Cathedral · Canterbury · Kent

Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury Cathedral is a cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, England, founded in 597. It counts as a Grade I listed building. 36 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Saint Augustine's Abbey (400 m).

Photo: Canterbury Cathedral, Hans Musil (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Canterbury

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 1%

#14 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Cathedral in Canterbury

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

#14 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (66 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Canterbury

Canterbury Cathedral is inside Canterbury’s built-up area, with 14 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Canterbury has 913 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

Highs of 17–23°C mark May to September in Canterbury.

Jan8° / 2°61 mm

Feb8° / 2°49 mm

Mar11° / 4°40 mm

Apr14° / 5°42 mm

May17° / 8°48 mm

Jun20° / 11°49 mm

Jul23° / 13°48 mm

Aug23° / 13°59 mm

Sep19° / 11°52 mm

Oct15° / 8°79 mm

Nov11° / 5°77 mm

Dec8° / 3°73 mm

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

About

Canterbury Cathedral

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 66 languages.

Canterbury’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 66 languages
Town: in Canterbury
Official site: canterbury-cathedral.org

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

The map

The area around Canterbury Cathedral

Use the numbers to match each place near Canterbury Cathedral with the list.

Towns near it

Staying near Canterbury Cathedral

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Canterbury (55,107 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Canterbury

55,107 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km northwest of it

Rough Common

1,291 people · 15 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km northeast of it

Sturry

4,857 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km north of it

Tyler Hill

589 people · 16 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Canterbury Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Canterbury	It’s in town	55,107	17
Rough Common	2.3 km northwest of it	1,291	15
Sturry	2.7 km northeast of it	4,857	17
Tyler Hill	2.8 km north of it	589	16
Blean	2.9 km northwest of it	1,327	17
Broad Oak	3.1 km northeast of it	836	17
Upper Harbledown	3.3 km west of it	429	16
Chartham	3.7 km southwest of it	3,569	17

Make a day of it

Also near Canterbury Cathedral

Choose from 36 places within 15 km, such as 4 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and a castle.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey400 m away 2

CastleCanterbury Castle700 m away 3

FortCanterbury city walls200 m away 4

MuseumThe Marlowe Kit400 m away 5

MuseumCanterbury Roman Museum200 m away 6

MuseumThe Beaney House of Art and Knowledge300 m away 7

Abbey or prioryEastbridge Hospital of St. Thomas the Martyr300 m away 8

MuseumKent Museum of Freemasonry500 m away

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

A visit to Canterbury Cathedral: questions

Where is Canterbury Cathedral?

Canterbury Cathedral is in Canterbury, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Canterbury Cathedral?

Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, England, founded in 597.

When is the best time to visit Canterbury Cathedral?

May to September are the warmest months in Canterbury, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Canterbury Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Canterbury Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Saint Augustine's Abbey (400 m), Canterbury Castle (700 m), Canterbury city walls (200 m) and The Marlowe Kit (400 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 (9)

Canterbury Cathedral: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Augustine's Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canterbury Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canterbury city walls: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Marlowe Kit: Storye book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canterbury Roman Museum: Linda Spashett (Storye book), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eastbridge Hospital of St. Thomas the Martyr: ABrocke, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kent Museum of Freemasonry: Pre36sunbeam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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