Cathedral · Ripon · North Yorkshire

Ripon Cathedral

Ripon Cathedral is a cathedral in Ripon, North Yorkshire. On the official register, it is a Grade I listed building. Look also at Fountains Abbey, 4.9 km away, first of 27 more within 15 km.

Photo: Ripon Cathedral, Diliff (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Ripon

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 4%

#309 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Cathedral in Ripon

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

#309 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (17 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Ripon

Ripon Cathedral is inside Ripon’s built-up area, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Ripon has 276 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

Weather through the year

Expect highs of 18–21°C in Ripon from June to September.

Jan7° / 1°69 mm

Feb8° / 1°58 mm

Mar10° / 2°54 mm

Apr13° / 4°55 mm

May16° / 7°51 mm

Jun19° / 9°75 mm

Jul21° / 11°59 mm

Aug20° / 11°69 mm

Sep18° / 9°60 mm

Oct14° / 6°72 mm

Nov10° / 3°75 mm

Dec7° / 1°74 mm

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

About

Ripon Cathedral

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 17 languages.

Ripon’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 17 languages
Town: in Ripon
Official site: riponcathedral.org.uk

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

The map

Ripon Cathedral and what surrounds it

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

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Ripon Cathedral

Home to 16,593 people, Ripon is the largest of these 8. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Ripon

16,593 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 1 km northeast of it

Sharow

574 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 4.6 km south of it

Bishop Monkton

602 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 6.2 km northwest of it

North Stainley

390 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Ripon Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Ripon	It’s in town	16,593	15
Sharow	1 km northeast of it	574	9
Bishop Monkton	4.6 km south of it	602	7
North Stainley	6.2 km northwest of it	390	6
Dishforth	7 km east of it	1,266	2
Rainton	7 km northeast of it	395	1
Burton Leonard	7.4 km south of it	694	3
Kirby Hill	8.1 km east of it	625	2

Make a day of it

Beyond Ripon Cathedral

Around it, within 15 km, lie 27 more, including 3 museums, 2 historic houses and an abbey or priory.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey4.9 km away 2

Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park4 km away 3

MuseumThe Courthouse Museum100 m away 4

MuseumRipon Prison and Police Museum200 m away 5

MuseumWorkhouse Museum400 m away 6

Historic house · National TrustFountains Hall5.1 km away 7

Theme parkLightwater Valley5.5 km away 8

Historic houseRipley Castle11 km away

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

Quick answers on Ripon Cathedral

Where is Ripon Cathedral?

Ripon Cathedral is in Ripon, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Ripon Cathedral?

Cathedral in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Ripon Cathedral?

June to September are the warmest months in Ripon, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Ripon Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Ripon Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Fountains Abbey (4.9 km), Studley Royal Park (4 km), The Courthouse Museum (100 m) and Ripon Prison and Police Museum (200 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)

Ripon Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fountains Abbey: User:Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Studley Royal Park: silver_doctor. Iain Gilmour - www.silverexpressions.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Courthouse Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ripon Prison and Police Museum: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Workhouse Museum: Redvers, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fountains Hall: Graham Roberts, the uploader is Gcr22, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lightwater Valley: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ripley Castle: Dposte46, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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