Cathedral · Guildford · Surrey

Guildford Cathedral

Guildford Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral at Guildford, Surrey. It is protected as a Grade II* listed building. Top of the 69 other places within 15 km is Guildford Castle, 1.4 km off.

Photo: Guildford Cathedral, Hassocks5489 (CC0)

Where

In Guildford

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 5%

#410 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Cathedral in Guildford

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

#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (14 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Guildford

Guildford Cathedral is inside Guildford’s built-up area, with 15 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Guildford has 283 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

Seasons and weather

For warmth, aim for May to September (18–23°C highs in Guildford).

Jan8° / 2°78 mm

Feb9° / 2°56 mm

Mar11° / 3°49 mm

Apr14° / 4°51 mm

May18° / 7°52 mm

Jun21° / 10°52 mm

Jul23° / 12°50 mm

Aug22° / 12°59 mm

Sep19° / 10°57 mm

Oct15° / 7°82 mm

Nov11° / 4°85 mm

Dec8° / 2°79 mm

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

About

Guildford Cathedral

14 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Guildford’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 14 languages
Town: in Guildford
Official site: guildford-cathedral.org

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

The map

The area around Guildford Cathedral

The places near Guildford Cathedral are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Towns that list Guildford Cathedral

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Guildford (77,870 people). They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Guildford

77,870 people · 26 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km west of it

Wood Street Village

1,586 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km southeast of it

Shalford

2,508 people · 20 places to visit

4 · 2.7 km northwest of it

Fairlands

1,119 people · 16 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Guildford Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Guildford	It’s in town	77,870	26
Wood Street Village	2.1 km west of it	1,586	17
Shalford	2.5 km southeast of it	2,508	20
Fairlands	2.7 km northwest of it	1,119	16
Jacobs Well	2.8 km northeast of it	1,122	15
Worplesdon	3.2 km north of it	928	20
Peasmarsh	3.3 km south of it	468	20
Chilworth	3.9 km southeast of it	1,917	19

Make a day of it

What else is near Guildford Cathedral

69 more lie within 15 km, 3 museums, a castle and a historic house among them.

CastleGuildford Castle1.4 km away 2

MuseumWatts Gallery3.5 km away 3

Museum · National TrustDapdune Wharf800 m away 4

Historic houseLoseley Park3.1 km away 5

MuseumGuildford Museum1.4 km away 6

Garden · National TrustClandon Park5.9 km away 7

FortHenley Fort1.2 km away 8

Art galleryGuildford House Gallery1.4 km away

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

Know before you visit Guildford Cathedral

Where is Guildford Cathedral?

Guildford Cathedral is in Guildford, Surrey, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Guildford Cathedral?

Anglican cathedral at Guildford, Surrey, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Guildford Cathedral?

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

Is Guildford Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Guildford Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Guildford Castle (1.4 km), Watts Gallery (3.5 km), Dapdune Wharf (800 m) and Loseley Park (3.1 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)

Guildford Cathedral: Hassocks5489, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Guildford Castle: SuzanneKn at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dapdune Wharf: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Loseley Park: Andrew Wilkinson from London, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Guildford Museum: Nickuae, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Clandon Park: Murraypaul at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Henley Fort: Surrey Outdoor Learning & Development, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Guildford House Gallery: Murgatroyd49, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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