St Albans Cathedral
St Albans Cathedral is a cathedral in St Albans. It is on the official list as a Grade I listed building. Add Hatfield House, 9.2 km away, to a visit; it leads 49 places within 15 km.
Cathedral in St Albans
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 St Albans
St Albans Cathedral is inside St Albans’ built-up area, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; St Albans has 301 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
From June to September, St Albans sees highs of 19–22°C.
St Albans Cathedral
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 28 languages.
- Type
- Cathedral
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 28 languages
- Town
- in St Albans
- Official site
- stalbanscathedral.org.uk
Around St Albans Cathedral, mapped
The numbers show what else is near St Albans Cathedral, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is St Albans’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to St Albans Cathedral
St Albans, with 75,544 people, is the largest of the 8. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
- 1St Albans
- 2Chiswell Green
- 3Park Street and Frogmore
- 4London Colney
- 5Sandridge
- 6Bricket Wood
- 7Smallford
- 8Harpenden
St Albans
Chiswell Green
Park Street and Frogmore
London Colney
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where St Albans Cathedral is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Albans | It’s in town | 75,544 | 19 |
| Chiswell Green | 2 km south of it | 6,681 | 16 |
| Park Street and Frogmore | 2.1 km south of it | 2,256 | 16 |
| London Colney | 3.4 km southeast of it | 7,932 | 12 |
| Sandridge | 3.6 km northeast of it | 1,457 | 9 |
| Bricket Wood | 4.5 km south of it | 4,624 | 16 |
| Smallford | 4.5 km east of it | 328 | 10 |
| Harpenden | 4.6 km north of it | 30,964 | 14 |
More near St Albans Cathedral
Choose from 49 places within 15 km, such as 4 historic houses, 2 museums and 2 castles.
Historic houseHatfield House9.2 km away2
MuseumVerulamium Museum900 m away3
MuseumThe Hypocaust1 km away4
Historic house · English HeritageOld Gorhambury House3.5 km away5
Castle · English HeritageBerkhamsted Castle15 km away6
Historic houseGorhambury House3.2 km away7
Historic houseBrocket Hall9.1 km away8
CastleSomeries Castle13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting St Albans Cathedral: the answers
Where is St Albans Cathedral?
St Albans Cathedral is in St Albans, Hertfordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is St Albans Cathedral?
Cathedral in St Albans, England.
When is the best time to visit St Albans Cathedral?
June to September are the warmest months in St Albans, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is St Albans Cathedral a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near St Albans Cathedral?
Within 15 km: Hatfield House (9.2 km), Verulamium Museum (900 m), The Hypocaust (1 km) and Old Gorhambury House (3.5 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)
- St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Verulamium Museum: Dave Skinner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Hypocaust: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Gorhambury House: Gary Houston, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkhamsted Castle: Winstainforth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gorhambury House: Srlee at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brocket Hall: Self, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Someries Castle: Forscher scs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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