This service takes place in the Lady Chapel

All are welcome to join us for this service

Evensong is normally sung by the cathedral choir every day during term time except Wednesdays. For more details please see the weekly Music Scheme

Everyone is welcome to join us for this service

All are welcome to join us for this service

Everyone is welcome to join us for our Cathedral Eucharist. This service is also live streamed

All are welcome to join us for Morning Prayer

Evensong is normally sung by Hereford Cathedral Choir during term times. Please check the weekly music scheme for more details.

As the daylight fades on the first day of Advent, do join us as we look forward to the coming of Christ in a service which offers hope at the darkest time of the year.

Advent Sunday starts a new year in the Church’s calendar, and everyone is welcome to attend this uplifting act of worship.

No tickets are required for this service

Hereford Cathedral Choir will be singing in at The Guards' Chapel, London on Tuesday 1 December 2026 in a service to mark the beginning of Advent.

Since 2010, Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust has arranged an annual Advent Service in London at the Royal Military Chapel (Guards’ Chapel) at Wellington Barracks. The service opens with an Act of Remembrance of the members of the Special Air Service who have been killed in the course of their duties since the Second World War. The service then continues a sequence of Bible readings and Advent carols which point towards the coming of Jesus at Christmas.

Initially developed to celebrate the links that Hereford Cathedral has with local military groups, the service has now become a way for supporters of the cathedral, who work or live in London, to hear Hereford Cathedral Choir close to Christmas and to join in an act of Advent worship. The evening also serves as a fundraiser for the Perpetual Trust, which supports the choir and educational outreach, as well as the long-term sustainability of Hereford Cathedral’s worship, ministry and mission.

If you would like any additional information about becoming a Guards’ Chapel Patron, please contact [email protected] or call 01432 374 261.

As part of the Christmas season, join us for Christmas Sparkle, an organ concert performed by Peter Dyke, featuring a selection of festive favourites for Advent and Christmas.

Admission is free and no pre-booking is required. There will be a retiring collection at the end of the concert.

All proceeds from donations will go to Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust and their work supporting the cathedral and its music, including the great Father Willis organ.