Lichfield Cathedral has opened a new café with all profits supporting its upkeep and work.
SALT, on The Close, offers coffee and cakes, brunch and lunch and aims to ‘bridge the thriving food culture of Lichfield with the Cathedral’s centuries‑old tradition of hospitality’.
Menus and the interior design have been designed based on feedback from surveys.
The Rt Revd Jan McFarlane, Dean of Lichfield said: “We hope SALT will be a place where everyone can relax, feel at home, and experience something of the warmth that lies at the heart of our Cathedral life, and we hope in time to be able to offer new opportunities for the community to gather – including creating a supportive space for carers, those who are bereaved, or individuals living with dementia and their families.
“The Bible tells us a little salt can go along way and we hope the café will be a place where a little genuine warmth and hospitality can make a big difference.”
Lichfield Cathedral – one of the oldest places of Christian worship – is the only medieval three-spired cathedral in the UK.
It costs approximately £5,00 per day to keep it open to visitors and as a place of worship.
