Cathedral · Rochester · Kent

Rochester Cathedral

Rochester Cathedral is a Norman church in Rochester, Medway, Kent. On the official register, it is a Grade I listed building. Around it, within 15 km, lie 58 more places, Rochester Castle (200 m) first on our list.

Photo: Rochester Cathedral, Raggatt2000 (Public domain)

Where

In Rochester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 2%

#107 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Cathedral in Rochester

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

#107 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (28 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Rochester

Rochester Cathedral is inside Rochester’s built-up area, with 26 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Rochester has 279 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

Afternoons in Rochester reach 17–23°C from May to September.

Jan8° / 3°62 mm

Feb8° / 2°51 mm

Mar11° / 3°41 mm

Apr14° / 5°46 mm

May17° / 8°48 mm

Jun21° / 11°50 mm

Jul23° / 13°44 mm

Aug23° / 13°53 mm

Sep20° / 11°55 mm

Oct15° / 8°76 mm

Nov11° / 5°73 mm

Dec8° / 3°67 mm

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

About

Rochester Cathedral

Articles on it exist in 28 languages.

Rochester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 28 languages
Town: in Rochester
Official site: rochestercathedral.org

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

The map

Its place on the map

The orange dot is Rochester Cathedral; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Towns around Rochester Cathedral, by distance

In size, Gillingham comes first of the 8, with 108,485 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Rochester

67,279 people · 34 places to visit

2 · 900 m southeast of it

Chatham

76,956 people · 37 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km east of it

Gillingham

108,485 people · 33 places to visit

4 · 2.1 km northeast of it

Lower Upnor

837 people · 27 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Rochester Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Rochester	It’s in town	67,279	34
Chatham	900 m southeast of it	76,956	37
Gillingham	1.7 km east of it	108,485	33
Lower Upnor	2.1 km northeast of it	837	27
Cuxton	2.7 km southwest of it	3,039	25
Chattenden	3.5 km northeast of it	2,417	24
Higham	3.6 km northwest of it	2,642	19
Hoo St Werburgh	4.3 km northeast of it	8,758	25

Make a day of it

Places to add to Rochester Cathedral

58 more lie within 15 km, 4 historic ships, 2 castles and a museum among them.

Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle200 m away 2

Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle2.6 km away 3

Historic shipRussian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475)700 m away 4

Historic shipHMS Cavalier1.7 km away 5

Historic shipHMS Gannet1.8 km away 6

Historic shipHMS Ocelot1.8 km away 7

MuseumGuildhall Museum200 m away 8

Historic house · English HeritageTemple Manor1.1 km away

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

Planning a visit to Rochester Cathedral

Where is Rochester Cathedral?

Rochester Cathedral is in Rochester, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Rochester Cathedral?

Norman church in Rochester, Medway, Kent, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Rochester Cathedral?

May to September are the warmest months in Rochester, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Rochester Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Rochester Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Rochester Castle (200 m), Upnor Castle (2.6 km), Russian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475) (700 m) and HMS Cavalier (1.7 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)

Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Russian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475): Hammersfan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Cavalier: en:User:Swpmre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Gannet: Paul Englefield from Leamington Spa, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Ocelot: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Guildhall Museum: ClemRutter at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Temple Manor: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

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