Families
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Things to do
Messy Cathedral 2024
Join us on Saturday 17th February to learn more about Lent and its place in the church year. We will have a huge range of activities available from 10.30am–12pm suitable for ages 5–12 years. More information here.
Family multimedia guides
If you are bringing your family to the Cathedral, these guides will provide more activities and talking points for our younger visitors. You can pick up a guide from our multimedia desk on the floor of the Cathedral.
They include:
- commentary in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese and Korean
- quizzes, activities and interactive games.
Download activities and resources
Looking for learning resources? Our learning library holds hundreds, including films and activities for children and young people. Here, you can download our colouring sheets for younger visitors, where they can be inspired by the shapes in our architecture, or our information sheets to discuss the exciting history of our building with older children.
Search 'families' or a specific Key Stage to get started – or use keywords like 'colouring' to find colouring activities.
Activities for children
Wren300: Exploring a Masterpiece
A film most suitable for KS2 which investigates the ‘humanly constructed world’ through Wren’s architectural masterpiece.
Shapes in St Paul's Cathedral
An activity sheet for key stage 1 about shapes found in the Cathedral.
Light of the World Colouring Sheet
A colouring sheet for younger children, depicting the famous Light of the World painting by William Holman-Hunt.
Sensory Sound Tour of St Paul's Cathedral
Discover the sounds of St Paul’s with our Sensory Sound Tour, specially created for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
Learning from the Great Fire of London
An activity sheet for key stage 1 which asks what we can learn from the Great Fire of London.
Faith the Cat Audiobook
A story of hope and resilience - the exciting tale of a very special cat who lived in wartime London, written by Ewen Moore, with colourful illustrations by Monika Wasik.
Resurgam: St Paul's Cathedral and the Phoenix
An activity sheet about re-building St Paul's Cathedral after the Great Fire of London for children in key stage 1.
Find our facilities
Explore the interactive Cathedral map to see the location of key items in our Collections, plus where to find our accessible toilets and baby changing facilities.
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