Guided heritage tour of St Albans Cathedral exploring the people, events and stories linking the city with the monarchy.
St Albans Cathedral is running its Royal Connections tour on Saturday 14 November, a guided heritage walk through the building that traces the people, events and stories linking the city with the monarchy across the centuries. It's one of those tours that takes something you probably walk past every week and fills in the gaps, showing how the royal family has left its mark on the place over the years.
The Cathedral itself is a historic abbey church at the heart of St Albans, and it's been home to worship for 1,700 years. It houses the oldest cathedral tower in Britain — a Norman crossing tower whose top is reached by 211 steps. The Royal Connections tour works around that history, pulling out the specific threads that tie the site to the crown.
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Beyond the religious life, the Cathedral runs a regular programme of concerts, talks, exhibitions and tours, and they offer a free tactile tour for visitors with visual impairments. The Royal Connections tour is part of that wider offering, so it's one of several ways to see the place if you're not coming in for a service. It costs £12, and the tour takes place at St Albans Cathedral, Sumpter Yard, St Albans, AL1 1BY on 14 November.
