Which one to choose in London
Two churches in London. St Paul’s Cathedral has 8 tickets and tours to book; Westminster Cathedral has 2 tickets and tours to book. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.
London, United Kingdom
One ticket covers the cathedral floor, the crypt and all three galleries in the dome, and it includes a multimedia guide; buying online is a little cheaper than at the door and lets you skip the ticket line, though not the security check. Free guided tours led by volunteers run several times a day and are included, which makes paying extra for a commercial guide unnecessary.
London, United Kingdom
The cathedral is free to enter and asks for a donation. Two things are ticketed. The campanile lift carries visitors 64 metres up St Edward's Tower to a viewing gallery over Victoria and the Thames, and it costs a few pounds. The treasures exhibition in the gallery above the west end holds vestments, plate and relics and charges a similar amount; a combined ticket covers both. Luminiscence, a projection and music show staged inside the nave in the evenings, is a commercial production sold at several times that price and is the only expensive thing on offer here.
| St Paul’s Cathedral | Westminster Cathedral | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cathedral | Cathedral |
| Height | 111 m | 87 m |
| Opened | 1675 | 1895 |
| Tickets and tours on GetYourGuide | 8 | 2 |
| Official website | yes | yes |