Cathedral · Bradford · West Yorkshire

Bradford Cathedral

Visitors to Bradford can see Bradford Cathedral. Our list has 9 more places within 5 km. It holds the status of a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Bradford Cathedral, Mick Melvin (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Bradford

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 5%

#372 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Cathedral in Bradford

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

#372 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (15 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Bradford

Bradford Cathedral is inside Bradford’s built-up area, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Bradford has 959 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

Month by month

In Bradford, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–20°C.

Jan6° / 1°87 mm

Feb7° / 2°74 mm

Mar9° / 3°66 mm

Apr12° / 4°59 mm

May15° / 7°56 mm

Jun18° / 10°74 mm

Jul20° / 12°68 mm

Aug20° / 12°75 mm

Sep17° / 10°72 mm

Oct13° / 7°85 mm

Nov9° / 4°91 mm

Dec7° / 2°98 mm

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

About

Bradford Cathedral

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 15 languages. Worth the trip, National Science and Media Museum is 700 m off.

Bradford’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 15 languages
Town: in Bradford
Official site: bradfordcathedral.org

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

The map

Getting to Bradford Cathedral

Bradford Cathedral is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns near Bradford Cathedral

The 8 towns are led in size by Bradford, with 333,968 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Bradford

333,968 people · 34 places to visit

2 · 2.9 km northwest of it

Shipley

29,228 people · 19 places to visit

3 · 2.9 km east of it

Pudsey

34,853 people · 21 places to visit

4 · 4.4 km south of it

Oakenshaw

1,571 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Bradford Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Bradford	It’s in town	333,968	34
Shipley	2.9 km northwest of it	29,228	19
Pudsey	2.9 km east of it	34,853	21
Oakenshaw	4.4 km south of it	1,571	11
Calverley	4.5 km northeast of it	3,988	13
Gomersal and Birkenshaw	4.5 km southeast of it	13,948	16
Baildon	4.9 km north of it	17,056	15
Thornton	6.7 km west of it	5,410	6

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

4 museums, 2 art galleries and an abbey or priory are among the 73 within 15 km.

MuseumNational Science and Media Museum700 m away · 442K visitors a year (2015)2

Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)9.7 km away 3

CathedralLeeds Cathedral13 km away 4MuseumMuseumBD1 Gallery600 m away 5

MuseumBolling Hall Museum1.9 km away 6

Art galleryCartwright Hall Art Gallery2.4 km away 7

MuseumBradford Industrial Museum2.5 km away 8Art galleryArt galleryImpressions Gallery600 m away

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

Bradford Cathedral: common questions

Where is Bradford Cathedral?

Bradford Cathedral is in Bradford, West Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Bradford Cathedral?

Church in West Yorkshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Bradford Cathedral?

June to September are the warmest months in Bradford, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Bradford Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Bradford Cathedral?

Within 15 km: National Science and Media Museum (700 m), Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins) (9.7 km), Leeds Cathedral (13 km) and BD1 Gallery (600 m).

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 (7)

Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins): JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bolling Hall Museum: StuartBurrows, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery: Flickr user:Tim Green aka atouch, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bradford Industrial Museum: Linda Spashett, Storye book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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