Cathedral Ward - after the fight with Vicar Amelia | Walkthrough Bloodborne Guide

In front of the Grand Cathedral turn right - a path to the Lecture Hall

An example of the door where you obtain Tonsil Stone

Note: To prevent having to backtrack, before visiting the Grand Cathedral, go down towards the locked door to the Forbidden Woods. Provide the password that opens the door. Only after that can you obtain the Tonsil Stone. You can get it in every house with a red lantern in front of the door.

Note2: In some cases, you can receive "no response". This is due to the occupant having been sent to the clinic or the chapel, in search of a safe place. In such cases, try elsewhere.

At the bottom you will face a difficult battle. Better try to deal with the enemies one after another.

When you are in front of the building in which you have fought with Vicar Amelia you need to turn right in front of the last stairs. In the end of the road (you may find Frenzied Coldblood on the roof) or go downstairs. Your first try should begin with the stairs since on the bottom there is two almost immortal enemies (hunters) which you may consider mini-bosses. If you don't want to fight both of them at the same time (since it is almost impossible to win with them like that) you should take them down one at a time.

The first enemy has a weapon which deals a bonus electrical damage...

To accomplish that you should go through the stairs and bait the first enemy who has a weapon which deals a bonus electrical damage. This battle is very difficult and it is still easier than the duel with the second enemy. Try to keep the same strategy which you used during the battle with Father Gascoigne - make a lot of dodges and watch out for the full charged attack of your enemy. Attack him right after your successful dodges. If this fight is too difficult for you try to collect a big supply of Blood Vials to heal yourself during the fight. For the victory you will receive a Bolt Paper and 3400 Blood Echoes. This enemy will disappear just as the bosses.

... and the second one uses a basic melee weapon although he often uses a frustrating firearm.

The second gentleman requires a different strategy. First of all you need to get an advantage by not approaching him from the stairs but instead jumping from the top on a roof below and from this place jumping on the ground. Now you can slowly get to the enemy and try to take him down by your strongest, fully charged attack. It will make him falter and will allow you to attack him again with your basic attack. It will help you damage him well even before the battle will begin. The fight itself is very difficult since this enemy has an access to a firearm which deals not a lot of damage if you will keep a long distance however it interrupts all the attempts of making a dodge or getting close enough to strike with a melee weapon. Because of that try to engage him only when he will try to recharge his weapon and will not be able to fire with it. You should also try to keep your distance and use only fast attacks since he may easily dodge the charged attacks. These tips will allow you to win although the entire fight will take quite some time. If you will use a ranged weapon and hide from his own bullets behind a tree or a well or even the Molotov Cocktails it will surely help you greatly. Killing this hunter will reward you with 3420 Blood Echoes and ten Quicksilver Bullets.

If you will run fast enough you may avoid the local enemies and (if you want) kill them of later on one at a time.

If you will keep going downstairs you will get to the tunnel where on the other side you will see an enemy with a chopper and the second enemy will fire at you from above. Few steps later you will meet another guy with a chopper. A good way to deal with this bunch will be avoiding the first two and get to the building seen in front of you (the enemies will not enter this place and you will find a Lead Elixir). Later on when these enemies will move away from the building you may take care of the enemy with a chopper and then with the second one. It will allow you to avoid fighting two enemies at the same time and will keep you in a spot safe from the sniper.

Inside the building you will find a big hall. If you have the Tonsil Stone you may get closer to the door and enter the portal shown on the screenshot above (it moves along the door). Only if you have the Stone you will be moved to the Lecture Hall (if you don't have the Stone, entering the portal will kill you instantly).

Note: In the same location, after you defeat Rom, the Vacuous Spider, a door to Yahar'gul, the Unseen Village will open.

In front of the Grand Cathedral turn left - a path to the Hemwick Charnel Lane

When you will be in front of the Grand Cathedral choose the path on the left. Following this path you will get a Bloodshot Eyeball (from the first corpse you will pass by) and the Brave Hunter Badge (from the second one). Pass the tunnel and get to the clearing.

Note: The witches mentioned here appear after you have defeated Vicar Amelia. If you visit the Hemwick Charner earlier, this will be easier because there will not be as many opponents here.

The witches will appear in few places.

This place is filled with the three kind of enemies. The main kinds are the gentlemen with the firearms, the wild beasts and the witches from the other dimension which you will recognize by the red sparkles which will appear when they will materialize. At first try to fight with one of the witches which will appear when you will get close to a campfire on your right and then attack the second one which will appear few steps further. Try to methodically clean this entire area by taking down the isolated shooters and their dogs. The corpses around will contain the Pebbles and the corpse hidden behind the rock in the right part of this area will give you the Twin Blood Stone Shards.

In the end go towards the campfire from the side shown on the screenshot above. The open attack may easily lead to your death since all the enemies nearby will fire at you at the same time. If you want to try that move anyway you need to act fast and kill the two enemies on your left instantly. However the best way will be to use a Molotov Cocktail which will take almost all of the enemy Hit Points and you may easily just shoot them down. This way you may eliminate the two enemies on the left of the campfire and you may go to the campfire much safer. The bodies nearby will contain the Bone Marrow Ash and two Thick Coldbloods.

In the end of the road you will find the third witch. Few steps later you will get an access to the new location.

Go deeper into the forest and take down the shooter nearby as well as the two wild dogs and the witch which will appear in front of the gate. Behind this gate you will get to the new location called Hemwick Charnel Lane where you may activate the respawn point by lightning up the lamp.