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Tom's Tour - St. John's Cathedral Tower Tour

  • Norwich & District Photographic Society The Cathedral of St John the Baptist Unthank Road, Norwich, NR2 2PA United Kingdom (map)

Nowhere else in the city can you experience such memorable views of Norwich. Climb 280 steps up a spiral staircase to the top of the tower and find yourself surrounded by a 360 degree view of the historic and beautiful city. Spot iconic local landmarks on the skyline. But that’s not all; on your way up the tower stop off to catch your breath at the crossing balcony and view the transept and nave from great heights.

Go to the St. John's website and see the Tower Video.

Images copyright of NDPS members

About Tom’s Tours

The regular shoots at both unique and interesting locations organised by Tom Watson have proved to  be such a successful addition to the annual programme of events that they have become widely referred to amongst members of the Society as ‘Tom’s Tours’.

About once a month Tom organises shoots at East Anglian locations that are of interest to photographers where often it is difficult to successfully capture good images. Generally this is either because getting good images is not possible without exclusive access or it might be because the venue is open to the general public. In other cases it is because photography is not normally allowed inside the venue during normal opening times.

Past trips have have proved popular and include:

  • Historical buildings in Norwich, such as the Cathedrals, the Avia Marble Hall, and Dragon Hall (similar visits have also been made to Cambridge and Ely)

  • The hidden Streets under the City of Norwich

  • Jarrold’s Print Museum.

  • Traditional Morris Dancing at dawn on 1st May at various locations around Norwich

  • Norwich Puppet Theatre

  • Local heritage Steam Railways and Museums

  • Norwich Aviation Museum

  • Street Photography around Norwich, Cambridge and Ely