Join author, Brian Hoggard, for a tour and talk about the protection marks in the Abbey which over the years people have added to protect the spaces from supernatural harm. These marks are more properly known as apotropaic marks and known in the popular press misleadingly as ‘witch marks’. Bring a torch with you and discover the hidden world of protection marks. www.apotropaios.co.uk

This 3pm tour is for keen enthusiasts join us for a special early tour that takes in protection marks in some of the above ground spaces, not normally accessible to the public. Limited places, please read accessibility information online when reserving your place.

Meeting point for this tour is the main entrance.

Practicalities

This is an adult only tour.

There are 93 steps to the tour location and then you have to come back down. Therefore this tour may not be suitable for those who are elderly, infirm, disabled, pregnant, suffer from heart or respiratory disorders or from any other medical conditions which could be affected by the climb. It is your decision about whether the tour is suitable for you. The tour will proceed at the speed of the slowest person and there will be one short pause en route. It is advisable that flat sensible shoes be worn on the tour as there are narrow spiral staircases with narrow treads and uneven floors. The tour will travel through areas with low level lighting which are narrow therefore anyone suffering from severe claustrophobia may wish to consider this before joining a tour. 

Join author, Brian Hoggard, for a tour and talk about the protection marks in the Abbey which over the years people have added to protect the spaces from supernatural harm. These marks are more properly known as apotropaic marks and known in the popular press misleadingly as ‘witch marks’. Bring a torch with you and discover the hidden world of protection marks. www.apotropaios.co.uk

A short tour taking in the highlights of the Abbey and it's architecture.

Tours start at 10am and 12pm and will last approximately 45 minutes.