Terms and Conditions

Visitor & Tour Tickets
Tickets can only be exchanged or refunded at the discretion of the Visitor Experience Manager.
Lost or stolen tickets cannot be replaced or money refunded.
Tickets are non-transferable.
All tours are subject to guide availability and also to events and services taking place in the Cathedral. To avoid disappointment please check for any last minute changes to our opening hours before your visit.

Tower Tour Tickets & West Tower Climb Tickets
Tower tour/West tower climb times may vary or be cancelled at short notice due to guide availability, adverse weather conditions or a major event/service within the Cathedral.

On booking a Tower Tour or West Tower Climb, visitors are required to read and agree to the following Terms & Conditions:
For your safety and enjoyment, visitors should:
Be aged 10 or over (10-17 year olds must be accompanied by an adult)
Be fit and in good general health.
Able to climb stairs without walking sticks/aids.
Wear suitable footwear.
Be comfortable with heights.
Leave all bags (handbags, rucksacks, luggage etc) where requested by the guide, as these cannot be taken up the tower.
Stay with the group at all times.
Follow the group leader's instructions at all times.
Please note that dogs, including assistance dogs, cannot be accommodated on tours or the West Tower Climb.

Octagon Tower
Please note the tour involves:
170 spiral stone steps, in 4 stages.
Some narrow, enclosed staircases, with some steep/uneven stairs.
Low and narrow doorways - one is just 18.5"/47cm wide.
Access to open roofs with external views (NB access to top level is weather-dependent).
Duration of up to 1 hour.

West Tower Tour/West Tower Climb
Please note these involve:
288 spiral steps inside the stone tower.
Some steep and uneven stairs.
Access to the open top of the tower 215 ft/66m high.
Passing near radio transmitters - their frequency may adversely affect heart pacemakers.
Duration of up to 1 hour (Tower Tour); Duration of up to 40 minutes (West Tower Climb)

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