Concert Venues

Norwich Cathedral

The Close,    Norwich

Tel:  01603 – 764 383

(Enquiries only)

(NO box office facilities at Cathedral.)

Norwich Cathedral (the Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity) is regarded as one of the finest examples of ecclesiastical architecture in England.  Started by the Normans in 1070 the cathedral was consecrated in 1278 and the spire, at 96 meters high is second only to that of Salisbury Cathedral.  The nave, with its fan vaulted roof and magnificent west window make an excellent venue for many of Keswick Hall Choir’s concerts.

There are no refreshment facilities in the cathedral, during evening concerts, so we keep intervals as brief as possible.  Nearby, there are numerous pubs, clubs, restaurants and the Maid’s Head Hotel.

On concert evenings it is possible to park in the cathedral precinct but parking is limited.  The only entrance to the Cathedral precinct is through the ‘Ethelbert Gate’ situated at the top of Tombland (a street) and opposite Queen Street.  There is normally no parking now at the West Door other than disabled and the main car park is on the south side.  Please take directions from the gate warden and please park where directed to avoid being clamped.

The cathedral is only a short walk from the city centre and about 800 metres from Norwich railway station (Thorpe Station).

St Andrews Plain,   Norwich

Tel:  01603 – 628 477

(Enquiries only)

(NO box office facilities at the Halls.)

St. Andrew’s Hall

St. Andrew’s & Blackfriars’ Halls are situated just to the geographic north of the Market Square and main shopping centre and in the ‘old’ part of the city.  Norwich does not have a purpose built concert hall and these halls serve as both concert and exhibition spaces. 

The two halls were built in the early 15^th century, by the Black Friars, and parts of the original  cloisters still survive to make this the most complete surviving friary complex in the UK. 

Whilst Blackfriars’ Hall was used as a place of worship for many years, St Andrew’s Hall  has had a variety of uses over the centuries and was certainly used as a concert venue as early as 1849 when Jenny Lind gave two charity concerts to raise money for the new children’s hospital in Norwich. 

The Hall's acoustics are variable but it has full facilities for both audience and performer. 

Being in the old part of the city the streets are narrow so on street parking is difficult.  The new St Andrews car park is now open with over 1000 spaces and a large number of disabled spaces.  It is about 200 metres from the Halls but can only be approached from St Andrews Street.

St Andrew’s Hall is about 1000 metres from Norwich railway station (Thorpe Station) and 300 metres from the central Market Square and Castle Meadow, where most buses drop off/pick up.