• Things To Do
    • Attractions
    • Family Fun Attractions
    • Activities
      • Walking
      • Cycling
      • Leisure & Fitness
    • Parks & Recreation
    • Stately Homes & Gardens
    • History & Heritage
      • Museums
      • Landmarks
      • World Heritage Site
    • Art & Culture
    • Entertainment & Nightlife
      • Purple Flag
    • Tours & Sightseeing
  • Shopping
    • Independent Shops
    • Shopping Centres
    • Markets
  • Accommodation
    • Hotels
    • Bed & Breakfasts
    • Self Catering
    • Caravan Parks & Campsites
    • Quality Assured Scheme
  • Food & Drink
    • Restaurants
    • Cafes & Tea Rooms
    • Pubs & Inns
    • Bars & Night Clubs
  • Plan Your Visit
    • Contact Us
    • Maps & Guides
    • Getting To Salisbury
      • By Car
      • By Bus & Coach
      • By Train
      • By Sea
      • By Plane
    • Car Parking & Car Parks
    • Group Travel
    • Disabled Access
    • Salisbury Information Centre
    • E-Newsletter Sign-Up
  • Ideas & Inspiration
    • Book a City Break in Salisbury
    • Take a Day Trip to Salisbury
    • Holidays & Short Breaks
      • Family Holidays
      • Summer Holidays
      • Group Holidays
      • Photography Holidays
      • Weekend & Short Breaks
      • City Breaks in Salisbury
      • Shopping Breaks
      • Romantic Weekends
      • Honeymoons
    • Top 10 Highlights
      • Top 10 Places To Walk
      • Top 10 Salisbury Views
      • Top 10 Picnic Spots
    • Itineraries
      • Stonehenge Itinerary
      • Magna Carta Itinerary
      • History Itinerary
      • Military Itinerary
    • Ideas For Sunny Days
    • Ideas For Rainy Days
    • Romantic Salisbury
    • Budget Salisbury
    • Myths & Legends
    • Wedding Ideas
    • England Originals
  • What's On
    • What's on in Salisbury this Week
    • What's on in Salisbury this Weekend
    • Festivals
    • Exhibitions
    • Event Form
  • Special Offers
    • Food & Drink Offers
    • Things To Do Offers
    • Shopping Offers
  • Wiltshire
  • Salisbury
  • Wiltshire
Visit Wiltshire Facebook
Visit Wiltshire Youtube
Visit Wiltshire Instagram
Visit Wiltshire Facebook
Visit Wiltshire Youtube
Visit Wiltshire Instagram

UK

FR

DE

NL

ES

IT

  • UK
  • FR
  • DE
  • NL
  • ES
  • IT
  • Visit Salisbury
  • Visit Salisbury
  • Things To Do
  • Accommodation
  • What's On

e

You are here: What's On > From Darkness to Light Illuminations

Tweet

From Darkness to Light Illuminations

Salisbury Cathedral
6 The Close
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 2EJ

m

01722 555120

k

Visit website

j

Email

Open in Maps

Add From Darkness to Light Illuminations to your Itinerary

From Darkness to Light Illuminations

Guide Prices

Free, no booking required

About

This Advent and Christmas Salisbury Cathedral and Close will be transformed inside and outside, with illuminated art installations on the West Walk, in the North Porch, on the Cloister Garth and in the Cathedral itself.

Visitors approaching the Cathedral via the West walk will encounter Light Wave by Squidsoup, the team behind Enlightenment, the stunning installation that hung in the North Porch during our Magna Carta celebrations in 2015. This immersive walk-through experience comprises 500 light and audio spheres, suspended in a 20 metre wave formation, which softly glow and play plainsong creating a dreamlike experience.

Approaching the Cathedral from the High Street Gate, a neon installation entitled I Will Turn Darkness Into Light, inspired by scripture and installed above the North Porch Gates, will welcome visitors with its simple promise of hope. 

On the Cloister Garth, Lumen by David Ogle RBS, will sit among the grand Cedars that were planted to commemorate Queen Victoria’s ascension to the throne. This installation of 5 tree-like structures will form a luminous canopy of interlocking neon branches up to 3 metres high which will bath the stone arches with a vibrant glow.

Suspended inside the Cathedral you will find The Light, a 4 metre illuminated globe created by Richard McLester and his Poole based studio team, which projects a galaxy of stars that whirl and spin around it until finally focusing on the ‘Star of Bethlehem’, the symbol of Christ’s birth. Join us for an evening of immersive music at the Songs of the Light Concert.

