There will be a full peal of bellringing taking place on Saturday 8 November 2025, from 10.00am to approximately 1.30pm, by a visiting band of ringers from Birmingham.

The Cathedral is open as normal for visiting.

What is a peal?

A peal is the 'gold standard' change ringing performance during which the church or cathedral bells are rung continuously in over 5,000 different sequences, without visual aids, typically taking three hours.

Bells rung English-style are uniquely controlled with ropes and wheels to enable ringers to ring predefined sequences of changes or permutations. A peal is a non-stop sequence of a minimum of 5,000 changes where each sequence is different and cannot be repeated on seven or more bells. This takes around three hours to ring and is the bell ringers' equivalent of a marathon, requiring concentration and stamina to complete the peal.

Peals are often rung for special celebrations, such as Royal births or weddings or to mark local events, or just for pleasure. Ringers enjoy ringing peals for the sense of achievement provided and for the highest possible standard of ringing that can often be achieved during such long periods.