Oddly enough the normal main entrance is closed and there was no signposting to the new huge entrance around the side.... I almost missed it, Lovely little cafe serving proper tea and cakes and frequented by locals. Absolutely Fantastic cathedral! Both are a must visit for the city.

I visited the Abbey & Cathedral Church yesterday & thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Lovely warm welcome, very accessible, many diverse groups of varying ages using the cathedral & a super cafe for cakes & coffee! I decided to take a free tour led by Tony. He was very engaging & informative & I learnt a great deal. I was particularly impressed with the nave medieval wall paintings, brought back to life with clever technology of projectors. A really wow moment. Thank you for a great visitor experience in your beautiful sacred space.

Incredibly welcoming, staff were brilliant! Great shop and cafe. The guided tour was one of the best cathedral tours we've ever had (and we've done quite a few)! Michael who did the tour was so knowledgeable and was fascinating to listen to!

St Albans Cathedral is a stunning building and has lots of interesting features. However, we don’t live in the area and usually visit only for concerts. The lovely modern style chairs are excruciatingly uncomfortable to sit in for the length of a concert. Secondly, the usual problem of insufficient toilets for the numbers of people in the audience. What a pity that, in the recent modernisation, they didn’t put in a lot more.

Excellent no fee (please donate) tour with v friendly tour guide. Illuminating the wonders with history and fascinating detail and stories. Even as an atheist ...I found it very enjoyable. Good to see how the Abbey functions for local community too, and schools.nice cafe too and loved the Alban bun..

Wandering around the Abbey church yesterday, as we have many times before, we were talking to one of the official guides. Apparently, the next guided tour was due, but there were no takers. So we 'joined' the tour, and had a lovely, quiet walk around with a great talk on the history and events in the church's history. Learnt a lot of new facts. Loved the new technology that used projectors to overlay images of what the all paintings on the columns would have looked like. It made the whole experience feel more complete. Our guide was very knowledgeable, and happy to answer our questions. A great experience in a wonderful building.

Fabulous tour with an expert historical rendition from tour guide Tony and supported by bell ringer David. The information delivered by Tony was both interesting as well as factual, he clearly has a warm appreciation of this magnificent building, parts of which are a thousand years old! To see the internal structure of the roof and bell tower really demonstrated the complexity and engineering design of this magnificent ancient structure. The views from the top of the building provided a wonderful 360 degree view of the City and surrounding countryside. This tour is an absolute must and I'm confident that you won't be disappointed! Be sure to visit the on site cafe which provided a nice environment as well as good coffee.

Beautiful stained glass windows. Picturesque ceiling. I had a sense of peace on entering the cathedral. It was lovely that dogs were welcome. Encouraged to take photos. Although the cathedral had free entrance. There were several places where donations could be made by debit/credit card. Souvenirs were quite expensive as a pen is £4.50, mugs £9.99 and £19.99. However there is no pressure to spend money. Several services were being held, as it was Good Friday. Many of the services were broadcast throughout the cathedral

I'd visited as a child many years ago but couldn't remember it. This time, as a 62 year old who's fascinated by historic things, I was enthralled. The cathedral is huge, very impressive and it just seems to go on and on. There are informative signs dotted around, which we took the time to read. Even so, we aim to return and take a guided tour so that we can ask questions and learn more. We were also charmed by the choirboys who were rehearsing for evensong. Our visit was late in the afternoon and we'd previously visited the cathedral cafe. This is a nice extra, with a pleasant, calm atmosphere (when we were there) and there is a shop and well kept toilets. You can't park directly by the cathedral, but there is ample parking at The Maltings which is only a short walk away.

With a warm welcome on arrival, we set out to explore this amazing building with all it's nooks and crannies :) built over several centuries with a change in architecture throughout, there was something historical to explore round every corner. Stunning stain glass windows and plenty of seating areas for quiet contemplation. It is free to enter and tours are also offered for free, no pre booking necessary. Voluntary donations are encouraged and needed to for the upkeep of the building. A good gift shop, decent toilet facilities, dog friendly and a lovely café available. Plenty of outside seating if you take a picnic and easy walking distance to City centre and other attractions. Well worth a visit.