We were married at St Barnabas in late December 2022 and we were blown away by the stunning cathedral and the welcoming nature of Alison and Canon Malachy Brett. Planning our wedding from Melbourne Australia was no small feat but working with Alison in the lead up to our wedding in England was very straightforward. We were able to organise our ceremony, including a duet and organ player from the other side of the world all via email. The cathedral also provided a livestream that our family and friends in Australia could use to tune in and feel a part of our wedding. We put a lot of trust in everything turning out as we wanted but the day of our wedding was beyond belief. We had so many comments on the beauty of the setting and the skill of the singers and organist. It certainly made our wedding one to remember for not just us. Canon Malachy Brett was wonderful to work with in the lead up to our big day. He knew the balance between respecting the seriousness of the sacrament of marriage whilst also being light hearted and jovial to calm our pre wedding jitters. We cannot thank you enough and cannot recommend you enough. Thank you for marrying us!

Very beautiful church. Is open to public no staff were found, donations accepted in entrance either cash or contact less. Stained glass is good. Each of the Stations of the cross are wonderful reliefs. Saturday Virgil is at 630 pm (1830).

Lovely Cathedral, little bit cool heating wise. I hadn't been here in a long time, I really enjoyed it.

A nice peaceful cathedral to visit, which is free entry and open to the public. However, this cathedral does pale in comparison to other English cathedrals. Was going to get a stamp for my Pilgrim Passport but there was no-one around so I guess they don't do it here.

As a lover of stained glass I always try to visit a main church or cathedral when I am travelling. I was very taken by St Barnabas Cathedral. It is a stunning building from the outside and inside it is beautifully understated. The stained glass is so beautiful! It is smaller than many of the cathedrals I have visited but this can be a blessing; smaller means that you can look at and taken in more, rather than being overwhelmed. When I visited there were a few other visitors but I didn’t notice any volunteers/guides. I didn’t take any photos as I wasn’t sure if it was permitted. Well worth a visit if you are in the area.

The Nottingham cathedral is a very nice Catholic Church with impressive stained glass and frescoes. A very peaceful and quiet place for contemplation. There’s a sky mirror just less than 5 minutes walk away.

I finally stepped out of my comfort to search for a place of worship after exactly 3 months of arrival in Notts. There isn't so much to say other than this place being a Catholic cathedral in Nottingham, very close to city centre. If you're a catholic, there isn't any news for you, the cathedral isn't any different from where you currently worship. It's got some beautiful architecture anyway and a decent community of faithful. I went for an 11:15am mass which ended at about 12:30pm. Not bad at all. In fact, this is where I'd be attending mass for as long as I'm in Nottingham.

Lovely cathedral, great detail like all cathedrals.

My partner was really excited about our 2 year old being baptised. She had spent the previous two days cooking food, organising the house and ensuring that arriving guests on the day were well catered for. My partner has faith; although I don’t I do accept , appreciate and am slightly envious of her ability to believe. On Sunday and after being told to wear something more than a black t shirt we all arrived at the cathedral. We were met by Rev Canon Malachy Brett with what I could only assume was a joke and reference to the two Ronnie’s four candles sketch. He came bounding over and said “one candle not four”. It was completely acceptable that he did not get the joke but all quickly fell in-line and waited his instruction. We were presented a pamphlet of the service and we were told to sit in specific places according to our relevance to the family. Our little two year at this point decided to have a cry (as every parent knows - there is no magic off switch). The rev started pushing for us to hush the child in order for him to hurry the service along. My heart told me to question him however, not wanting to upset my partner I bit my lip. When the service started which was after we had managed to calm our boy with some nursery rhymes the reverend started what can only be classed as speed reading. Not one of us in the group had any way of following. This made it challenging when responses were required and we seemed to rely on one of our guests who seemed to know when “praise the lord” was needed over “Amen”. After the service I have to admit that the Reverend seemed to cheer up slightly: he took some photos of our group which was appreciated but for something we will do once or twice in life only then I feel the reverends attitude was way below what it should have been. When we left the cathedral and walked home I mentioned to the group that the reverend could have been a little friendlier, everyone agreed and hence why I’m leaving this review. Initially, I thought who do I complain to; a friend said pray to god but given that would be pointless I thought an online review would suffice! I hope I don’t burn for eternity for this!!

Beautiful stunning cathedral always enjoy every second spent here lovely people and gorgeous inside. Truly spiritual

Restored some years ago to its former glory, this church is a beautiful example of Byzantine craftsmanship! Worth a visit & full of history.

The Nottingham Catholic Cathedral interior was originally designed by Augustus Pugin, perhaps best known for his work in the Houses of Parliament. Due to renovation and redecoration, much of AWN Pugin's work has been lost, but one side chapel remains as it was originally. Along with other features such as some areas of the Minton encaustic tiling, which can still be seen on some floors. Most has been replaced, or in some case combined with simpler geometric tiling. The Pugin side chapel's decorative exuberance, reminiscent of St Giles, Cheadle, Staffordshire, hints at what St Barnabas would have looked like originally.

Great midnight mass service this Christmas. Beautiful setting and warm!

Beautiful Cathedral. Impressive interior architecture. Beautiful solemn services. Quiet place and lots of smaller chapels for prayer/meditation.

I called in to light a candle and say a prayer for someone who was hospitalised. It's great that it's open all day.

The cathedral is an interesting place to visit, from Derby Road you could take in the scale of the building, you have visit the courtyard to truly see it. There's so much to see inside I was truly honoured to be able to view it.

Lovely cathedral. Attended a Sunday evening mass which had full attendance. Vibrant church with awesome choir.

The mcguiness hall ideal venue for meetings, area surrounding is clean, toilets were clean. Good facilities. Steps leading up to entrance don't recall seeing disabled access

I stopped by for a few with my international flatmate on our way home since she was curious- It was smaller than some cathedrals but very beautiful and decorative with many sculptures, wall carvings and stained glass windows. There was information on all the key parts of the cathedral explaining their significance, meaning, purpose and/or history. A very pleasant atmosphere and well preserved. I don't actually worship there so I can't say anything about the masses but there's seems to be plenty of times to choose to attend.