To get to the ringing chamber the children had to climb some 140 steps, starting with the turret at the west end of the nave. This took them onto the roof parapet and through a door in the roof to the roof space above the vaulting. Here a walkway runs from the west end, some 350 feet to a doorway in the central tower which opens into the ringing chamber.

After a demonstration of change ringing by a Guild band, children were given a brief introduction about how bells were rung, which included a live TV display of one of the bells being rung, and safety precautions (basically ‘don’t touch any ropes!’).

They were then split into groups so that they could each –

1. have a go at ringing a bell under supervision
2. try to ring in time to a computer simulation
3. take part in a ‘treasure hunt’ finding out clues about bell-ringing