Thanks to a collaboration between the British Pilgrimage Trust and the Association of English Cathedrals, this initiative to mark 2020 Year of Cathedrals, Year of Pilgrimage, will ensure there is a pilgrimage route for every Church of England cathedral taking in established wayfarer routes, other places of faith, spiritual pathways and lesser known pilgrim ways. 2020 […] England’s cathedrals have witnessed their highest Easter congregation numbers in recent years, while visitor numbers increased by a million on the previous year, statistics published last month show. Cathedrals reported nearly ten million visitors in 2018, an increase of over 10 per cent on the previous year. There were additionally over a million visitors to […] Durham Cathedral has won the Hudson’s Heritage Award 2017 for Best Innovation for its clever and highly successful fundraising project where visitors were encouraged to buy a LEGO brick which was then added to a detailed model of the cathedral. In November last year it also won Most Innovative Fundraising Campaign at the Institute of […] The Centre for the Study of Christianity and Culture (CSCC) has recently completed a 3 year interdisciplinary research project into pilgrimage past and present, which has produced new and exciting information about why and (more importantly) how people are engaging with sacred places. The results from the four case study cathedrals have significant implications for […] Last week on the 23rd July, Durham Cathedral launched its new Open Treasures exhibition. Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Cathedral has invested over £10 million in Open Treasures, part of a major development project which has transformed how visitors enjoy the Cathedral and gain inspiration from it. Open Treasure gives visitors access to […] Ely Cathedral is to become the latest Cathedral to launch its own app – allowing visitors to navigate their way round the 900-year-old site. The App, which is available for download on most smartphones and tablets, will tell users about the history of the site, provide tour routes and information about the architecture and iconic […] Chester Cathedral and Durham Cathedral Woodlands are both included in the shortlist for the 2016 Hudson’s Heritage Awards. Established in 2011 the Hudson’s Heritage Awards are an independent scheme, judged by an expert panel chaired by Norman Hudson OBE. The awards celebrate the best visitor experiences at heritage attractions in the UK each year including […] According to new figures published today, more than 10 million people visited Church of England’s Cathedrals last year. The research according to new figures published last week in the Church of England’s Cathedral Research and Statistics Report. Research also revealed that the highest motivating factors for Cathedral attendance were peace and contemplation, worship and music and […] ‘England has no finer treasure than its cathedrals’ writes the Bishop of Worcester, Dr John Inge in his introduction to Cathedrals of the Church of England by Janet Gough, Director of Churchcare. The part of Scala Publisher’s successful Director’s Choice series in which directors of leading arts or heritage bodies present their personal take on […] The Church of England has teamed up with the cycling charity Sustrans to produce a series of cycling tours linking English cathedrals and historic churches. The first of the new Towers and Spires series was launched in 2014 in partnership with Sustrans and the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. The route is a 30-mile circular ride beginning at […]Turning Tourists into Visitors and Visitors into Pilgrims
Cathedral Visitors up by 1 million
Durham Cathedral wins Innovation Award for LEGO model
Pilgrimage and England’s Cathedrals Past and Present
Durham Cathedral Open Treasures launched
Ely Cathedral launches new app
Hudson’s Heritage Awards 2016 shortlist
More than 10 million people visited Cathedrals in England in 2014
Cathedrals of the Church of England – new book launched
Cycling Tours linking English cathedrals and historic churches
Churches Tourism Association
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