Exeter Cathedral Double Peal attempt - Saturday 27 September 2025 – an endurance marathon in bell ringing!

Exeter Cathedral houses the second heaviest set of bells hung for change ringing in the world, with a tenor of over 3.5 tonnes. On Saturday 27 September, thirteen expert bell ringers (one for each bell but with two for the tenor) from across the country are aiming to ring these beautiful bells to a double peal (more than 10,000 changes).

If successful, this will take about 8 hours 15 minutes to complete and will be the heaviest set of bells on which a double peal has been rung anywhere. Each ringer must ring their bell accurately throughout the entire duration and there will be no breaks or pauses. A massive feat never achieved before.

The peal is being rung to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Chapter House and the completion of recent renovation works at Exeter Cathedral. Further fundraising is required to provide a new sound system so that everyone can hear clearly, replacing an analogue system that is over 30 years old and no-longer fit-for-purpose.

A practice peal of 7000 changes was rung earlier in the year. Success in September will be considered to be anything longer than 7000 changes.

We would appreciate you sponsoring the ringers to both encourage them and to celebrate this amazing herculean effort.