March & April 2024 – Before planning your visit, please check our ‘Visitor Notices’ for accessibility updates and one-off changes to opening times. Click here to view.

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NEWCASTLE CATHEDRAL
A BEACON OF LIGHT

  • OPENING TIMES

  • Saturdays and Sundays
    8am-5pm
  • Mondays to Fridays
    8am-6pm
  • Café 16
    Mon-Sat 10am-4pm
  • FREE ENTRY

Opening times

  • Saturdays and Sundays
    8am-5pm
  • Mondays to Fridays
    8am-6pm
  • Café 16
    Mon-Sat 10am-4pm
  • FREE ENTRY

The Journey Towards Easter

Come join us as we observe Holy Week in the coming days, tracing the path of Jesus from suffering and crucifixion to burial, culminating in the joyous celebration of his resurrection at Easter.

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Good Friday Meditation

On Good Friday, 29 March, the Bishop of Newcastle, the Rt Revd Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, will present BBC Radio 4’s Good Friday Meditation. The programme will explore themes of pain, strength, and new life and discuss the ‘Story Chair’, currently on display at the Cathedral.

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Front of House opportunity

This person will be at the core of the Cathedral’s visitor welcome, especially in relation to the retail offer, ‘Making the Ask’ for donations, facilitating commercial events and supporting administration in these areas.

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What’s on

Events in collaboration with partner charities and performers include the popular series of ‘By Candlelight’ concerts, and the display of the ‘Speak Their Name’ North East Suicide Memorial Quilt, crafted by over 200 individuals to represent and honour lost loved ones.

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Lantern Tower updates

Steeplejacks have commenced the next phase of essential maintenance to safeguard the historic structure for future generations. While this work is ongoing, you can enjoy a stunning short film exploring the tower’s rich architectural significance.

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Safeguarding

Newcastle Cathedral is committed to the care and protection of all children, young people and adults. This commitment is shared by our staff, clergy and volunteers, who are dedicated to ensuring a safe, supportive environment for all.

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Organ recitals

Join us every Monday for recitals on the Cathedral’s historic pipe organ. March’s visiting players will include Steven Maxson, Director of Music at Middlesbrough Cathedral, and Michael Dutton, Former Assistant Organist at Newcastle Cathedral.

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What’s in a name?

St Nicholas is the patron saint of the Cathedral. With ‘Newcastle Cathedral’, we’re using a version of the title given to St Nicholas Church in 1882 when we became the cathedral serving the Diocese of Newcastle.

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