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Southwark Cathedral

Southwark Cathedral is a mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark. Its status is a Grade I listed building. There are 599 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Tower of London (900 m).

Photo: Southwark Cathedral, Ethan Doyle White (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Southwark

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 2%

#94 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

Cathedral in Southwark

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

#94 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (30 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Southwark

Southwark Cathedral is inside Southwark’s built-up area, with 352 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Southwark has 910 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

Which month to go

Expect highs of 18–24°C in Southwark from May to September.

Jan9° / 3°57 mm

Feb9° / 3°44 mm

Mar12° / 5°38 mm

Apr15° / 6°44 mm

May18° / 9°47 mm

Jun21° / 12°51 mm

Jul24° / 14°48 mm

Aug23° / 14°59 mm

Sep20° / 12°51 mm

Oct16° / 9°67 mm

Nov12° / 6°65 mm

Dec9° / 3°60 mm

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

About

Southwark Cathedral

It has articles in 30 Wikipedias.

Southwark’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 30 languages
Town: in Southwark
Official site: cathedral.southwark.anglican.org

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

The map

Southwark Cathedral on the map

The numbers show what else is near Southwark Cathedral, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Towns that count Southwark Cathedral

The largest of the 8 towns is Lambeth, with 317,108 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Southwark

307,076 people · 471 places to visit

2 · 300 m north of it

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

3 · 700 m east of it

Tower Hamlets

311,072 people · 430 places to visit

4 · 1.2 km south of it

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Southwark Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Southwark	It’s in town	307,076	471
City of London	300 m north of it	7,820	432
Tower Hamlets	700 m east of it	311,072	430
Lambeth	1.2 km south of it	317,108	450
Islington	1.5 km north of it	216,309	425
Westminster	1.6 km west of it	203,571	461
Hackney	1.6 km north of it	258,464	407
Camden	1.6 km northwest of it	209,342	458

Make a day of it

Pair Southwark Cathedral with these

Choose from 599 places within 15 km, such as 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a castle.

Big drawCastleTower of London900 m away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)2

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum3 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern700 m away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)4

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral1 km away 5

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.7 km away 6

AttractionElizabeth Tower2.5 km away 7

AttractionLondon Eye2.1 km away 8

Historic houseBuckingham Palace3.7 km away

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

Asked about Southwark Cathedral

Where is Southwark Cathedral?

Southwark Cathedral is in Southwark, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Southwark Cathedral?

Mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark.

When is the best time to visit Southwark Cathedral?

May to September are the warmest months in Southwark, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Southwark Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Southwark Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Tower of London (900 m), British Museum (3 km), Tate Modern (700 m) and St Paul's Cathedral (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)

Southwark Cathedral: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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