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Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral is a cathedral in Durham. It counts as a Grade I listed building. A short trip away is Durham Castle, 300 m off, the first of 29 within 15 km.

Photo: Durham Cathedral, Benjamin Smith (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Durham

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 1%

#43 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Cathedral in Durham

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

#43 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (44 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Durham

Durham Cathedral is inside Durham’s built-up area, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Durham has 447 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

Picking your season

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

Jan7° / 1°54 mm

Feb8° / 1°48 mm

Mar10° / 2°43 mm

Apr12° / 4°52 mm

May15° / 6°47 mm

Jun18° / 9°65 mm

Jul20° / 11°62 mm

Aug20° / 11°69 mm

Sep17° / 9°58 mm

Oct14° / 6°66 mm

Nov10° / 4°76 mm

Dec7° / 1°64 mm

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

About

Durham Cathedral

44 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Durham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 44 languages
Town: in Durham
Official site: durhamcathedral.co.uk

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

The map

Durham Cathedral at a glance

On this map, Durham Cathedral is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Durham Cathedral

Durham is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (50,502 people). Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Durham

50,502 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km southwest of it

Brandon

9,508 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km west of it

Ushaw Moor and Bearpark

6,483 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km southeast of it

High Shincliffe

1,045 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Durham Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Durham	It’s in town	50,502	15
Brandon	2.2 km southwest of it	9,508	10
Ushaw Moor and Bearpark	2.5 km west of it	6,483	11
High Shincliffe	2.6 km southeast of it	1,045	8
Sherburn	4.1 km east of it	2,796	10
Bowburn	4.3 km southeast of it	4,843	7
New Brancepeth	4.3 km west of it	1,280	11
Croxdale	4.4 km south of it	270	9

Make a day of it

Places to add to Durham Cathedral

29 more lie within 15 km, 3 castles, 3 museums and a garden among them.

CastleDurham Castle300 m away 2

MuseumOriental Museum1.1 km away · 19K visitors a year 3

MuseumBeamish Museum14 km away · 350K visitors a year 4

MuseumDurham Museum100 m away 5

CastleLumley Castle9 km away 6

GardenDurham University Botanic Garden1.4 km away 7

CastleBrancepeth Castle6.6 km away 8

Abbey or priory · English HeritageFinchale Priory5.5 km away

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

Visiting Durham Cathedral

Where is Durham Cathedral?

Durham Cathedral is in Durham, County Durham, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Durham Cathedral?

Cathedral in Durham, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Durham Cathedral?

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

Is Durham Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Durham Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Durham Castle (300 m), Oriental Museum (1.1 km), Beamish Museum (14 km) and Durham Museum (100 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)

Durham Cathedral: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Durham Castle: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Oriental Museum: Wereon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Durham Museum: User:Jungpionier (assumed), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lumley Castle: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Durham University Botanic Garden: Ken Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brancepeth Castle: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Finchale Priory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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