For the fastest entry please book with us online. You can book dates from three months in advance and even on the day too.

We are also able to welcome walk-up visitors buying tickets or redeeming any offers which cannot be pre-booked.

Our Annual Pass scheme ended for new orders on 31st December 2023.

You can become a Friend of St Paul's and benefit from free sightseeing visits for a year, discounts at our shop and priority access to events and services.

1. When you choose your ticket type you will be taken to our online booking system.
2. Most of our tickets require you to first select the date and time for your visit using the calendar button.
3. Select the number of tickets you require. You can also add a guidebook, then click ‘add to basket’.
4. After completing your order you will receive a confirmation email with your E-ticket attached.
5. Remember to bring your E-ticket with you – you can either show it on a mobile device or print it.

We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and JCB credit and debit cards. We also accept cash for walk-up visits.

Either the date is one on which we are not open for sightseeing, or tickets have not yet been released for booking. Sightseeing tickets can usually be booked from three months in advance. Please check our calendar for details of our sightseeing opening hours and any events. If the timeslot or event should be bookable but you cannot select it, it will mean it is fully booked.

Despite our best efforts, sometimes our emails will go to your junk or spam folders, so please check these first.

If you still can’t find it, please contact our Sales and Admissions team on admissions@stpaulscathedral.org.uk.

Please include as much detail as possible – ideally either the confirmation number from the order confirmation page, or the cart ID from your WorldPay payment confirmation email. If we are unable to reply before your visit, your tickets can be reprinted on arrival by providing a team member with either the confirmation number or cart ID.

You may enter the Cathedral at any time within the entry timeslot you have booked. For example, a 10:00 - 12:00 entry timeslot means you can arrive and enter at any time within that two hour period. It does not mean that you have to arrive at 10:00 and leave at 12:00.

If you are early, we will usually be happy to welcome you, if we are open, unless capacity restrictions mean we cannot. If you miss your timeslot, we will usually be happy to welcome you later that day, subject to the last entry time.

Please note that we will not refund missed visits and we reserve the right to charge a reasonable amendment fee to reschedule a visit date and / or entry timeslot.

If you have booked an Annual Pass, this ticket is valid from the date and entry timeslot you selected regardless of whether you visit then or not. After that date, it can be used at any time within sightseeing opening hours.

Please check our sightseeing opening hours and bring your membership card or open dated ticket with you on the day. You do not need to book.

Sightseeing entry tickets:

If you need to amend your visit date or entry timeslot, please contact us in advance of your visit by replying to your order confirmation email or emailing admissions@stpaulscathedral.org.uk.

Please check our sightseeing opening hours to help choose your new visit date and entry timeslot. We can also issue open dated tickets instead (except for family tickets). We reserve the right to charge a reasonable amendment fee to change a visit date and / or entry timeslot.

Tours, concerts and special events:

Tickets for add-on guided tours, concerts and special events are valid for the booked event date and time only and any amendments will only be agreed at our discretion, with at least 24 hours notice given to us, and subject to availability. We reserve the right to charge a reasonable amendment fee.

All tickets, items and tour places are non-refundable per our ticket terms and conditions.

There is no formal dress code to visit the Cathedral, although as a place of worship, we ask that all visitors wear suitable attire. We recommend that those climbing to the Dome Galleries, or on our Triforium tour, wear comfortable footwear.

We have a number of measures in place to ensure disabled visitors get the most out of the Cathedral. Please visit our accessibility page for more information.

Please check our service times before visiting. All are very welcome at our daily services. Our daily services are always free to attend and you do not need a ticket.

Whenever the Cathedral is open to the public, you are welcome to enter St Dunstan’s Chapel for private prayer and contemplation or to light a candle. There is no charge and you do not need a ticket.

We offer members of the Guild of the Companions of St Paul complimentary entry for themselves and up to six accompanying family members. Book your tickets.

