St Clement’s Ringing Centre in the Heart of Cambridge
Bell ringing lessons and experiences for everyone wherever you live
St Clement’s Church, Bridge Street, in the heart of Cambridge’s historic city centre has a unique visitor attraction that gives you the chance to discover how to ring our bells and to try it for yourself. This “ringing experience” is available from 2pm to 3pm every weekday afternoon. Just click the button below.
St Clement’s Ringing Centre is also open for ringing lessons that can be arranged by appointment.
Want to go further with your ringing practice? Once you can handle a bell, you can come to any of our ‘Ringing Together’ sessions, every Tuesday and Thursday from 10.30 to 12.00. These are drop-in sessions, for just £5.
Come in and see what we have to offer! We show visitors how bells are rung in English churches, explain the mysteries of campanology, and provide the opportunity to have a go and learn all the necessary skills. These are not the bells in the Oranges and Lemons nursery rhyme, but a new set of bells that were installed in one of Cambridge’s oldest churches in 2022.
Once learnt, ringing skills can be practised in thousands of churches around England, with many more in Scotland, Wales and Ireland, and around the World. Many churches need more bell-ringers to join their band, and one of the joys of being a bell-ringer is being able to turn up without needing an invitation at almost any practice night or Sunday service ringing and being welcomed to take part. Bell-ringing is inclusive and suitable for all ages, and there are plenty of opportunities for socialising.