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Portsmouth Cathedral

Look for Portsmouth Cathedral in Portsmouth. 46 more places to visit are within 5 km. Officially, it is a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Portsmouth Cathedral, JohnArmagh (Public domain)

Where

In Portsmouth

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 7%

#525 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Cathedral in Portsmouth

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

#525 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Portsmouth

Portsmouth Cathedral is inside Portsmouth’s built-up area, with 46 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Portsmouth has 490 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

Aim for May to September, when Portsmouth reaches 18–23°C.

Jan9° / 3°86 mm

Feb9° / 3°60 mm

Mar12° / 4°50 mm

Apr15° / 6°53 mm

May18° / 8°43 mm

Jun21° / 11°50 mm

Jul23° / 13°46 mm

Aug23° / 13°60 mm

Sep20° / 11°58 mm

Oct16° / 9°88 mm

Nov12° / 6°90 mm

Dec10° / 3°89 mm

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

About

Portsmouth Cathedral

Wikipedia covers it in 12 languages. Add HMS Victory, 1.3 km away, to a visit.

Portsmouth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 12 languages
Town: in Portsmouth
Official site: portsmouthcathedral.org.uk

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

The map

Getting your bearings

Orange: Portsmouth Cathedral.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Home to 223,324 people, Portsmouth is the largest of these 8. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Portsmouth

223,324 people · 64 places to visit

2 · 500 m northwest of it

Gosport

70,120 people · 57 places to visit

3 · 7.1 km northwest of it

Peel Common

263 people · 12 places to visit

4 · 8.3 km west of it

Lee-on-the-Solent

24,307 people · 21 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Portsmouth Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Portsmouth	It’s in town	223,324	64
Gosport	500 m northwest of it	70,120	57
Peel Common	7.1 km northwest of it	263	12
Lee-on-the-Solent	8.3 km west of it	24,307	21
Pondwell	8.5 km south of it	470	20
Seaview and Nettlestone	8.5 km south of it	2,053	23
Ryde	8.6 km southwest of it	24,094	28
Stoke	9.3 km east of it	1,267	8

Make a day of it

Next door to Portsmouth Cathedral

Among the 107 within 15 km are 2 historic ships, 2 castles and a museum.

Historic shipHMS Victory1.3 km away 2

MuseumMary Rose1 km away 3

Historic shipHMS Warrior900 m away 4

AttractionSpinnaker Tower600 m away 5

Castle · English HeritagePortchester Castle5.3 km away 6

Historic house · English HeritageOsborne House12 km away 7

CathedralCathedral of St John the Evangelist1.3 km away 8

CastleSouthsea Castle1.8 km away

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

Portsmouth Cathedral: what to know

Where is Portsmouth Cathedral?

Portsmouth Cathedral is in Portsmouth, Hampshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Portsmouth Cathedral?

Cathedral.

When is the best time to visit Portsmouth Cathedral?

May to September are the warmest months in Portsmouth, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Portsmouth Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Portsmouth Cathedral?

Within 15 km: HMS Victory (1.3 km), Mary Rose (1 km), HMS Warrior (900 m) and Spinnaker Tower (600 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)

Portsmouth Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Victory: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mary Rose: Mary Rose Trust, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Warrior: geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Spinnaker Tower: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Portchester Castle: Matthew Folley from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Osborne House: Humac45, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral of St John the Evangelist: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Southsea Castle: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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