https://exeter-cathedral.cloudvenue.co.uk/cathedralexplorers Monday 1st August & Thursday 18th August Tours available each day 10.00-12.00 and 13.30-15.30 There are all sorts of hidden places in the Cathedral. Join us on an adventure to discover all the secrets of this ancient building. Discover the hidden house built into the walls of the Cathedral, and climb the spiral staircase to see an amazing floor full of secret and strange symbols. Hear about a spooky murder that took place almost 700 years ago, and find out what lies beneath the Cathedral Green. Finally, create a shrinking...
Tuesday 16th August, 10.00-12.30 or 13.30-15.30 (Pearson Education Centre) It’s 1066 and three groups of people are fighting overEngland! Who will win, the Saxons, the Vikings or the Normans? Find out how the winners ruledEngland. Make a motte & bailey castle to show your power. Create your own mini Domesday book to take home and get your friends and family to fill it in! Find out about the amazing treasure inside the library here at the Cathedral: The Exon Domesday. Booking information Suitable for ages 6-12, £6 per child. Children may be dropped off and left for the whole session....
Monday 15th August, 12.00-15.00 (Chapter House) It’s been 950 years since the Battle of Hastings and the Normans invaded England! Here at Exeter Cathedral we have an incredibly precious artefact that comes from this time: The Exon Domesday Manuscript. Meet the Library & Archives team to find out more and take part in our wide range of Norman themed activities. With shield painting, helmet making, manuscript writing, castle building, and displays from the Library & Archives, there is something for everyone to enjoy. £2.50 per children to include all activities. Suitable for all...
Friday 29th July, Thursday 11th August, Monday 22nd August. Tours available each day 10.00-11.00 and 14.00-15.00 Come and explore the Cathedral as a family this half-term. Join our child-friendly tour full of stories, amazing facts, and spooky tales. Find out more about this wonderful building, and discover how and why it was built. Along the way, see if you can spot: a mermaid, a green man, an elephant, a boy sticking his tongue out, and a clock that may have inspired the nursery rhyme ‘Hickory Dickory Dock’. Afterwards, why not get dressed up and take a Medieval family ‘selfie’ to...
Wednesday 10th August, 11.00-15.00 (Cathedral) The Cathedral floor is decorated with many beautiful tiles. Come and copy some of the medieval designs and paint your own tile to take home. £2 per tile. Suitable for all ages, no booking required for this drop-in activity.
Wednesday 10th August 2016 at 19.30 Ticket information Tickets are £8, £5 for students, FREE for under 18s. Book Online or call the box office on 01392 285983 Book online
Jeff Howard Jeffrey Howard was born in Cardiff and studied at the University of Wales College, Cardiff and the Royal Academy of Music, London specializing in organ performance and Church Music. He now pursues a career as organist, pianist, singer, coach and conductor. Jeff has performed in many concert halls and cathedrals throughout the United Kingdom and Europe and has worked with orchestras including The...
Tuesday 9th August, 10.00-12.30 or 13.30-15.30 (Pearson Education Centre) Learn about Boudicca, one of the fiercest Queens in Britain’s history! Fight against the Romans and make a shield to defend yourself. Make a beautiful Iron Age mirror to see how you would look as a Celt. Booking information Suitable for ages 6-12, £6 per child. Children may be dropped off and left for the whole session. Booking essential – please book online or telephone 01392 285983. No booking charges apply for this event. Book online
Friday 5th August, 11.00-15.00 (Cathedral Green) My Lords and Ladies! You are invited to a Medieval Fayre on the Cathedral Green! Wear your finest clothes or borrow some of our own medieval costumes. Have a go at archery and apple bobbing, or put your parents in the stocks and throw a wet sponge at them! Get crafty and have a go at making shields and crowns. FREE (some crafts £1). Suitable for all ages, no booking required for this drop-in activity.
Thursday 4th August 2016 at 13.00 (Cathedral Green) An informal lunchtime concert by the Liv Village Choir from Durban performed outside on the West Front Apron at the edge of Cathedral Green.
Tuesday 2nd August, 10.00-12.30 or 13.30-15.30 (Pearson Education Centre) Find out about the people who lived in the Bronze Age! Make an axe to defend yourself against enemies, or make a copy of some of the treasures found in Bronze Age graves. Discover who the Beaker people were and create a replica pot out of clay to take home. Booking information Suitable for ages 6-12, £6 per child. Children may be dropped off and left for the whole session. Booking essential – please book online or telephone 01392 285983. No booking charges apply for this event. Book online
