The Ready-Set-Sing Family Trail

The Ready-Set-Sing Family Trail is running at Gloucester Cathedral from Wednesday 5 August to Sunday 1 November 2026, open every day during visitor hours from 10:00 to 17:00. It's a singing trail through the Nave, and the whole thing follows Clara, a fictional young chorister preparing for her first big service. You move through the cathedral's spaces to help her get ready: warming up your voice like a real chorister, discovering the building's musical instruments, trying on authentic choir robes, and getting a feel for what life is like inside the Cathedral Choir.

The trail sits alongside the cathedral's wider Family Discovery Guide, which takes younger visitors across the site's most interesting areas. There's the Tribune Gallery, where you can dress up as a cathedral character and build your own gargoyle; a recreated medieval chapel; and the Whispering Gallery, a secret passageway known for its acoustic tricks. The Cloister is there too, where Harry Potter was filmed, and the Quire ceiling, which holds a golden heavenly orchestra. If you've got a bit more time, you can play medieval games on Cathedral Green.

It's a good one for a family day out, especially if you've got kids who like to make a bit of noise. The trail sheet costs £1.50 and you pick it up from the Welcome Desk. The cathedral is at College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LX, and it's open every day from 10:00 to 17:00 until 1 November.