Welcome

Chester Cathedral has a rich and fascinating heritage. It is a living community of prayer and worship, a centre of excellence in Church Music, and plays a key role for the Christian community across Chester, the Wirral and Cheshire. We welcome thousands of visitors from all over the world. I hope that the website provides you with information about all our areas of activity, and that your use of the website inspires you to visit Chester Cathedral.

The Very Revd Professor Gordon McPhate Dean of Chester  

Services

Daily worship has taken place for over 1000 years and we welcome you to join us.

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Visits & history

Chester Cathedral is a truly remarkable building, with a history spanning almost two thousand years.

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Chester Mystery Plays

For the first time ever, the Chester Mystery Plays will be held in the Nave of  Chester Cathedral. Tickets are going fast so book now!

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Music & Choir

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Find out about our Choirs, when they sing and how to join them

Cathedral Choir

The English choral tradition is the lifeblood that turns our cathedrals from silent spaces into resounding places of glory.

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Nave Choir

Chester Cathedral Nave Choir is a professional-standard mixed-voice choir made up of volunteers of all ages.

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Chester Cathedral Organ

Music was central to the worshipping life of the monastery but the first reference to a specific instrument dates from 1518 when John Byrcheley, a clerk from London, was employed to ‘play upon the organs’.

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