Carol Services 2007
* Birmingham
December 17, 1pm, Tickets £5, available on the door, recorded for BBC WM
December 24 at 5.30pm, free entry, no ticket required
Telephone: 0121 262 1840, http://www.birminghamcathedral.com/welcome/
* Bristol
December 23 at 3.30pm, free entry, no tickets
December 24 at 3.30pm, free entry, no tickets, arrive early to avoid disappointment
Telephone: 0117 926 4879, http://www.bristol-cathedral.co.uk/index.php?id=1
* Cambridge (King’s College)
December 24 at 3pm
‘Hopefuls start queuing as much as three days before, although normally anyone joining the queue before 9.30am will gain admission. The queue is admitted at 1.30pm. Entry is free.’
Telephone: 01223 331 100, http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/chapel/
* Canterbury
December 23 at 3pm, free, no ticket required
December 24 at 3pm, tickets required (this event is already fully subscribed).
Telephone: 01227 762862, http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/
* Cardiff (Llandaff)
December 24 at 3.30pm, no tickets required but please arrive early to avoid disappointment
Telephone: 02920 564554, http://www.llandaffcathedral.org.uk
* Carlisle
December 24 at 6.30pm, no tickets required, but please arrive in good time
Telephone: 01228 548151, http://www.carlislecathedral.org.uk/
* Chester
December 24 at 3.30pm, free entry, no ticket required.
Telephone: 01244 324756, http://www.chestercathedral.com/index.asp
* Chichester
December 23 at 3pm, free entry, no ticket required, doors open at 2pm.
Telephone: 01243 782595, http://www.chichestercathedral.org.uk/primaryframes.html
* Coventry
December 24 at 7pm, free entry, no ticket required
Telephone: 024 7652 1200, http://www.coventrycathedral.org.uk/
* Durham
December 22 at 7pm, free entry, no ticket required, but please arrive well in advance
December 24 at 3pm, free entry, no ticket required, but please arrive well in advance
Telephone: 0191 386 4266, http://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/
* Edinburgh
December 24 at 7.30pm, free entry, no ticket required
Telephone: 0131 225 6293, http://www.cathedral.net/
* Ely
December 23 at 6pm, free entry, no ticket required
December 24 at 6pm, free entry, no ticket required
Telephone: 01353 667735, http://www.cathedral.ely.anglican.org/
* Exeter
December 24 at 6pm, no tickets required, but please arrive early as numbers are restricted.
Telephone: 01392 285 983, http://www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk/
* Hereford
December 22 at 7pm, entry by ticket only
December 23 at 7pm, entry by ticket only
Telephone: 01432 374212, http://www.herefordcathedral.org/
* Lichfield
December 24 at 3.30pm, free entry, no ticket required
December 26 at 3.30pm, free entry, no ticket required
Telephone: 01543 306100, http://lichfield-cathedral.org/index.htm
* Lincoln
December 24 at 4pm, free entry, no ticket required
Telephone: 01522 561632, http://www.lincolncathedral.com/
* Liverpool
December 23 at 3pm, traditional service of carols and lessons, free entry, no ticket required
December 24 at 3pm, short service of carols and readings, free entry, no ticket required
Telephone: 0151 709 6271, http://www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk/
* London St Pauls
December 23 at 4pm, all welcome
December 24 at 4pm, all welcome
Telephone: 020 7236 4128 / 7246 8350, http://www.stpauls.co.uk
* London Westminster Abbey
December 24 at 4pm, tickets are not required, but please arrive early to secure a seat
Telephone: 020 7222 5152, http://www.westminster-abbey.org/
* Manchester
December 22 at 7.30pm, free entry, no ticket required
Telephone: 0161 833 2220, http://manchestercathedral.org/
* Newcastle
December 24 at 6pm, free entry, no ticket required
Telephone: 0191 232 1939, http://www.newcastle-ang-cathedral-stnicholas.org.uk/
* Norwich
December 24 at 3.30pm, free entry, no ticket required
Telephone: 01603 218300, http://www.cathedral.org.uk/
* Oxford (Christ Church)
December 23 at 6pm, free entry, no ticket required
December 24 at 3pm, free entry, no ticket required
Telephone: 01865 276155, http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk
* Peterborough
December 24 at 4pm, free entry, no ticket required
Telephone: 01733 343342, http://www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/index.htm
* Ripon
December 23 at 5.30pm, free entry, no ticket required
December 24 at 5.30pm, free entry, no ticket required
Telephone: 01765 603462, http://www.riponcathedral.org.uk/
* St Albans
December 22 at 8pm, tickets required
December 23 at 8pm, tickets required
Tickets are by postal ballot to arrive no later than 30 November, but any returned tickets will be available to personal callers at the information desk from 10 December.
Telephone: 01727 860780, http://www.stalbanscathedral.org.uk
* Bury St Edmunds
December 23 at 7pm, free entry, no ticket required
Telephone: 01284 748720, http://www.stedscathedral.co.uk/index.htm
* Salisbury
December 22 at 7pm, no tickets required, doors open at 6pm
December 23 at 7pm, no tickets required, doors open at 6pm
Telephone: 01722 555 128, http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/index.php
* Sheffield
December 22 at 5pm, tickets £6 to include mince pies and mulled wine
December 22 at 8pm, tickets £9 to include buffet supper
December 24 at 7pm, free entry, no ticket required
Tickets available from The Blue Moon Café, St James Row, 0114 276 3443
Telephone: 0114 275 3434, http://www.sheffield-cathedral.co.uk
* Tewkesbury Abbey
December 23 at 6pm, free entry, no ticket required
Telephone: 01684 850959, http://www.tewkesburyabbey.org.uk/
* Truro
December 23 at 7pm, tickets required
December 24 at 7pm, tickets required
Due to unprecedented demand, it is likely that all tickets for both services will be sold out
Telephone: 01872 276782, http://www.trurocathedral.org.uk
* Wakefield
December 21, Carols by candlelight, tickets £7.50, available on the door
December 23 at 4pm, service of nine lessons and carols, free entry, no ticket required
Telephone: 01924 373923, http://www.wakefieldcathedral.org.uk/
* Wells
December 23 at 4pm, free entry, no ticket required, but it will be extremely busy so arrive early
Telephone: 01749 674483, http://www.wellscathedral.org.uk/index.php
* Winchester
December 18 at 6.30pm, no tickets required, but spaces available to the public are restricted
December 20 at 6.30pm, no tickets required, doors open at 5.15pm
December 21 at 6.30pm, no tickets required, doors open at 5.15pm
Telephone: 01962 857200, http://www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/new/
* York
December 23 at 4pm, free entry, no ticket required, doors open shortly after 2pm
December 24 at 4pm, free entry, no ticket required, doors open shortly after 2pm
Telephone: 01904 557216, http://www.yorkminster.org