Culture & heritage · Official digital tapestry edition — cathedral — Old Bayeux bronze-stud trail — River Aure
Trace the Norman conquest through Bayeux
Read the official high-resolution tapestry sequence before following its tree-marked bronze studs through medieval Bayeux to the cathedral that once displayed it.
Begin with the museum's digital edition, moving scene by scene through oath, voyage, battle and aftermath rather than pretending the absent textile can be visited. Outside, bronze studs carrying a motif from the embroidery guide a 2.5-kilometre circuit through surviving old streets. The cathedral reconnects the narrative to Bishop Odo, sacred power and the town that safeguarded it.
The Bayeux Tapestry Museum is closed for major renovation until its planned October 2027 reopening, so do not book travel expecting to see the original in Bayeux before official confirmation. Download the digital sequence and heritage map in advance, check cathedral services and visitor access, and allow extra time along the Aure and at the twenty-three interpretation panels.