2 min readIf you’d like to add a touch of the spiritual to your Christmas celebrations, we’ve put together a list of the most enchanting and sacred spaces around Bristol.
Bristol Cathedral
Bristol Cathedral is an extraordinary building filled with secrets of Bristol’s past. Christmas is a busy time for the Cathedral with many wonderful, festive events, services and concerts taking place, including:
- Carols by Candlelight service (12 & 13 December)
- Shoppers' Carols (16 December)
- Toddlers' Carols (17 December)
- Beer & Carols (18 December)
- Family Carol Service (21 December)
- The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at Bristol Cathedral (23 & 24 December)
Plus Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, and a Festal Eucharist on Christmas Day.
Image - Bristol Cathedral on Christmas Day
St Mary Redcliffe Church
One of the most spectacular examples of Gothic architecture in the country, St Mary Redcliffe has kept a watchful eye over Bristol for some 800 years. Head to ‘the fairest… parish church in England’ (according to Queen Elizabeth I) for family carols, Christingle, and midnight mass on Christmas Eve.
Key events include:
- Advent Carol Service (30 November)
- Christmas Star Concert (11 December)
- Nine Lessons and Carols (13 - 14 December)
Image - St Mary Redcliffe Church
St George's Bristol
Standing proud in a leafy setting beneath Cabot Tower, is one of the country’s finest concert halls. A decommissioned church, St George’s Bristol will once again be hosting very special festive performances, including:
- Spirit of Christmas Concert (13 December)
- Christmas Spectacular with Bristol Ensemble and City of Bristol Choir (17 December)
- Handel's Messiah (18 December)
- Christmas Spectacular with Bristol Ensemble and Exultate Singers (19 December)
- Festive Fiesta (20 December)
- A Baroque Christmas by Candlelight (21 December)
- Children's Christmas Carnival (21 December)
Image - St George's Bristol
St James Priory
Get into the spirit of Christmas in Bristol’s oldest building, St James Priory. A haven of serenity and peace in the heart of the city for all visitors. Listen to the Exultate Singers performs an exquisite programme of Christmas music at the Carols by Candlelight events on 6 and 10 December.
Image - St James Priory
John Wesley’s New Room
John Wesley’s Chapel ‘The New Room’, is the oldest Methodist building in the world and the foundation of the early Methodist movement. They'll be welcoming in the season of good will with various events, including Carols by Candelight (9 December).
Image - The New Room
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