Christmas Shopping
Norwich Cathedral Quarter is great place to start your Christmas shopping and buy a unique gift for the special someone in your life. If you know someone who likes reading then why not treat them to an early edition of their favourite book from
Tombland Bookshop, who stock a large selection of secondhand and antiquarian books. For the coffee lover,
The Window Coffee has a large selection of gift ideas including their exclusive house blend, tea towels, coffee mugs, coffee inspired jewellery and gift vouchers. You don’t have to be young to appreciate a gift from
The Bear Shop, with over 300 Artist Bears and hundreds of manufactured bears you will be spoilt for choice.
Elm Hill Craft Shop is a delight and the perfect place for traditional toys, dolls and children’s books. Across the road,
The Jade Tree offers gorgeous gifts including jewellery, hats, tableware all supplied by local artists and makers. If you would like a more traditional gift
Norwich Christian Resources offers a wide range of Christian books, CDs and gifts together with the gift shop at
Norwich Cathedral.
Eat & be merry
For mulled wine, mince pies or a hot chocolate, why not rest your weary feet and set down your shopping bags in the wonderful
Britons Arms.
The Refectory at Norwich Cathedral is serving Christmas lunches from 5th to 23rd December, or how about having your office Christmas party at
The Winepress@wensum? Before head off for a nice winter walk along the river, grab yourself one of Hayley’s marvellous coffees and a slice of cake from
The Window Coffee.
The Forget-me-not cafe is a gem of a cafe situated in the in the old medieval church of St Michael at Plea and conveniently located near the shops – stop for tea and cake or stay longer and enjoy their
Christmas menu.
Take 5 is another great cafe in the heart of the quarter. For an alternative to turkey
Shiki Japanese Restaurant offers a wide selection of Japanese cuisine.
Spend Christmas Day in the Cathedral Quarter
After attending a Christmas Day Service in Norwich Cathedral or St George Tombland why not treat your nearest and dearest to Christmas Day lunch at the
Maids Head Hotel. Enjoy a five course lunch in the beautiful & festive setting of the
Winepress@ Wensum restaurant. Combine your meal with our handpicked wines and sit back relax and embrace the festivities, without the hassle of buying & cooking the food and cleaning away afterwards. (Adults £65.50 & children £32.75 Beverages additional charge, Booking advisable)
Following your sumptuous lunch why not go for a relaxing stroll through Cathedral Close and along the riverside.
Christmas Services
Norwich Cathedral
Sunday 27 November
6.00pm Advent Procession
Saturday 3 December3.30pm Christingle service for children and families, free admission
From 1.30 – 3.00pm there is a free family Christingle craft session in the Cathedral which will give everybody the opportunity to make a Christingle to light during the service, as well as a Wide Man or Shepherd puppet, and to colour a square to make a large collage of an Angel. Refreshments will be served in the South Transept between 2.45 and 3.15pm. All donations made during the service will be given to The Children’s Society to help provide vital funds for their work in supporting vulnerable children across the country.For further information please contact Norwich Cathedral’s Education Team, 01603 218320 or
education@cathedral.org.uk
Monday 19 December
3.00pm The Cathedrals Express Steam Train Carol Service, all welcome
Saturday 24 December, Christmas Eve
8.00am Holy Communion
12.00 noon Crib Service
3.30pm Christmas Procession with Carols
11.15pm Midnight Eucharist of Christmas
Sunday 25 December, Christmas Day
8.00am Holy Communion
10.30am Family Eucharist of Christmas Day
3.30pm Festal Evensong, Procession & Carols
Princes Street United Reformed Church
warmly welcomes you to services and events during Advent and Christmas
Coffee is served after Sunday Morning services. Please stay if you can as this is an ideal opportunity to meet people and find out about other activities in the church.
Sunday 27th November:First Advent Sunday
8.45am Advent Breakfast
10.30am Service with lighting of Advent Candle
Revd Alison Davis
Thursday 1st December
12.45pm Organ Recital by Peter Stevenson
Sunday 4th December: Second Advent Sunday
10.30am Service with lighting of Advent Candle
Revd Daphne Lloyd
Wednesday 7th December
2.30pm AgeUK Carol Concert
Sunday 11th December:Third Advent Sunday
10.30am Holy Communion Service
Lighting of Advent Candle (Revd Alison Davis)
2.30pm Norfolk Young Musicians Trust Concert
Tuesday 13th December
7.30pm Hearts and Voices
Concert in aid of Cruse Bereavement Care
Wednesday 14th December
7.00pm Wednesday Club Carol Service
Sunday 18th December: Fourth Advent Sunday
10.30am Carol Service led by Worship Group
Lighting of Advent Candle
Sunday 25th December
10.00am Joint URC Christmas Morning Service at Trinity United Reformed Church
Revd Geoff Hewitt
Norwich Christian Resource Centre
St Michael at Plea
1st December - Advent Evening
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here for full details
St Helen's Church at The Great Hospital
Carol Service
11th December, 10.30-11.30
St George Tombland
Princes St
Carols
9th December, 1.05pm
Norwich School Choir will be leading the music. Former Lord Mayor David Fullman will speak about his role as Diversity Manager for Norfolk & Suffolk Probation Service.
Candelight Midnight Mass
24th December at 11.30pm
Sung Mass
25th December, Christmas Day at 10.30am
St Stephen—Mass
26th December at 10am
St John Apostle & Evangelist—Mass
27th December at 10am
Holy Innocents Mass
28th December at 10am
Feast of the Epiphany of our Lord—Sung Mass
6th January at 6.30pm
President & preacher The Bishop of Thetford
Carols at The Ribs of Beef
Wensum St
18th December at 7.30pm
Charity fundraising event
Festive fun
If you need a break from Christmas shopping then there is plenty to do in the Cathedral Quarter. Mandells Gallery on historic Elm Hill has a diverse collection of traditional and contemporary art or visit the Puppet Theatre which is just a stone's thrown from the Cathedral Quarter. There are also lots of fun events place during December in lots of locations around the area which we have highlighted below.
Christmas Fun at Hungate – 4-18th December
Deck the Halls
Sun 4th Dec. 1pm - 4pm £1 minimum donation for materials
The Handmade Christmas Tree
Sat 10th Dec. 10am - 12pm
FREE, donations welcome
Greetings from Hungate/Twinkle twinkle little star
Sun 11th Dec. 1pm - 4pm
£1 minimum donation for materials.
Winter Woolcraft
Sat 17th Dec. 10am - 12pm
FREE (BYO yarn and needles)
Wonderful Wrappings
Sun 18th Dec. 1pm - 4pm
£1 minimum donation for materials
'When I See Winter Return' with Minstrels Gallery
Sun 18th Dec. 6.30pm
Mulled wine and mince pies.
Ticket price £6 with / £3 without mulled wine
(Tickets on the door)
Festival of Christmas at Norwich Cathedral
9th to 11th December 2011
Adults £4.00, Concessions and over 12's £3.50, Under 12's FREE.
Dogs are not permitted (except Guide dogs)
The Great Hospital Christmas Fayre
Birbeck Hall, The Great Hospital
3rd December, 10am to 12noon
Anteros Arts
Christmas Craft Fair
8th - 10th December
10am-5pm (7pm on Thurs 8th)
Free Admission
Arts & Craft Stalls, art demonstrations, Christmas raffle and much more.