The entire Close will be joyfully lit for the festive season, further enhancing our popular Twilight Tower Tours which take visitors up onto the Tower balconies to view the city lights, from 16 November to 22 December.

Opening Times

Sorry, this event has passed

Map & Directions

Open in Maps

View Map

What's Nearby

  1. Treasure Trails

    Treasure Trails

    0.07 miles away
  2. Salisbury Treasure Trail

    Treasure Trails – the Salisbury Murder Mystery Walking Treasure Trail

    0.12 miles away
  3. Text Quest

    Text Quest

    0.2 miles away
  4. Salisbury Escape Room - logo

    Salisbury Escape Room

    0.31 miles away
  1. Fisherton Mill - Gallery, Cafe and Artist Studios

    Fisherton Mill - Gallery, Cafe and Artist Studios

    0.44 miles away
  2. Live Escape Salisbury - Escape Rooms

    Live Escape Salisbury - Escape Rooms

    0.44 miles away
  3. Waitrose Cookery School

    Waitrose Cookery School

    0.72 miles away
  4. Salisbury, Sarum and Stonehenge Tours

    Salisbury, Stonehenge and Sarum Tours

    0.93 miles away
  5. Salisbury's Chequered History Guides

    Salisbury's Chequered History Guides

    1.4 miles away
  6. Come and Skydive with the Tandem Skydiving Professionals

    GoSkydive

    2.42 miles away
  7. Salisbury & South Wilts Golf Club

    Salisbury & South Wilts Golf Club

    2.48 miles away
  8. The Stonehenge Travel Company

    Stonehenge Guided Tours

    7.91 miles away
  9. Walking Holidays in Wiltshire

    Guided Walks in Wiltshire

    9.97 miles away
  10. Salisbury Plain Safaris

    Salisbury Plain Safaris

    10.73 miles away
  11. Tidworth Garrison Golf Club

    Tidworth Garrison Golf Club

    12.78 miles away
  12. Skydive Netheravon

    Skydive Netheravon

    12.82 miles away
p o

Search What's Nearby

Product Type
Proximity
Within miles

Follow Us

visitsalisbury

@visitsalisbury

TWITTER UPDATES

Sorry, no Tweets Available
Loading..Loading..
Things To Do
  • Family Fun Attractions,
  • Activities,
  • Parks & Recreation,
  • Stately Homes & Gardens,
  • History & Heritage,
  • Art & Culture,
  • Entertainment & Nightlife,
  • Tours & Sightseeing,
What's On
  • Festivals,
  • Exhibitions,
Shopping
  • Independent Shops,
  • Shopping Centres,
  • Markets,
Accommodation
  • Hotels,
  • Bed & Breakfasts,
  • Self Catering,
  • Caravan Parks & Campsites,
  • Quality Assured Scheme,
Food & Drink
  • Restaurants,
  • Cafes & Tea Rooms,
  • Pubs & Inns,
  • Bars & Night Clubs,
Ideas & Inspiration
  • Holidays & Short Breaks,
  • Top 10 Highlights,
  • Itineraries,
  • Ideas For Sunny Days,
  • Ideas For Rainy Days,
  • Romantic Salisbury,
  • Budget Salisbury,
  • Myths & Legends,
  • Wedding Ideas,
Plan Your Visit
  • Maps & Guides,
  • Getting To Salisbury,
  • Car Parking & Car Parks,
  • Group Travel,
  • Disabled Access,
  • Salisbury Information Centre,
Special Offers
  • Food & Drink Offers,
  • Shopping Offers,
  • Site Map
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Tourism Signposting
  • Media
  • Partners
  • Salisbury Brand Positioning
  • Salisbury BID Partners
TripAdvisor logo

Reviews and advice on hotels, and lots more!

© VisitWiltshire 2022. All Rights Reserved

Salisbury BID

Wiltshire Logo

Historic Cities Logo

Itinerary

Welcome to the Itinerary Planner. Use this tool to build your own journey or choose from an exciting range of specially selected tours.

To build your own Itinerary, click Add to Excursion to add an item to your Itinerary basket.

List All My Saved Itineraries

  • Sign up to ENews

    l

  • Itinerary

    a

  • Book Tickets

  • Contact Us

    q