Cathedral · Cardiff · South Glamorgan

Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral

Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Cardiff. It is protected as a Grade II listed building. Around it, within 15 km, lie 85 more places, National Museum Cardiff (600 m) first on our list.

Photo: Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral, Ham II (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Cardiff

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 4%

#309 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–21°C

In brief

Cathedral in Cardiff

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

#309 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (17 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Cardiff

Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral is inside Cardiff’s built-up area, with 19 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Cardiff has 699 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

Weather by the month

Aim for May to September, when Cardiff reaches 17–21°C.

Jan8° / 3°127 mm

Feb9° / 3°93 mm

Mar11° / 4°83 mm

Apr14° / 6°70 mm

May17° / 8°75 mm

Jun20° / 11°74 mm

Jul21° / 13°85 mm

Aug21° / 13°99 mm

Sep19° / 11°84 mm

Oct15° / 8°126 mm

Nov11° / 5°129 mm

Dec9° / 3°137 mm

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

About

Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 17 languages.

Cardiff’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 17 languages
Town: in Cardiff
Official site: cardiffcathedral.org.uk

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

The map

Around Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral, mapped

Orange marks Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Towns near Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Cardiff (348,511 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Cardiff

348,511 people · 76 places to visit

2 · 2.8 km south of it

Penarth

28,391 people · 24 places to visit

3 · 4.8 km southwest of it

Dinas Powis

7,891 people · 19 places to visit

4 · 6 km northeast of it

Broadstreet Common

390 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Cardiff	It’s in town	348,511	76
Penarth	2.8 km south of it	28,391	24
Dinas Powis	4.8 km southwest of it	7,891	19
Broadstreet Common	6 km northeast of it	390	3
St Fagans	6.6 km west of it	291	52
Wenvoe	7.5 km southwest of it	1,129	49
Tongwynlais	7.7 km northwest of it	1,846	51
Marshfield	9.3 km northeast of it	2,386	3

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Nearby, 85 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 3 castles and a cathedral.

MuseumNational Museum Cardiff600 m away · 373K visitors a year 2

CastleCardiff Castle500 m away 3

CathedralLlandaff Cathedral3.5 km away 4CastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle11 km away 5

Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre6.9 km away · 610K visitors a year 6

Castle · CadwCastell Coch8.3 km away 7

MuseumCardiff Story Museum200 m away 8

Historic houseSaint Fagans Castle6.6 km away

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

Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: what to know

Where is Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral?

Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral is in Cardiff, South Glamorgan, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral?

Roman Catholic cathedral in Cardiff, Wales.

When is the best time to visit Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral?

May to September are the warmest months in Cardiff, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral?

Within 15 km: National Museum Cardiff (600 m), Cardiff Castle (500 m), Llandaff Cathedral (3.5 km) and Caerphilly Castle (11 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)

Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Coch: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cardiff Story Museum: Seth Whales, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Fagans Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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