Cathedral · Chester · Cheshire

Chester Cathedral

Chester Cathedral is a grade I listed cathedral in Chester. Nearby, Chester Castle (700 m) heads a list of 32 within 15 km. It is written up in 23 Wikipedias.

Photo: Chester Cathedral, Stephen Hamilton (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Chester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 2%

#161 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–21°C

In brief

Cathedral in Chester

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

#161 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (23 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Chester

Chester Cathedral is inside Chester’s built-up area, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Chester has 697 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 best months to visit

May to September are the warmest in Chester, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C.

Jan8° / 2°56 mm

Feb9° / 2°47 mm

Mar11° / 3°45 mm

Apr14° / 5°48 mm

May17° / 7°53 mm

Jun20° / 10°65 mm

Jul21° / 12°63 mm

Aug21° / 12°67 mm

Sep18° / 10°66 mm

Oct15° / 7°77 mm

Nov11° / 4°72 mm

Dec8° / 2°75 mm

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

About

Chester Cathedral

Grade I listed cathedral in Chester, United Kingdom.

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

Chester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 23 languages
Town: in Chester
Official site: chestercathedral.com

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

The map

Getting your bearings

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

Towns near it

Towns close to Chester Cathedral

Largest of the 8 is Chester, home to 92,756. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Chester

92,756 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 3 km east of it

Christleton and Waverton

2,670 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 3.1 km east of it

Littleton

707 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 3.2 km north of it

Moston

1,099 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Chester Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Chester	It’s in town	92,756	17
Christleton and Waverton	3 km east of it	2,670	11
Littleton	3.1 km east of it	707	11
Moston	3.2 km north of it	1,099	13
Mollington	3.6 km northwest of it	285	13
Guilden Sutton	3.8 km northeast of it	1,462	11
Broughton	4.6 km southwest of it	6,532	14
Mickle Trafford	4.6 km northeast of it	1,840	8

Make a day of it

While you are near Chester Cathedral

Choose from 32 places within 15 km, such as 3 castles, 2 museums and a zoo.

Castle · English HeritageChester Castle700 m away 2

ZooChester Zoo3.9 km away 3

FortChester city walls600 m away 4

MuseumGrosvenor Museum500 m away 5

Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle15 km away 6

Historic houseEaton Hall5.8 km away 7

CastleHolt Castle Ruins13 km away 8

MuseumCheshire Military Museum600 m away

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

Chester Cathedral: what to know

Where is Chester Cathedral?

Chester Cathedral is in Chester, Cheshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Chester Cathedral?

Grade I listed cathedral in Chester, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Chester Cathedral?

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

Is Chester Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Chester Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Chester Castle (700 m), Chester Zoo (3.9 km), Chester city walls (600 m) and Grosvenor Museum (500 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)

Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Chester Zoo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chester city walls: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Grosvenor Museum: Dennis Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eaton Hall: Neil Kennedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cheshire Military Museum: Worm That Turned, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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