Day out packages for Groups
Choose from a great range of easy to book, value for money inclusive day out packages. To arrange one all you have
to do is make one phone call and one payment! Packages must be pre-booked - min 15 people.
For details or to book call: 01722 555 124 (Individual information
sheets are available on each package giving full details and your programme
for the visit)
Please note: All of our day out packages are adaptable to meet your needs. Popular add-ons include: Guided tour of
Cathedral, Lunch, Refreshments, Tower Tour, Overnight accommodation.
Close Encounters
| Cost: £7.95 |
When: March - October |
| Length: Half Day |
Guided: Yes |
| Refreshments: Tea or Coffee |
Extras All attractions / entrance are included |
The most popular package, probably due to its flexibility. Your group will have a guided tour of the Cathedral on arrival. Then, using their vouchers, individuals can enjoy a cup of coffee or tea in any of the four restaurants in the Close. A second voucher will provide entrance to one of the other three selected attractions in the Close. Within easy walking distance of the City, the twice weekly market is an added attraction on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Subject to attraction opening times. |
Afternoon Delight
| Cost: £6.75 |
When: Year Round |
| Length: Half Day |
Guided: Yes |
| Refreshments: Afternoon Tea |
Extras None |
| Spend the afternoon in the Cathedral with a guided tour, afternoon tea in the Refectory Restaurant and then sit back and enjoy listening to the choir sing Evensong. |
Salisbury Uncovered
| Cost: £6.75 |
When: Year Round |
| Length: Half Day |
Guided: Yes |
| Refreshments: Optional extra |
Extras All attractions / entrance are included |
| Experience Salisbury past and present with a guided tour of the Cathedral and entrance to the wonderful Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, also situated in the Cathedral Close. |
Private Evening Tours
| Cost: From £35.00 |
When: Year Round |
| Length: Evening |
Guided: Yes |
| Refreshments: Dinner |
Extras None |
New for 2007!
Enjoy an atmospheric private tour of the Cathedral with one of our volunteer guides once it has closed to the public. Then relax over dinner in the modern glass roofed Refectory Restaurant with its magnificent views of the spire soaring above.
Also available to make the evening even more memorable are a series of add-on options. These include a private Organ Demonstration by one of the Cathedral’s musicians, or a talk on the Cathedral’s History and Archaeology and / or a tour around the Cathedral with the Cathedral’s Archaeologist.
Dinner options range from a two course hot buffet with a glass of wine to three course waiter service and wine.
There is a minimum group size of 30 people for these tours. The costs include a Cathedral donation, dinner and a glass of wine.
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Carols at Salisbury Cathedral
| Cost: £8.95 |
When: 9th,10th & 16th Dec 2008 |
| Length: 1.5 Hours |
Guided: No |
| Refreshments: Hot Mince Pie & Mulled Wine |
Extras None |
| Join a special carol concert exclusively for groups. Sing along to your favourite carols, and enjoy a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie afterwards in the Cloisters. |
Wilton House and Salisbury Cathedral
| Cost: From £13.95 |
When: April - September (Mon - Fri) |
| Length: Full Day |
Guided: Yes |
| Refreshments: Tea or Coffee & Danish Pastry at one venue |
Extras All attractions / entrance are included |
| Combine the stately splendour of Wilton House and Salisbury's majestic medieval Cathedral on a day out in South Wiltshire. The guided tours are only at Salisbury Cathedral. |
Pilgrims & Playwrights
| Cost: From £21.00 |
When: Selected Saturdays & Thursdays |
| Length: Full Day |
Guided: Yes |
| Refreshments: Lunch |
Extras All attractions / entrance are included |
| Guided tour of Salisbury Cathedral in the morning, relax over lunch in the Refectory Restaurant before taking in a matinee performance at Salisbury's renowned Playhouse theatre. |
Afternoon Delight
| Cost: £6.75 |
When: Term time (Wednesday / Saturday) |
| Length: Half day |
Guided: Yes |
| Refreshments: Tea or Coffee |
Extras None |
| Relax and listen to the choir as they rehearse in the quire stalls before Evensong. The boy and girl choristers continue a tradition of over 750 years of worship. Enjoy a guided tour of the Cathedral and afternoon tea in the Refectory Restaurant, then sit and enjoy the rehearsals. |
Old Sarum and Salisbury Cathedral
| Cost: £7.00 |
When: Year Round |
| Length: Full Day |
Guided: Yes |
| Refreshments: None |
Extras All attractions / entrance are included |
| Begin the day at Old Sarum - Iron Age hillfort and original settlement site for Salisbury where the Norman Cathedral once stood. Then visit the 'new' Cathedral built in 1220. |
Special interest tours
| Cost: From £6.95 |
When: Year round |
| Length: Half Day |
Guided: Yes |
| Refreshments: Tea or Coffee |
Extras None |
Enjoy a Cathedral tour and coffee plus a talk by a volunteer guide on,
for example: - Architecture & Design
| - Art in the Cathedral
| - Church music
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- Clocks
| - Embroidery
| - Flower arranging
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- Literary links
| - Stained glass
| - Stone masonry
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Flower Festival
Cost: £6.50 (entrance only)
£12.00 (Talk and morning coffee)
£23.50 (Talk and 3 course lunch)
£12.45 (Talk and Afternoon Tea) |
When: 17th to 21st June 2008 |
| Length: Half Day |
Guided: No |
| Refreshments: None |
Extras None |
| The Flower Festival is a spectacular five day festival of colour as the Cathedral comes alive with an extravagance of flowers. Internationally renowned designer Michael Bowyer (assisted by Pam Lewis and Angela Turner) brings a contemporary feel to this classic art. |
Medieval Fair (Cathedral Close)
| Cost: £7.50 (For Group bookings, please telephone Salisbury Playhouse on 01722 320333.) |
When: 4th & 5th May 2008 |
| Length: Full Day |
Guided: No |
| Refreshments: None |
Extras None |
| With falconry, medieval music, hog roast, court entertainers, and a Wadworth beer tent (promoting the famous Bishop's Tipple).
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