Exeter Cathedral

📸 WINNER: ‘Reflection’ (Junior Category) by Isabel Wood Congratulations to Isabel on capturing this photograph which won her the junior category award for our 2026 Photography Competition! “An extraordinary meeting of architecture and human perception… A highly imaginative and original image, demonstrating remarkable creativity and a sophisticated understanding of perspective. A striking and memorable Junior Category Winner.” – Emma Solley, competition judge 📸 Device: iPhone — Exeter Cathedral is a photographer's haven. Idea: set aside some precious time in your diary to enjoy at your own pace this centuries-old gem of Devon. Our 'Plan Your Visit' webpage has some useful information: exeter-cathedral.org.uk/plan… Our open times: ✦ Exeter Cathedral Monday-Saturday: 9am-5pm Sunday: 11:30am-4pm ✦ Cathedral Café Monday-Saturday: 10am-3:30pm Sunday: 11:30am-4pm ✦ Treasures Exhibition Monday-Saturday: 10am-4pm Closed on Wednesdays & Sundays — This competition has been generously supported by London Camera Exchange (Exeter Store), Exeter College, The Guildhall Shopping Centre, Hotel Indigo Exeter, InExeter, Princesshay Exeter, John Lewis #ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral

✨ The Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market is opening on Friday 13 November at 10am until Sunday 13 December at 5pm! Play your visit: Monday – Wednesday: 10am – 7pm Thursday – Saturday: 10am – 9pm Sunday: 11am – 5pm More info: exetercathedralchristmasmark… #ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral

🦙 Our wonderful alpacas are returning! 🥹 Featuring real-life alpacas, enjoy an entertaining retelling of the famous Christmas story inside the magnificent setting of Exeter Cathedral ❤️ Sunday 13 December | Doors open: 2:15pm | Performance: 3pm-4pm This is a free event for all ages; booking is essential via: ticketsource.com/exetercathe… #ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral

📸 WINNER: ‘The King of Musical Instruments’ (Black & White Category) by Graham Honeywill Congratulations to Graham on capturing this photograph which won him the black & white category award for our 2026 Photography Competition! "This photograph succeeds because it does not merely record a magnificent interior, it makes us feel it. There is grandeur here, certainly, but also stillness, reverence and wonder… Timeless, contemplative and utterly deserving of first place." – Emma Solley, competition judge 📸 Device: OM System OM-5 Mark II — Exeter Cathedral is a photographer's haven. Idea: set aside some precious time in your diary to enjoy at your own pace this centuries-old gem of Devon. Our 'Plan Your Visit' webpage has some useful information: exeter-cathedral.org.uk/plan… Our open times: ✦ Exeter Cathedral Monday-Saturday: 9am-5pm Sunday: 11:30am-4pm ✦ Cathedral Café Monday-Saturday: 10am-3:30pm Sunday: 11:30am-4pm ✦ Treasures Exhibition Monday-Saturday: 10am-4pm Closed on Wednesdays & Sundays — This competition has been generously supported by London Camera Exchange (Exeter Store), Exeter College, The Guildhall Shopping Centre, Hotel Indigo Exeter, InExeter, Princesshay Exeter, John Lewis #ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral

Here’s what’s on this week at Exeter Cathedral: ✦ 2026 Annual Library Lecture: The Enlightened Mr Parkinson (4 November) ✦ Medieval Art – Free Workshop: Being Human Festival (5 November) ✦ Roof Tour (5 November) ✦ Voices Of Valjean (5 November) ✦ Roof Tour (6 November) Find out more: exeter-cathedral.org.uk/what… #ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral

Join us in praying over this coming week 🙏 God of holiness, your glory is proclaimed in every age: as we rejoice in the faith of your saints, inspire us to follow their example with boldness and joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. #ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral

Here’s what’s on this month at Exeter Cathedral: ✦ 2026 Annual Library Lecture: The Enlightened Mr Parkinson (4 November) ✦ Voices Of Valjean (5 November) ✦ Medieval Art – Free Workshop: Being Human Festival (5 November) ✦ Remembrance Sunday Devon County Service 2026 (8 November) ✦ G4 Christmas: Exeter Cathedral 2026 (10 November) ✦ Special Tour: Uncovering the Civil War at Exeter Cathedral (10 November) ✦ Armistice Day Service 2026 (11 November) ✦ Devon Philharmonic Orchestra: Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 (13 November) ✦ Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market 2026 (13 November - 13 Decmeber) ✦ Library & Archives In Focus: What’s In An Archive? (17 November) ✦ Rise Up with Teachers Rock (19 - 20 November) ✦ Gabrieli Roar Presents Mr Handel’s Christmas Story (24 November) ✦ Christmas at the Musicals (26 November) ✦ Art of the Book: The Anatomy of Books (26 November) ✦ The Music of Whitney Houston by Candlelight (27 November) ✦ Christingle Service 2026 (28 November) ✦ Be a Chorister for a Day 2026 (28 November) ✦ Advent Series: The Lord’s Prayer – By Revd Professor Christopher Bryan (29 November - 13 December) ✦ The Advent Procession (29 Novmber) Find out more: exeter-cathedral.org.uk/what… #ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral

