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Nottingham Cathedral

Nottingham Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Nottingham. It is protected as a Grade II* listed building. A short trip away is Nottingham Castle, 600 m off, the first of 43 within 15 km.

Photo: Nottingham Cathedral, The original uploader was David Newton at English Wikipedia. (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Nottingham

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 6%

#465 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Cathedral in Nottingham

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

#465 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (13 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Nottingham

Nottingham Cathedral is inside Nottingham’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; Nottingham has 767 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

Choosing a month

Expect highs of 19–22°C in Nottingham from June to September.

Jan8° / 2°55 mm

Feb8° / 2°45 mm

Mar11° / 3°44 mm

Apr14° / 5°47 mm

May17° / 8°49 mm

Jun20° / 11°63 mm

Jul22° / 13°66 mm

Aug22° / 13°64 mm

Sep19° / 10°56 mm

Oct15° / 8°69 mm

Nov11° / 4°64 mm

Dec8° / 2°64 mm

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

About

Nottingham Cathedral

13 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Nottingham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 13 languages
Town: in Nottingham
Official site: stbarnabascathedral.org.uk

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

The map

Getting your bearings

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

Towns near it

Bases near Nottingham Cathedral

The biggest base of the 8 is Nottingham (299,786 people). Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Nottingham

299,786 people · 35 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km south of it

Wilford

4,849 people · 28 places to visit

3 · 2.2 km southeast of it

West Bridgford

36,489 people · 27 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km northeast of it

Carlton

53,555 people · 17 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Nottingham Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Nottingham	It’s in town	299,786	35
Wilford	2.2 km south of it	4,849	28
West Bridgford	2.2 km southeast of it	36,489	27
Carlton	2.8 km northeast of it	53,555	17
Arnold	3.6 km northeast of it	40,016	17
Beeston	3.8 km southwest of it	52,359	30
Gamston (Rushcliffe)	4.1 km southeast of it	2,171	18
Clifton	4.3 km south of it	22,936	27

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

There are 43 within 15 km, 4 museums, a castle and an art gallery among them.

CastleNottingham Castle600 m away 2

MuseumWollaton Hall3.6 km away 3

Art galleryNottingham Contemporary900 m away 4

MuseumJudges Retiring Room1 km away 5

Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey14 km away 6

MuseumNew Art Exchange1.5 km away 7

MuseumNottingham Industrial Museum3.7 km away 8

Historic houseHolme Pierrepont Hall6 km away

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

Planning a visit to Nottingham Cathedral

Where is Nottingham Cathedral?

Nottingham Cathedral is in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Nottingham Cathedral?

Catholic cathedral in Nottingham, England.

When is the best time to visit Nottingham Cathedral?

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

Is Nottingham Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Nottingham Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Nottingham Castle (600 m), Wollaton Hall (3.6 km), Nottingham Contemporary (900 m) and Judges Retiring Room (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)

Nottingham Cathedral: The original uploader was David Newton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Wollaton Hall: Harry Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nottingham Contemporary: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Judges Retiring Room: Roland Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
New Art Exchange: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nottingham Industrial Museum: Oxymoron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Holme Pierrepont Hall: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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