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Leicester Cathedral

Visitors to Leicester can see Leicester Cathedral. Close by, within 5 km, are 21 more places to see. It holds the status of a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Leicester Cathedral, NotFromUtrecht (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Leicester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 2%

#161 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Cathedral in Leicester

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

#161 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (23 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Leicester

Leicester Cathedral is inside Leicester’s built-up area, with 21 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Leicester has 424 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

Month by month in Leicester

Afternoons in Leicester reach 19–22°C from June to September.

Jan7° / 1°55 mm

Feb8° / 1°45 mm

Mar11° / 2°42 mm

Apr14° / 4°46 mm

May17° / 7°52 mm

Jun20° / 10°60 mm

Jul22° / 12°66 mm

Aug22° / 12°62 mm

Sep19° / 10°56 mm

Oct14° / 7°66 mm

Nov10° / 4°61 mm

Dec8° / 1°59 mm

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

About

Leicester Cathedral

Its story is told in 23 languages on Wikipedia. The pick nearby is Leicester Castle, 300 m off.

Leicester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 23 languages
Town: in Leicester
Official site: leicestercathedral.org

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

The map

Locating Leicester Cathedral

Orange is Leicester Cathedral; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Leicester is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (406,612 people). Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Leicester

406,612 people · 30 places to visit

2 · 3.4 km north of it

Birstall

14,317 people · 22 places to visit

3 · 3.4 km southeast of it

Oadby

24,039 people · 22 places to visit

4 · 4.1 km south of it

Wigston

34,728 people · 17 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Leicester Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Leicester	It’s in town	406,612	30
Birstall	3.4 km north of it	14,317	22
Oadby	3.4 km southeast of it	24,039	22
Wigston	4.1 km south of it	34,728	17
Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe	4.4 km west of it	13,847	20
Thurmaston	4.7 km northeast of it	9,509	17
Thurcaston	5.8 km north of it	1,649	13
Anstey	5.9 km northwest of it	7,043	13

Make a day of it

While you are near Leicester Cathedral

A visit can add 5 museums, 2 castles and an abbey or priory, from 33 places within 15 km.

CastleLeicester Castle300 m away 2

MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery900 m away 3

MuseumNational Space Centre2.2 km away 4

MuseumLeicester Guildhall100 m away 5

Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey1.6 km away 6

MuseumKing Richard III Visitor Centre100 m away 7

Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle6.1 km away 8

MuseumNewarke Houses Museum400 m away

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

Planning a visit to Leicester Cathedral

Where is Leicester Cathedral?

Leicester Cathedral is in Leicester, Leicestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Leicester Cathedral?

Cathedral.

When is the best time to visit Leicester Cathedral?

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

Is Leicester Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Leicester Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Leicester Castle (300 m), Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (900 m), National Space Centre (2.2 km) and Leicester Guildhall (100 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)

Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Castle: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Museum and Art Gallery: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Space Centre: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Guildhall: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Abbey: Kev747 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
King Richard III Visitor Centre: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newarke Houses Museum: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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