📸 WINNER: ‘Passage’ (Colour Category) by Matthew Cooper Congratulations to Matthew on capturing this photograph which won him the colour category award for our 2026 Photography Competition! "There is something wonderfully cinematic about the image. The solitude of the lit figure, the rhythm of the aisle, the softness of the light and that unexpected meeting of colour. Nothing feels staged, yet everything feels perfectly composed. A beautifully observed photograph that transforms an ordinary passing moment into something quietly magical.” – Emma Solley, competition judge 📸 Device: Canon R6 — Exeter Cathedral is a photographer's haven. Idea: set aside some precious time in your diary to enjoy at your own pace this centuries-old gem of Devon. Our 'Plan Your Visit' webpage has some useful information: exeter-cathedral.org.uk/plan… Our open times: ✦ Exeter Cathedral Monday-Saturday: 9am-5pm Sunday: 11:30am-4pm ✦ Cathedral Café Monday-Saturday: 10am-3:30pm Sunday: 11:30am-4pm ✦ Treasures Exhibition Monday-Saturday: 10am-4pm Closed on Wednesdays & Sundays – This competition has been generously supported by London Camera Exchange (Exeter Store), Exeter College, The Guildhall Shopping Centre, Hotel Indigo Exeter, InExeter, Princesshay Exeter, John Lewis #ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral

Tucked behind the corner of the nave altar is a plain and unassuming epitaph, one which you may have walked by without a second thought, one dedicated to the merchant-turned-mayor, John Lant. To read this well-worn stone like this one, and begin to decipher its history, we employed a special epigraphical technique known as ‘squeezing’. Large sheets of filter paper are soaked in water and laid over the dampened surface of the inscription. The paper is hit firmly with a dense-bristled brush which, once dried and removed, produces a version of the inscription which can be studied more closely away from the site. 🔗 To read more visit: exeter-cathedral.org.uk/news… #ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral

A first edition of James Parkinson’s essay on the shaking palsy, generously bequeathed to Exeter Cathedral Library by Dr Christopher Gardner-Thorpe in 2025, will be on display at the highly-anticipated 2026 Annual Library Lecture with Dr Cherry Lewis on Wednesday 4 November at 7pm. Final tickets (£12pp) are remaining via: ticketsource.com/exetercathe… What: Annual Library Lecture Where: Chapter House Cafe When: Wednesday 4 November at 7pm Today, Parkinson’s disease is one of the most familiar of all neurological disorders, but few know anything about the man who first identified it. Our 2026 Annual Library Lecture will reveal the life of this pioneering individual – champion of the poor and underprivileged – the apothecary James Parkinson (1755-1824). We look forward to welcoming you to this fascinating lecture ❤️ #ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral

Our Remembrance Sunday Service will take place at 4pm on Sunday 8 November at Exeter Cathedral. This special service for the people of Devon will be accompanied by music from Exeter Cathedral Choir, and attended by military and veteran associations. During the service, commemorative wreaths will be passed to the Dean of Exeter, then placed in Exeter Cathedral’s Devon and Dorset Regimental Chapel, before being laid at the War Memorial on Cathedral Green, on Armistice Day. Everyone is warmly invited to attend this service. This is a free event; no booking is required. #ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral

Two of our most cherished Christmas performances featuring our very own choir are selling fast as they signal the start of Christmas for many across Devon ❤️ ✦ Handel's Messiah: Sunday 6 December | 2:30pm 🔗 ticketsource.com/exetercathe… ✦ Christmas with the Cathedral Choir: 8, 10 & 12 December | 7pm 🔗 ticketsource.com/exetercathe… Perhaps you'd like to start a new special tradition, or this may be your annual festive delight. Whatever your reason, we very much look forward to warmly welcoming you. #ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral

