Magna Carta Chapter House
Salisbury, SP1 2EL, United Kingdom
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3673+Q4 Salisbury, United Kingdom
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Monday: 9–17
Tuesday: 9–17
Wedneasday: 9–17
Thursday: 9–17
Friday: 9–17
Saturday: 9–17
Sunday: 11–16
Tuesday: 9–17
Wedneasday: 9–17
Thursday: 9–17
Friday: 9–17
Saturday: 9–17
Sunday: 11–16
Pause for a moment and consider the significance of the Carta....
The Magna Carta itself is protected in a small enclosed room which you enter via a curtain. No photographs of the document are allowed, which is to preserve the artefact for future generations of visitors. You may however take a photo of the image of the page on the outer wall of the enclosed area.
The document itself is remarkably well preserved, and the writing is immaculate and impressive to look at. Around the room are features about how it was made, the influence it had at the time, and the ongoing impact of what it started on various parts of the modern world.
Accessibility is good with an accessible toilet. In the main cathedral, some wheelchairs might struggle on the angle of the ramps in one or two places - my powerchair was briefly stuck due to this and only made it up the ramp with the help of a couple of people pushing.