On April 4, 1942, the diarist Henry “Chips” Channon and a few of his friends paid a visit to Wells Cathedral—one of England’s early Gothic treasures—in the southwest county of Somerset. Having spent ...

December is the bumper month for England’s cathedrals. These magnificent buildings are filled day after day, night after night, with people, young and old, celebrating the joy of Christmas.

The most recent edition of The Cathedrals of England brings to a new generation the classic 1930s Batsford guide to England’s religious architecture. Concisely written and speaking to a broad ...

One of the oldest Anglican churches in England is being criticized for installing a miniature golf course to attract more visitors. Rochester Cathedral in Kent, about 30 miles from London, dates back ...

Two women have finished a "nutty" two-year pilgrimage to every cathedral in England, which started and ended in their home county of North Yorkshire. Clare Slator, 65, and Dorothy Gray, 72, started ...

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All of these mesmerizing structures are so much more than just places of worship. From recognizable city icons to cathedrals-turned-museums, these incredible buildings range from the historic to ...

A historic cathedral in England has installed a giant indoor fairground slide, supposedly so that visitors can see its roof up close. The 50-foot-high ride, known in Britain as a helter-skelter, was ...