Nearly sold out! Our Half Term activities are all fully booked except for tomorrow, Wednesday 28 October! We're seeing some wonderful creations. ✦ When: Wednesday 28 October ✦ Choose from two sessions: 10:30am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-3:30pm ✦ Tickets: £4 per child (free adult entry with accompanying children) Get creative as a family with Cathedral-inspired arts and crafts suitable for all ages! From birds, mini Cathedrals to the ‘Green Man’ (visit us to discover who he is and his story!), everyone will be able to take home something beautiful they’ve made after a relaxing art session with Exeter Cathedral’s in-house professional artist, Zoë. 🔗 Book: ticketsource.com/exetercathe…? And whilst you're here, why not visit our Photography Exhibition, featuring the finalists' stunning photos? 📸 #ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral

Here’s what’s on this week at Exeter Cathedral: ✦ October Half Term Family Activities (26-29 October) ✦ Roof Tour (26 October) ✦ Library & Archives In Focus: Through the Frontispiece (27 October) ✦ Wonder, Wander and Walk the Labyrinth (31 October) Find out more: exeter-cathedral.org.uk/what… #ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral

Join us in praying over this coming week 🙏 Almighty God, in whose service lies perfect freedom: teach us to obey you with loving hearts and steadfast wills; through Jesus Christ our Lord. #ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral

In 1526, the German printer, Peter Schöffer the Younger, printed William Tyndale’s English translation of the New Testament. Around 150 years earlier, John Wycliffe had begun the process of translating the bible from the Latin Vulgate into English – a translation of a translation. 🔗 To read more visit: exeter-cathedral.org.uk/news… #ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral

LIMITED TICKETS ARE LIVE: This January, experience dinosaurs, cave paintings, Anglo-Saxons, castles, knights, mythical kingdoms, The Garden of Eden, the stunning natural world and more during this breathtaking immersive sound, light and art installation. “absolutely beautiful” “a kaleidoscope of light and sound” “an epic scale fine artwork” ✦ 6-9 January 2027 ✦ Late-evening tickets now available from £5 via: exeter-cathedral.org.uk/what… ✦ Early-evening tickets available soon ✦ Fantastic Christmas gift idea See you there! 🦖 🦕 #ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral

What's with the clay? 🤨 📌 Our Stonemasons have been hard at work carving stone for their pinnacles. 🔨 Wondering why they go through this process? Follow along to see next week's video explaining why their clay model look like this! #ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral

Here's a handy guide to discover what's on over the next few weeks 🍁 EXHIBITIONS 📸 ✦ Photography Exhibition: 16-31 October – see the nine stunning finalists' photos. Included in standard admission (or free with your Welcome Card or Annual Pass) TOURS 🔍 ✦ Roof Tour: Throughout November – see the best views of Exeter from our famous North Tower ✦ Onwards & Upwards Tour: Thursday 12 & 19 November – our most comprehensive overview of Exeter Cathedral (highly-rated – includes roof tour) ✦ Medieval Mysteries Tour: Thursday 22 October, 12pm & 3pm – FREE ✦ Exclusive Tour: Uncovering the Civil War at Exeter Cathedral: Tuesday 10 November, 2pm – discover stories of the Civil War in our Library & Archives HALF TERM 🎨 ✦ Cathedral-themed art activities with professional local artist for children 5+ years: 26-29 October, 10:30am & 1:30pm drop-in sessions – £4/child (adults go free) ✦ Explorer backpacks (available from the Welcome Desk – included in admission) LIBRARY & ARCHIVES 🎨 ✦ 2026 Annual Library Lecture: The Enlightened Mr Parkinson: Wednesday 4 November, 7pm – hear about the life of the pioneering individual who first identified Parkinson’s disease ✦ Free drop-in session: 'Through the Frontispiece': Tuesday 27 October, 1pm-3pm MUSIC 🎶 ✦ Queen by Candlelight: Thursday 22 October ✦ Eagles by Candlelight: Thursday 23 October ✦ The Four Seasons & The Lark Ascending: Friday 24 October ✦ Cathedral Café Concert 'Lantern Lates': Thursday 29 October ✦ Voices Of Valjean: Thursday 5 November NEWLY RELEASED TICKETS 🎟️ ✦ Be a Chorister for a Day: Saturday 28 November ✦ Handel's Messiah: Sunday 6 December, 2:30pm ✦ Christmas with the Cathedral Choir: 8, 10 & 12 December, 7pm ✦ Luxmuralis' Lost Worlds (immersive experience): 6-9 January (late tickets currently available – early tickets available soon) Find out more: exeter-cathedral.org.uk We look forward to welcoming you! Photo by Kevin Edworthy #ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral