Salisbury Cathedral - Spirit of Water Flower Festival

After joining the coach at your chosen point we head for our destination - Salisbury. The driver will advise you of your expected arrival time after they have left their last local departure point. The drop off point will be on St John Street, outside the Cathedral Close. Your entry to the Cathedral is booked at 12.00hrs. Afterwards you  will have free time until your departure time of 16.30hrs when we will head back to the local area.

The 2025 festival, The Spirit of Water, is a companion piece to the Cathedral’s summer art exhibition, Living Water.

The theme of The Spirit of Water will see over 30,000 blooms across an array of arrangements, depicting water in its many settings - from displays representing ‘a world without water’ and semi-dry locations, to a journey along a ‘river of flowers’ and even an ‘ice’ display. A display depicting the seabed will include hundreds of fish made by local community groups.

Above the Nave there will be an installation of woven willow ‘raindrops’, providing a spectacular canopy down the length of the Cathedral, while at the high altar, a huge ‘wave’ of woven cane will provide a focal point for visitors. Both these works will be created by a team led by Somerset-based florist and designer Nicky Heal, who teaches willow weaving at Bicton College.

Elsewhere, umbrellas, cascading with flowers, will float above the North Transept and the South Transept will see a depiction of the five rivers that meet at Salisbury. There will also be displays in the Chapter House and Cloisters.

PLEASE NOTE: 
The above timings and information are subject to traffic conditions and we reserve the right to make any changes necessary without prior notification.
Coaches for our Day Trips will be in either 'Motts' or 'Crusader' Livery.