Disabled visitors are able to claim a free sightseeing admission ticket for themselves and an accompanying carer or companion. These tickets can be booked in advance or requested when you arrive.

You can read more about accessibility at the Cathedral.

We offer free sightseeing admission to serving clergy and their immediate family members with them (partners, children and parents).

Please check our sightseeing opening hours and request your tickets when you arrive. You do not need to book. Please note that you will need to be identifiable to our team as a member of clergy so it can help to be in clerical dress, or to have an ID.

Parish passes allow the bearer to receive free sightseeing admission. Clergy cards allow the member of clergy bearing it to bring members of their congregation, up to 20 people, and all receive free sightseeing admission.

Please check our sightseeing opening hours and request your tickets when you arrive. You do not need to book.

Parish passes and diocesan clergy cards are available for parish churches and members of clergy (lay or ordained) within the Diocese of London. Please contact our Business Support Team to apply for a card or pass or for any queries about an existing card or pass. Email bst@stpaulscathedral.org.uk

St Paul’s receives a large number of requests for sightseeing tickets from, or on behalf of, charities each year. As a charity ourselves, we similarly appreciate the need to fundraise. We currently support three different charities each year by enabling them to hold a Christmas Concert at the Cathedral. This unfortunately means that we are restricted in the help we can offer to other charities and therefore are unable to provide sightseeing tickets to charities for fundraising events or for their own use. 

Yes, we offer £1 sightseeing tickets to those UK visitors receiving Universal Credit, Pension Credit, or Employment Support Allowance (ESA), for one adult and up to four children (aged 6-17).

£1 Tickets can be purchased online up to three months in advance of your visit, or on the door. 

When you visit the Cathedral please bring with you the required supporting documentation. 

Please check our sightseeing opening hours and bring your Pass or entrance voucher with you on the day. You do not need to book. Please follow any additional instructions issued with your voucher, such as printing it if this is specified.

The offer is two admission tickets for the price of one adult ticket.

The offer can only be pre-booked online. Please visit the National Rail website to check eligible National Rail train tickets, register your journey details and make your booking. When on our online booking system, please read the booking instructions carefully. When you visit the Cathedral you will need to show us your National Rail train ticket(s) to London for each of the two visitors within a 2 for 1 pair.

If you are making a single journey or your return ticket is valid for one day, you can use your National Rail tickets to qualify for 2 for 1 on the day of travel only.

If you are making a return journey, you can use your National Rail tickets to qualify for 2 for 1 on any day on or between your outward and return dates. For example, if you arrived on Thursday and will return on Saturday, your tickets will be considered valid for 2 for 1 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 

BritRail passes are not valid for the offer.

Please note that for some ticketing scenarios, it can be better value not to use the 2 for 1 offer. The 2 for 1 offer is for two individual admission tickets only and guided tours or special event tickets are not eligible. It cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotion.

Tesco Clubcard Partner codes are validated on arrival only, not online. Please check our sightseeing opening hours and bring your code with you on the day. You do not need to book.

Tesco Clubcard Partner codes can be used as part or full payment against our walk-up individual and family admission tickets only. No change will be given. They cannot be used with group tickets, guided tours, guidebooks, special event tickets or in conjunction with any other offer or promotion.

Please check our sightseeing opening hours and bring your National Art Pass with you on the day. You do not need to book.

A National Art Pass entitles you to 50% off our walk-up individual adult, concession or child admission tickets. It does not give a discount on group tickets, guided tours, guidebooks or special event tickets. It cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotion.

Please check our sightseeing opening hours and bring your Blue Peter Badge and ID card with you on the day. You do not need to book.

Up to two Blue Peter Badge ID cardholders aged 6-15 years old can receive a free child admission ticket when accompanied by a full paying adult or concession ticketholder, or a disabled visitor ticketholder. You are welcome to pre-book the accompanying person’s ticket in advance and we will issue the free ticket on arrival.

The free admission offer does not apply for group tickets, guided tours or special event tickets and it cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotion.