Canterbury Cathedral is to become the first cathedral in Britain to charge for entry on Sundays between services.
Other English Cathedrals, including Canterbury, charge for entry to tourists during the week. Canterbury Cathedral staff say that the new charges are required for safety reasons to assist crowd control. The new charges will be introduced in July and operate until October although worshippers will continue to be admitted without charge. Last year more than 1.7 million people visited the cathedral and this year, because of the St Augustine celebrations, the figure is likely to be higher.