Cathedral · Downpatrick · Newry, Mourne and Down

Down Cathedral

Down Cathedral is a church building in Downpatrick, County Down. It counts as a Grade A listed building. 21 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Inch Abbey (1.1 km).

Photo: Down Cathedral, Ardfern (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Downpatrick

inside the settlement

How well known

Top 22%

#1,855 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Cathedral in Downpatrick

Inside Downpatrick

Down Cathedral is inside Downpatrick’s settlement, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Downpatrick has 78 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The year in Downpatrick

For warmth, aim for June to September (17–20°C highs in Downpatrick).

Jan8° / 3°90 mm

Feb9° / 3°55 mm

Mar10° / 4°76 mm

Apr13° / 5°63 mm

May15° / 8°60 mm

Jun18° / 10°63 mm

Jul20° / 12°67 mm

Aug19° / 12°80 mm

Sep17° / 10°67 mm

Oct14° / 8°103 mm

Nov11° / 5°91 mm

Dec9° / 3°88 mm

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

About

Down Cathedral

Articles on it exist in 5 languages.

Downpatrick’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade A listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: in Downpatrick

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

The map

The area around Down Cathedral

Orange: Down Cathedral.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Of the 4, Downpatrick is the largest, at 11,545 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Downpatrick

11,545 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 17 km southwest of it

Newcastle

8,298 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 35 km southwest of it

Kilkeel

6,633 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 39 km southwest of it

Rostrevor

2,502 people · 1 place to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where Down Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Downpatrick	It’s in town	11,545	13
Newcastle	17 km southwest of it	8,298	6
Kilkeel	35 km southwest of it	6,633	1
Rostrevor	39 km southwest of it	2,502	1

Make a day of it

Next door to Down Cathedral

Within 15 km you can add 6 castles, an abbey or priory and a heritage railway.

Abbey or prioryInch Abbey1.1 km away 2

Heritage railwayDownpatrick and County Down Railway100 m away 3

Castle · National TrustCastle Ward11 km away 4

CastleDundrum Castle13 km away 5

CastleCastle Bright6.7 km away 6

CastleKillyleagh Castle9.5 km away 7CastleCastleClough Castle8.4 km away 8CastleCastleKilclief Castle12 km away

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

Quick answers on Down Cathedral

Where is Down Cathedral?

Down Cathedral is in Downpatrick, Newry, Mourne and Down, inside the town’s settlement.

What is Down Cathedral?

Church building in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland.

When is the best time to visit Down Cathedral?

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

Is Down Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade A listed building.

What else is there to see near Down Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Inch Abbey (1.1 km), Downpatrick and County Down Railway (100 m), Castle Ward (11 km) and Dundrum Castle (13 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in NISRA’s Settlement Development Limits 2015 (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)

Down Cathedral: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Inch Abbey: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Downpatrick and County Down Railway: None provided, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castle Ward: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dundrum Castle: Ian Blair, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castle Bright: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Killyleagh Castle: Peter Clarke Original uploader was Peter Clarke at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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