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Gloucester Cathedral

Set in Gloucester is Gloucester Cathedral. Within 5 km there are 14 more places to visit. It holds the status of a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Gloucester Cathedral, Geni (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Gloucester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 1%

#75 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Cathedral in Gloucester

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

#75 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (33 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Gloucester

Gloucester Cathedral is inside Gloucester’s built-up area, with 14 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Gloucester has 442 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

Warm months and wet ones

Afternoons in Gloucester peak at 18–23°C, May to September.

Jan8° / 3°65 mm

Feb9° / 2°45 mm

Mar11° / 4°46 mm

Apr14° / 5°48 mm

May18° / 8°54 mm

Jun21° / 11°57 mm

Jul23° / 13°60 mm

Aug22° / 13°68 mm

Sep19° / 11°57 mm

Oct15° / 8°70 mm

Nov11° / 5°68 mm

Dec9° / 3°73 mm

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

About

Gloucester Cathedral

Wikipedia covers it in 33 languages. Look also at Gloucester Castle, 500 m away.

Gloucester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 33 languages
Town: in Gloucester
Official site: gloucestercathedral.org.uk

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

The map

Around Gloucester Cathedral, mapped

The orange dot is Gloucester Cathedral; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Staying near Gloucester Cathedral

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Gloucester (118,562 people). Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

Gloucester

118,562 people · 23 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km northeast of it

Longford

2,536 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km northeast of it

Twigworth

380 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 2.7 km northwest of it

Maisemore

538 people · 16 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Gloucester Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Gloucester	It’s in town	118,562	23
Longford	1.8 km northeast of it	2,536	17
Twigworth	2.7 km northeast of it	380	17
Maisemore	2.7 km northwest of it	538	16
Churchdown	2.9 km northeast of it	13,480	18
Highnam	3.3 km west of it	1,920	17
Quedgeley and Hardwicke	3.9 km southwest of it	21,125	18
Sandhurst	4 km north of it	269	16

Make a day of it

Places to add to Gloucester Cathedral

37 more lie within 15 km, 4 museums, 3 abbeys or priories and a castle among them.

CastleGloucester Castle500 m away 2

Abbey or priorySt Oswald's Priory, Gloucester300 m away 3

Abbey or priory · English HeritageGreyfriars, Gloucester400 m away 4

Abbey or priory · English HeritageBlackfriars400 m away 5

MuseumMuseum of Gloucester400 m away 6

MuseumGloucester Waterways Museum700 m away 7

MuseumThe Folk of Gloucester300 m away 8

MuseumSoldiers of Gloucestershire500 m away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Gloucester Cathedral?

Gloucester Cathedral is in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Gloucester Cathedral?

Cathedral in England.

When is the best time to visit Gloucester Cathedral?

May to September are the warmest months in Gloucester, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Gloucester Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Gloucester Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Gloucester Castle (500 m), St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester (300 m), Greyfriars, Gloucester (400 m) and Blackfriars (400 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)

Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gloucester Castle: William Andrew (1848-1908), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester: Philafrenzy, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Greyfriars, Gloucester: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blackfriars: Philafrenzy, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Gloucester: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gloucester Waterways Museum: Jongleur100, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Folk of Gloucester: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Soldiers of Gloucestershire: Own work by Chris Ryland, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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