Visitor notices

Step-free access

The Cathedral’s step-free west doors are currently closed due to essential maintenance related to our historic Lantern Tower. During this time, if you require step-free access, please follow the signage to the East Entrance, via the south churchyard.

We would like to thank you for your patience and understanding while Newcastle City Council, which is responsible for the maintenance of the tower, completes these repairs.

Cathedral clock and bell ringing

During the ongoing maintenance described above, please be aware that the clock on the Cathedral tower will not accurately display the current time until the internal mechanism can be accessed. Unfortunately, due to the ongoing maintenance of the tower, we are also unable to ring bells, including for our Patronal Festival in December.

Opening times from Christmas Day 2023 to New Year’s Day 2024

Please note: Café 16 will close for Christmas at 3pm on Saturday 23 December 2023. It will reopen at 10am on Wednesday 3 January 2024.

Between 13 November and 23 December, the Cathedral’s retail area hours, with only slight exceptions, will be: Mon-Thurs 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-3:30pm and Sun 11am-3:30pm.

Date	Opening hours	Services and recitals
Monday 25 December	Open 8am until approx. 11:15am (for Christmas Day worship)	• Eucharist 8am • Morning Prayer 8:30am • Festal Eucharist 10am **
Tuesday 26 December	Open 8am-10am	• Morning Prayer 8:30am * • Eucharist 9am
Wednesday 27, Thursday 28, Friday 29 & Saturday 30 December	8am-12pm	• Morning Prayer 8:30am * • Eucharist 9am
Sunday 31 December	8am-5pm	• Eucharist 8am • Morning Prayer 8:30am • Sung Eucharist 10am ** • Evening Prayer 4pm **
Monday 1 January	8am – 2pm	• Morning Prayer 8:30am * • Eucharist 9am • Organ recital 1:05pm

* Live-streamed via our Facebook page

** Live-streamed via our YouTube channel

Complete information about these services will be available in the relevant week’s ‘Services & Music Schedule’.