£4.50 - I would have paid double for this. It was a fabulous event. An absolutely credit to the cathedral. The light show on the exterior was magical and the inside was decorated so festively

This was our first trip , Star of wonder it was. Lights were excellent both outside and inside the cathedral, very special , I think it will become an annual tradition . One tip Book Early

Take in the view approaching Lichfield Cathedral from the WEST, awesome in every detail. Splendid inside as well as out, and set in the fine architecture of Cathedral Square, this is my favorite Cathedral

I found the staff very helpful and our visit interesting ,the family enjoyed the visit as they came from Australia,

Excellent light displays. The organisation and helpers were excellent even though there were big crowds all evening. The
Mince pies and mulled wine stalls were a lovely bonus

After making a visit to the cathedral one Sunday in October, I saw advertisements for the Christmas special ‘Star of wonder star of Light’.

I really enjoyed my earlier visit, so I bought tickets for the event to take my wife along, not knowing what to expect.

This is the second year the cathedral has put on the light show, and the ticket sales were brisk, by the time we’d made our minds up the options were limited to later times, last entry is at 9:45 pm and the whole show takes about an hour. We were at 9 pm.

The event was very well organised, the marshals ensured orderly movement of large crowds of people, mostly families. After an enjoyable warmup light-show on the school adjacent to the cathedral, we grabbed a hot-chocolate & it was on for the main light show, scenes from the nativity, I’ve included two photographs that show the type of effect created. It was quite a spectacle and lasts about 15 minutes.

If you don’t know Litchfield Cathedral, it’s unique with three spires and the front façade is very impressive, providing a unique and imposing ‘canvas’ for the show, and it was all used to excellent effect.

Then we could enter the cathedral, which was beautifully lit up in several areas, with a display of Christmas trees from local businesses raising money for charity. There were quieter areas where you could just sit and contemplate, there were live gospel readings from the nativity story and carols being sung by candlelight.

The whole effect made for a magical and highly enjoyable visit. This was well worth the ticket price. In fact I think I donated a larger amount when I visited several weeks earlier!

There is ample car parking quite close to the cathedral at several places, and the local restaurants were buzzing with families, so I can well imagine that the event is a good thing for local businesses too.

I think this could easily become a standard event in our calendar, this is the second year and they’ve had different themes.

Well done to the team at Litchfield Cathedral and the company that planned and staged the wonderful light show.

Well worth a visit.very interesting place.lots to see and learn about.full of history.holds lots of events and is for all ages.lovely well built preserved building.

What a beautiful Cathedral, inside and out. Worth a visit definitely. Visit was enhanced by a Christmas tree competition where trees had been decorated by schools, businesses or charities. We were given a token to vote for our favourite. This was sooooo pretty and enhanced the visit. Lovely.

Absolutely beautiful cathedral. Visited here last night for the 'Star of Light' show which was amazing & something completely different & unique. Very well organised & I'd definitely return

Once again the focal point in the city centre has provided the back drop to marvellous entertainment. Lichfield's version of illuminations was well and safely managed and the Cathedral and even the Bishops Palace provided a grand and stunning screen for the projections.
Once inside, the show (if you are allowed to call it that) continued. The stars at night section worked particularly well and the display of Christmas trees decorated by local organisations was delightful.
Very well done to all concerned

We attended the Cathedral light show, absolutely loved it, also the christmas tree festival inside the cathedral was excellent, overall a fantastic experience.

Visited this evening for the Christmas light show. The show was fantastic - however the display within the Cathedral was breathtaking. A wonderful way to experience a truly beautiful building.

A beautiful building with a real charm about it. The illuminations were stunning this year......x

The Thursday evening Christmas service at the Cathedral is always a very special event. The cathedral is packed but the organisation is exemplary with many staff on duty and a stall with hot drinks and hot food prior to the start of the service ..... really well organised.

The Citadel band are always magnificent and whilst a serious element is introduced to the service there is lots of fun too.

The service is free of charge but do be generous with a donation for the cathedral, it really is worth keeping a wonderful place such as this going.

Make this your go-to service for Christmas in future ..... you will love it.

My 3 year old loved our visit here. I just couldn't believe the beauty and scale when we walked inside. So unexpected!!!

For the last few years the cathedral has put on a superb Christmas light display on the facade. It was well organised and the display inside was equally enjoyable.

Very unusual design for a cathedral with three distinctive spires. We love the walk around the grounds and the pond. Inside it's very atmospheric with a calming stillness to be experienced. The fine sculpting and marvelous stained glass windows are not to be missed.

When ever I'm on holiday, be it at home or abroad i do like to visit churches. I have visited York minster, churches in Bulgaria and Greece, however this place beats the lot hands down.

Myself and my wife were on a 4 day break and were staying at the Cathedral hotel which is a few minute walk away, my wife had done some research on various attractions and this was high on the list, well what a treat it was to our eyes. For myself, the experience started outside with the superb exterior which showed in detail the fine craftsmanship that went into the making of this fine Cathedral.

This continued as we went inside, the fine detail of the craftsmanship was displayed further through the ornate stain glass, the carvings surrounding the window and generally every where you cared to look there was always something to discover .
For me, the experience was absolutely fantastic to the extent that we returned the next day to ensure that there was nothing we had missed from our first visit.

The experience was absolutely brilliant and the next time we visit Litchfield, the Cathedral will be the first place that we visit, i can not recommend people visit this Cathedral highly enough and it's definitely worthy of my 5 star rating.

A must visit when in Lichfield. Wonderful architecture and history. Will be returning as couldn’t take it all in with one visit.

First time ever and I loved it ..well done to the Salvation Army band and the choir �

This Cathedral is a must for anyone visiting Lichfield city simply stunning with little bits hiding in the corners make sure you look everywhere and its free to enter

We'd been before and wanted to show friends the stained glass in particular. The Christmas tree display, and the nativity scene, were impressive. Good ambience too; music and a few words reminding us that Christmas is a celebration of the start off christianity.

We went to see this magnificent cathedral and it looked stunning as it was all decorated for Christmas with the Christmas trees all nicely decorated by the community.
There's a small gift shop as well as some historic buildings nearby.
Entry is free, although please give a donation to keep the cathedral open.

Definitely worth a visit if you go to Lichfield, not a big cathedral as cathedrals go but plenty to look at and obviously very beautiful, makes a nice change that’s it’s free to enter (which all places of worship should be) which sadly as time goes by are becoming less and less across the country.
Always leave a donation though :-)

free entry (donations optional). a truly amazing architecual building. full of history with numerous screened information situated around the cathedral. some stunning beutifull feats of timeless engineering