Cathedral · Exeter · Devon

Exeter Cathedral

Exeter Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter. It is on the official list as a Grade I listed building. Around it, within 15 km, lie 39 more places, Royal Albert Memorial Museum (300 m) first on our list.

Photo: Exeter Cathedral, Rüdiger Wölk (CC BY-SA 2.5)

Where

In Exeter

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 2%

#90 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Cathedral in Exeter

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

#90 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (31 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Exeter

Exeter Cathedral is inside Exeter’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; Exeter has 762 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 weather, month by month

From June to September, Exeter sees highs of 19–22°C.

Jan9° / 3°94 mm

Feb9° / 2°75 mm

Mar11° / 4°67 mm

Apr14° / 5°58 mm

May17° / 7°53 mm

Jun20° / 10°59 mm

Jul22° / 12°50 mm

Aug21° / 12°65 mm

Sep19° / 10°60 mm

Oct15° / 8°95 mm

Nov12° / 5°104 mm

Dec9° / 3°96 mm

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

About

Exeter Cathedral

Its story is told in 31 languages on Wikipedia.

Exeter’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 31 languages
Town: in Exeter
Official site: exeter-cathedral.org.uk

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

The map

Exeter Cathedral and what surrounds it

The map puts Exeter Cathedral in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Exeter Cathedral

The most populous of the 8 is Exeter, at 126,181. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Exeter

126,181 people · 22 places to visit

2 · 2.5 km southwest of it

Ide

586 people · 12 places to visit

3 · 4.5 km southeast of it

Exminster

4,388 people · 13 places to visit

4 · 4.6 km southeast of it

Topsham

4,193 people · 16 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Exeter Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Exeter	It’s in town	126,181	22
Ide	2.5 km southwest of it	586	12
Exminster	4.5 km southeast of it	4,388	13
Topsham	4.6 km southeast of it	4,193	16
Brampford Speke	5 km north of it	398	12
West Clyst	5 km northeast of it	2,683	16
Stoke Canon	5.5 km north of it	666	13
Clyst Honiton	5.6 km east of it	1,030	8

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 abbeys or priories.

MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum300 m away · 340K visitors a year (2012)2

CastleRougemont Castle400 m away 3

Abbey or priorySt Nicholas Priory400 m away 4

CastlePowderham Castle10 km away 5

MuseumCricklepit Mill With Secondary Wheel Attached500 m away 6

MuseumThe Bill Douglas Cinema Museum1.2 km away 7

Abbey or prioryPolsloe Priory2.4 km away 8

Historic house · National TrustKillerton House9.2 km away

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

Visiting Exeter Cathedral

Where is Exeter Cathedral?

Exeter Cathedral is in Exeter, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Exeter Cathedral?

Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter in England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Exeter Cathedral?

June to September are the warmest months in Exeter, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Exeter Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Exeter Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Royal Albert Memorial Museum (300 m), Rougemont Castle (400 m), St Nicholas Priory (400 m) and Powderham Castle (10 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 (9)

Exeter Cathedral: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rougemont Castle: Rougemont_Castle_gatehouse,_2010.jpg: Juan J. Martínez from Exeter, UK derivative work: Nev1, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Nicholas Priory: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cricklepit Mill With Secondary Wheel Attached: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Polsloe Priory: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Killerton House: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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