Southwell Minster: Music Festival

View our opening times during the Music Festival

Friday 28 August – Main entrance: North Door

Nave (open all day)
Quire, Chapter House and Chapels open from 11.00am

Saturday 29 August – Main entrance: North Door

Nave (open all day)
Crossing, Quire, Chapter House and Chapels open from 12.15pm
Palace Gardens closed all day

Sunday 30 August – Main entrance: North Door

Cathedral open as usual - please see service times
Palace Gardens closed from 12.30pm to 3.30pm

Monday 31 August – Main entrance: South Door

Quire, Chapter House and Chapels (open all day)
Concert-related activities will be taking place in the Nave all day. The Nave will be closed from 1pm until 3.45pm – ticketed entry only.

We thank visitors for their understanding and look forward to welcoming you during this exciting Festival weekend.

Welcome to Southwell Minster

For more than 1,000 years Southwell Minster has been opening its doors to welcome visitors, pilgrims and worshippers. Hospitality in the name of Jesus Christ is at the heart of what we offer the 100,000 people who come in a typical year. As well as being a beautiful and fascinating historic building, Southwell Minster is a community of clergy, other workers and many worshippers, contributing to the public life and private lives of the town and the whole diocese.

There is no charge for entry but donations are gratefully received - suggested donation £5. Your donation will help us keep this historic building open for generations to come and support the important work we do.

Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome inside the Minster, its grounds and gardens.