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Norwich Cathedral

You will find Norwich Cathedral in Norwich. Close by, within 5 km, are 13 more places to see. On the official register, it is a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Norwich Cathedral, Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC) (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Norwich

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 2%

#134 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–23°C

In brief

Cathedral in Norwich

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

#134 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (25 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Norwich

Norwich Cathedral is inside Norwich’s built-up area, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Norwich has 1,100 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 climate through the year

Highs of 19–23°C mark June to September in Norwich.

Jan7° / 2°55 mm

Feb8° / 2°48 mm

Mar10° / 3°47 mm

Apr14° / 5°40 mm

May17° / 7°46 mm

Jun20° / 10°60 mm

Jul23° / 12°56 mm

Aug22° / 12°64 mm

Sep19° / 10°57 mm

Oct15° / 8°70 mm

Nov11° / 4°70 mm

Dec8° / 2°63 mm

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

About

Norwich Cathedral

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 25 languages. A short trip away is Norwich Castle Museum, 500 m off.

Norwich’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 25 languages
Town: in Norwich
Official site: cathedral.org.uk

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

The map

Around Norwich Cathedral, mapped

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

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

The most populous of the 8 is Norwich, at 200,744. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Norwich

200,744 people · 20 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km southeast of it

Trowse Newton

883 people · 14 places to visit

3 · 4.5 km northeast of it

Thorpe End

1,173 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 4.5 km southwest of it

Cringleford

4,686 people · 14 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Norwich Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Norwich	It’s in town	200,744	20
Trowse Newton	2.3 km southeast of it	883	14
Thorpe End	4.5 km northeast of it	1,173	6
Cringleford	4.5 km southwest of it	4,686	14
Colney	4.9 km west of it	215	13
Postwick	6.2 km east of it	400	2
Spixworth	6.4 km north of it	3,418	5
Rackheath	6.5 km northeast of it	1,761	2

Make a day of it

Beyond Norwich Cathedral

3 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral are among the 33 within 15 km.

CastleNorwich Castle Museum500 m away 2

CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral1.2 km away 3

MuseumStrangers' Hall600 m away 4

Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre4.6 km away 5

MuseumMuseum of Norwich at the Bridewell400 m away 6Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryNorwich Zen Buddhist Priory700 m away 7

CastleClaxton Castle11 km away 8

MuseumCity of Norwich Aviation Museum5.7 km away

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

Your questions on Norwich Cathedral

Where is Norwich Cathedral?

Norwich Cathedral is in Norwich, Norfolk, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Norwich Cathedral?

Cathedral in England.

When is the best time to visit Norwich Cathedral?

June to September are the warmest months in Norwich, with afternoon highs of 19–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Norwich Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Norwich Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Norwich Castle Museum (500 m), St John the Baptist Cathedral (1.2 km), Strangers' Hall (600 m) and The Sainsbury Centre (4.6 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)

Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Strangers' Hall: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
City of Norwich Aviation Museum: Chloecairns, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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