Cathedral · Glasgow · Glasgow City

Glasgow Cathedral

Glasgow Cathedral is a church in Glasgow. The register lists it as a category A listed building. Our list has 105 more places within 15 km; first among them is Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, at 3.5 km.

Photo: Glasgow Cathedral, Bewahrerderwerte (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Glasgow

inside the locality

How well known

Top 2%

#107 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Cathedral in Glasgow

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

#107 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (28 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Glasgow

Glasgow Cathedral is inside Glasgow’s locality, with 50 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Category A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Glasgow has 1,795 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The seasons here

Highs of 18–19°C mark June to August in Glasgow.

Jan7° / 2°121 mm

Feb8° / 2°99 mm

Mar10° / 3°85 mm

Apr12° / 5°62 mm

May16° / 7°67 mm

Jun18° / 10°69 mm

Jul19° / 12°84 mm

Aug19° / 11°91 mm

Sep17° / 9°89 mm

Oct13° / 7°121 mm

Nov9° / 4°114 mm

Dec7° / 2°128 mm

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

About

Glasgow Cathedral

It is written up in 28 Wikipedias.

Glasgow’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Category A listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 28 languages
Town: in Glasgow
Official site: glasgowcathedral.org.uk

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

The map

The area around Glasgow Cathedral

Glasgow Cathedral sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Glasgow tops the 8 for size, at 617,904 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

Glasgow

617,904 people · 101 places to visit

2 · 2.6 km south of it

Rutherglen

31,185 people · 51 places to visit

3 · 3.7 km north of it

Bishopbriggs

23,759 people · 39 places to visit

4 · 4.2 km southeast of it

Cambuslang

33,250 people · 35 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Glasgow Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Glasgow	It’s in town	617,904	101
Rutherglen	2.6 km south of it	31,185	51
Bishopbriggs	3.7 km north of it	23,759	39
Cambuslang	4.2 km southeast of it	33,250	35
Stepps	4.8 km northeast of it	7,643	12
Netherlee	7.2 km south of it	4,493	19
Giffnock	7.7 km southwest of it	11,963	25
Stamperland	8 km south of it	3,497	17

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

More near Glasgow Cathedral

A visit can add 5 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery, from 105 places within 15 km.

Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum3.5 km away · 1M visitors a year 2

MuseumGlasgow School of Art1.8 km away 3

Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art1.2 km away · 596K visitors a year 4

CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral1.4 km away 5

Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum4.5 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)6

MuseumPeople's Palace1.3 km away · 290K visitors a year 7CathedralCathedralSt Mary's Cathedral2.8 km away 8

MuseumProvand's Lordship200 m away

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

Glasgow Cathedral: what to know

Where is Glasgow Cathedral?

Glasgow Cathedral is in Glasgow, Glasgow City, inside the town’s locality.

What is Glasgow Cathedral?

Church in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Glasgow Cathedral?

June to August are the warmest months in Glasgow, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Glasgow Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: category A listed building.

What else is there to see near Glasgow Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (3.5 km), Glasgow School of Art (1.8 km), Gallery of Modern Art (1.2 km) and St Andrew's Cathedral (1.4 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (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)

Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gallery of Modern Art: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
People's Palace: Emmi Hakka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Provand's Lordship: TSP, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.