury Cathedral will open later than usual at 10am. The Chapter House and Magna Carta exhibition also opens at 10am.

Meet the Stonemasons

Tue 7 Jul 2026 | 10:30 am

Meet the experts who maintain and restore our Cathedral using tools and techniques that haven’t changed for hundreds of years. We welcome you to ask questions to find out more about life as a Salisbury Cathedral stonemason. Drop-in any time between 10:30-12:30.

RSPB Date with Nature

Tue 7 Jul 2026 | 11:00 am

Run by the RSPB, this is a free, drop‑in activity running from 11am to 4pm in the Cathedral Close where you can learn about the peregrine falcons that nest on the Cathedral tower. Volunteers are on hand with telescopes so you can get amazing close-up views of both the adult birds and their young, and find out more about how they live and grow.

Medieval Clock Demonstration

Tue 7 Jul 2026 | 11:05 am

See and hear the world’s oldest working mechanical clock in action. Made in 1386 or earlier, it is mounted in an iron frame and has no dial. In the past the clock struck a bell to remind the priests to pray. Come and watch while the mechanism is unlocked allowing the clock to strike a bell as it first did over 600 years ago. This demonstration lasts 10 to 15 minutes.

Holy Communion

Tue 7 Jul 2026 | 12:00 pm

A Said service of Communion lasting approximately 30 minutes, and 45 minutes on Sunday. On Sundays, a sermon will be given.