Cathedrals invite you to open the​ door this winter with the launch of a​n invitational new campaign​ showcasing their history and heritage.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Matthew 7.7 KJV

I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
John 10.9 KJV

This Advent and Christmastide, we're opening a door on our cathedrals every day as the Association of English Cathedrals invite you into their winter campaign.

​Throughout this season​, the AEC will showcase a door from every one of our cathedrals – and some of our partners from the Church in Wales – ​uploading the image onto their social media platforms.

​For the campaign, they will bring you the highest door, the smallest door, the newest door, the oldest door, and in Sheffield, a door completely made of steel gifted to the Cathedral to celebrate its city's heritage and history.

And launching the winter campaign this year is us – Leicester Cathedral – as we have just re-opened our doors to worshippers and visitors after almost two years as part of our renewal and redevelopment project, Leicester Cathedral Revealed.

Doors feature throughout the Bible, and our doors are always open for you to come in where you will find a warm welcome, be able to join a service, find a place to pray, ​light a candle, or simply sit a while.

All our cathedrals have rich programmes of events and worship for Advent and Christmas from the traditional to the not-so-traditional ​with music, festive markets, Christmas tree festivals, ​live nativities, light and sound digital art spectaculars, arts and craft events – and at the heart of our every day, worship​, and the regular daily rhythm of ​our prayer.

The Very Revd Jo Kelly-Moore, Dean of St Albans, who chairs the Association of English Cathedrals, said:

"I commend this campaign to you, and invite you to come and discover our cathedrals and find out what is behind the doors for yourself…

Watch out for the Cathedrals' Winter Door campaign which launches on Friday 1 December 2023 with Leicester Cathedral's North Porch to mark their re-opening after two years. Every ​morning the AEC will ​feature a door from every one of our cathedrals ​w​ith some of its story and unique history. You can find the door campaign @engcathedrals on X and Facebook and Instagram and here www.englishcathedrals.org.uk/doors