Cathedral · Lancaster · Lancashire

Lancaster Cathedral

Lancaster Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Lancaster. On the official register, it is a Grade II* listed building. A short trip away is Lancaster Castle, 800 m off, the first of 34 within 15 km.

Photo: Lancaster Cathedral, The wub (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Lancaster

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 7%

#598 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Cathedral in Lancaster

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

#598 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (11 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Lancaster

Lancaster Cathedral is inside Lancaster’s built-up area, with 17 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Lancaster has 323 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 seasons here

Expect highs of 18–19°C in Lancaster from June to August.

Jan7° / 2°103 mm

Feb8° / 3°85 mm

Mar9° / 4°71 mm

Apr12° / 5°60 mm

May15° / 8°62 mm

Jun18° / 11°73 mm

Jul19° / 13°88 mm

Aug19° / 13°103 mm

Sep17° / 11°105 mm

Oct14° / 8°116 mm

Nov10° / 5°115 mm

Dec7° / 3°118 mm

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

About

Lancaster Cathedral

11 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Lancaster’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 11 languages
Town: in Lancaster
Official site: lancastercathedral.org.uk

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

The map

Where Lancaster Cathedral is

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Lancaster Cathedral is the orange one.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Lancaster Cathedral

With 52,646 people, Lancaster is the largest of the 8. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

Lancaster

52,646 people · 22 places to visit

2 · 2.4 km northwest of it

Morecambe

32,745 people · 19 places to visit

3 · 3.2 km south of it

Bailrigg

4,788 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 3.4 km northeast of it

Halton

2,652 people · 15 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Lancaster Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Lancaster	It’s in town	52,646	22
Morecambe	2.4 km northwest of it	32,745	19
Bailrigg	3.2 km south of it	4,788	17
Halton	3.4 km northeast of it	2,652	15
Bolton-le-Sands	3.9 km north of it	6,728	16
Heysham	4.5 km west of it	16,593	14
Overton	5.8 km southwest of it	1,016	17
Galgate	6 km south of it	2,085	5

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, 2 castles and a pier.

CastleLancaster Castle800 m away 2

MuseumLancaster City Museum600 m away 3

MuseumJudges' Lodgings Museum700 m away 4

CastleHornby Castle13 km away 5PierPierStone Jetty6.3 km away 6

Historic houseThurnham Hall7.2 km away 7

Abbey or prioryCockersand Abbey9.5 km away 8

MuseumLancaster Maritime Museum1.1 km away

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

Planning a visit to Lancaster Cathedral

Where is Lancaster Cathedral?

Lancaster Cathedral is in Lancaster, Lancashire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Lancaster Cathedral?

Roman Catholic cathedral in Lancaster, England.

When is the best time to visit Lancaster Cathedral?

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

Is Lancaster Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Lancaster Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Lancaster Castle (800 m), Lancaster City Museum (600 m), Judges' Lodgings Museum (700 m) and Hornby Castle (13 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 (8)

Lancaster Cathedral: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lancaster City Museum: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Judges' Lodgings Museum: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hornby Castle: Andy Hawkins from Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Thurnham Hall: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cockersand Abbey: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lancaster Maritime Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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