Cathedral · Cardiff · South Glamorgan

Llandaff Cathedral

Llandaff Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Cardiff. It counts as a Grade I listed building. Add National Museum Cardiff, 3 km away, to a visit; it leads 89 places within 15 km.

Photo: Llandaff Cathedral, Bill Boaden (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Cardiff

inside the built-up area

Run by

Church in Wales

the operator on record

How well known

Top 3%

#219 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–21°C

In brief

Cathedral in Cardiff

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

#219 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (20 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Cardiff

Llandaff Cathedral is inside Cardiff’s built-up area, with 60 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Cardiff has 699 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

In Cardiff, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–21°C.

Jan8° / 3°127 mm

Feb9° / 3°93 mm

Mar11° / 4°83 mm

Apr14° / 6°70 mm

May17° / 8°75 mm

Jun20° / 11°74 mm

Jul21° / 13°85 mm

Aug21° / 13°99 mm

Sep19° / 11°84 mm

Oct15° / 8°126 mm

Nov11° / 5°129 mm

Dec9° / 3°137 mm

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

About

Llandaff Cathedral

This is a site of Church in Wales. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 20 languages.

Cardiff’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Run by: Church in Wales
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 20 languages
Town: in Cardiff
Official site: llandaffcathedral.org.uk

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

The map

Getting your bearings

The map centres on Llandaff Cathedral, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Towns near Llandaff Cathedral

Largest of the 8 is Cardiff, home to 348,511. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Cardiff

348,511 people · 76 places to visit

2 · 3.3 km west of it

St Fagans

291 people · 52 places to visit

3 · 3.8 km northwest of it

Tongwynlais

1,846 people · 51 places to visit

4 · 4.3 km south of it

Penarth

28,391 people · 24 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Llandaff Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Cardiff	It’s in town	348,511	76
St Fagans	3.3 km west of it	291	52
Tongwynlais	3.8 km northwest of it	1,846	51
Penarth	4.3 km south of it	28,391	24
Taff's Well	4.9 km northwest of it	3,553	7
Wenvoe	6.5 km southwest of it	1,129	49
Pentyrch	6.7 km northwest of it	2,374	47
Dinas Powis	6.8 km south of it	7,891	19

Make a day of it

What else is near Llandaff Cathedral

4 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral are among the 89 within 15 km.

MuseumNational Museum Cardiff3 km away · 373K visitors a year 2

CastleCardiff Castle2.9 km away 3

Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre3.9 km away · 610K visitors a year 4

CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral3.5 km away 5CastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle8.9 km away 6

Castle · CadwCastell Coch5.1 km away 7

Historic houseSaint Fagans Castle3.7 km away 8

CastleBishop's Palace100 m away

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

Questions about Llandaff Cathedral

Where is Llandaff Cathedral?

Llandaff Cathedral is in Cardiff, South Glamorgan, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Llandaff Cathedral?

Anglican cathedral in Cardiff, Wales.

Who runs Llandaff Cathedral?

Church in Wales.

When is the best time to visit Llandaff Cathedral?

May to September are the warmest months in Cardiff, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Llandaff Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Llandaff Cathedral?

Within 15 km: National Museum Cardiff (3 km), Cardiff Castle (2.9 km), St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre (3.9 km) and Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral (3.5 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)

Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Coch: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Fagans Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bishop's Palace: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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