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Bangor Cathedral

Bangor Cathedral is a grade I listed church building in Bangor. Cathedral in Bangor, Gwynedd, north-west Wales. Top of the 37 other places within 15 km is Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle, 4.9 km off. Articles on it exist in 14 languages.

Photo: Bangor Cathedral, Denis Egan from Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Bangor

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 5%

#410 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Cathedral in Bangor

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (14 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Bangor

Bangor Cathedral is inside Bangor’s built-up area, with 12 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Bangor has 187 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The climate through the year

In Bangor, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–20°C.

Jan8° / 3°99 mm

Feb9° / 3°84 mm

Mar11° / 4°76 mm

Apr13° / 6°65 mm

May16° / 9°65 mm

Jun18° / 11°68 mm

Jul20° / 13°76 mm

Aug20° / 13°85 mm

Sep18° / 11°98 mm

Oct14° / 9°128 mm

Nov11° / 6°130 mm

Dec9° / 4°125 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bangor, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Bangor. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bangor’s full climate →

About

Bangor Cathedral

Grade I listed church building in Bangor. Cathedral in Bangor, Gwynedd, north-west Wales.

In Bangor, inside the town’s built-up area.

Bangor’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 14 languages
Town: in Bangor
Official site: bangor.churchinwales.org.uk/cathedral

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Finding Bangor Cathedral

Numbered points are the places near Bangor Cathedral, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Towns that count Bangor Cathedral

Home to 16,994 people, Bangor is the largest of these 8. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Bangor

16,994 people · 19 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km southeast of it

Llandygai

331 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 1.6 km northwest of it

Llandegfan

999 people · 15 places to visit

4 · 2.1 km west of it

Menai Bridge

3,045 people · 16 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Bangor Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Bangor	It’s in town	16,994	19
Llandygai	1.1 km southeast of it	331	13
Llandegfan	1.6 km northwest of it	999	15
Menai Bridge	2.1 km west of it	3,045	16
Beaumaris	3.8 km northeast of it	1,120	14
Tregarth	4 km southeast of it	1,252	6
Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll	4 km west of it	2,905	14
Rachub	5.8 km southeast of it	893	3

Make a day of it

More near Bangor Cathedral

A visit can add 5 castles, a fort and a pier, from 37 places within 15 km.

Castle · CadwCastell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle4.9 km away 2

FortCaernarfon14 km away 3

Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon14 km away 4

Castle · National TrustPenrhyn Castle2.2 km away 5CastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn12 km away 6

PierGarth Pier1.2 km away 7

CastleCastell Aberlleiniog8.1 km away 8

GardenTreborth Botanic Garden3.2 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Planning a visit to Bangor Cathedral

Where is Bangor Cathedral?

Bangor Cathedral is in Bangor, Gwynedd, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Bangor Cathedral?

Grade I listed church building in Bangor. Cathedral in Bangor, Gwynedd, north-west Wales.

When is the best time to visit Bangor Cathedral?

June to September are the warmest months in Bangor, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Bangor Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Bangor Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (4.9 km), Caernarfon (14 km), Castell Caernarfon (14 km) and Penrhyn Castle (2.2 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Bangor Cathedral: Denis Egan from Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Caernarfon: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Caernarfon: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Penrhyn Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Garth Pier: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Aberlleiniog: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Treborth Botanic Garden: CV1958 (Colin Viney), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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