Around 135,000 attended services on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day last year.
That’s an increase of three per cent on the previous year.
While overall church attendance continues to fall, cathedrals across the year are bucking the trend.
According to the Church of England, attendances at Sunday worship in cathedrals are steady and the total number attending all regular services in cathedrals has increased by 10 per cent over the past decade.
Explaining the success of cathedrals to Premier, Becky Clark, head of church buildings from the Church of England said: “There’s been a real focus in cathedrals to encourage people to come with their families.
“There’s huge amounts of activities for children and generally offering something for everybody – from early morning prayers to school activities to your classic evensong.”
More than 10 million people visited cathedrals (including Westminster Abbey) in 2017, with fewer paying for entry than in previous years.
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