Lichfield Cathedral ‘creating memories’ and scores 93% in Visit England’s QualityAssurance Assessment

Lichfield Cathedral has been awarded 93% on there biennial assessment by the national
tourism body Visit England. Lichfield Cathedral was praised for continuing to meet high
standards across all areas of its visitor offer and will be put forward for two national
accoldaes, Gold standard visitor attraction and Best Told Story.
Visit England is the national tourism body and has a rigorous accreditation scheme
assessing all aspects of the visitor economy.
Simon Warburton, Chief Operating Officer said “I am thrilled that the hard work of the
Cathedral team has been recognised. A huge amount of work goes into making Lichfield
Cathedral a high quality tourist attraction, and whilst I’ve always believed we performed to a
high standard, it is reassuring to receive confirmation via this independent accreditation
scheme.”
The Right Rev’d Bishop Jan McFarlane, Dean of Lichfield went on to say, “clearly the
assessor was impressed with the variety of offer the Cathedral puts on, and I’m pleased to
say nearly 22,000 people visited over May to see the Longest Yarn.
This in turn supports the local economy with more visitors for the shops, cafes, restaurants,
and hotels. Lichfield Cathedral is Your Cathedral. Feel free to always pop in for whether to
visit, light a candle, or to join us for worship.”
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