Beautiful architecture, lovely to see something that old still standing. You must pay to go in, and I've had my fill of paying to look at churches. I really do love the architecture though. Really amazing. Get yourself a takeaway sandwich and some cookies from Reeve the Baker on Butcher row and eat them in the park near the cathedral.... more

It would be difficult to give this anything less than 5 stars considering this resplendent structure was built around 1220 and took nearly 40 intensive years to complete. Moreover, several notable features include Britain's tallest spire (400 ft +), largest cathedral cloisters (absolutely beautiful) and largest Close. One of the more exciting things to see is an original copy of... more

One of the first Cathedrals/Churchs we saw in England/UK and the one that sticks with us as being the best! The Cathedral is still set on it's own piece of land and so means that you can take great photos without it being crowded by other buildings. As well as this, they light it up at night, and it looks... more

This is a really good place to visit. The big bonus for me was getting to see one of the original Magna Cartas! The interior is beautiful. Look for the black marble pillars bending beneatht the weight of the huge spire which is over 400 feet high. One of the worlds oldest working clocks is here as well. Just fascinating. more

This one is right up there with York Minster and Canterbury Cathedral, with Britain's tallest spire, this is a wonderful cathedral to visit. The cloiister gardens outside are nice and there's also a display with an original imprint of the Magna Carta (one of only four). To top it all, British former Prime Minister Edward Heath is buried here. more