Visit to Coventry Cathedral

The Cathedral Church of St Michael, commonly known as Coventry Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry in the Diocese of Coventry within the Church of England.

There are three cathedrals on one site which cover approximately 1000 years of history.
Obviously only one is fully operational.

The first is a historic site, dating back to 1043 and built under the instructions of Lady Godiva and her husband, Earl Leofric.

The second is the ruins – the remains of a medieval parish church, consecrated to be the cathedral of the new Diocese of Coventry in 1918 – the result of the 1940 WW2 bombing of Coventry.

Finally the new Cathedral – architect Basil Spence – opened in 1962 (construction started in 1951) houses the world’s largest tapestry and many modern stained-glass windows.

All three will be covered in our tour.

We will be guided in 2 or 3 groups. The tour will finish around 14:45 and the Cathedral closes at 16:00.