Membership
Cathedrals and Churches of all denominations from around the world, receiving significant numbers of visitors.
Annual conferences, which bring together clergy and laity, who have responsibility for visitor engagement and education.
Resources
Regional meetings, newsletters, and a resource hub for sharing ideas and materials are all available to members.
Pressure Group
Consultation on education-related topics, for example in the Heritage sector and the Manifesto for Learning Outside the Classroom
Who are we?
Our members
Cathedrals Plus has as members Cathedrals and Churches of all denominations who receive significant numbers of visitors and is international in its membership.
These include almost all Church of England Cathedrals, plus Irish and Welsh cathedrals, shrines and pilgrimage sites across the UK. We also have membership from Methodist and Roman Catholic places of worship, and include Abbeys and Minsters such as Buckfast Abbey and Southwell Minster.
Some of our members are large or major churches and a significant number of parish churches are also joining us. We welcome enquiries from any organisation seeking to develop their visitor welcome and education provision.
Join us! Become a member today.
Latest News
Read about our latest news and events.
We are delighted to share a draft of our Conference Programme 2026. If you haven’t already booked your place to attend, our keynote speakers, workshop leaders and list of contributors will surely inspire you to book and join us! Click on the link here to view
Come and join us for our annual residential conference in Dublin in January 2026! We have opened the bookings earlier than usual this time so that you can explore the possibilities of advance (and therefore possibly cheaper!?) fares to travel to Dublin. Our theme is: INSPIRING
Today’s blog is written by our guest blogger, Sophie Holland from Westminster Abbey. Since 2019, the Learning team at Westminster Abbey have run an annual A-level Masterclass. These sessions give students the opportunity to engage with an academic in a subject they’re studying and include a