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St Andrew's Cathedral

St Andrew's Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Glasgow. It holds the status of a category A listed building. Around it, within 15 km, lie 105 more places, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (2.8 km) first on our list.

Photo: St Andrew's Cathedral, Michal Klajban (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Glasgow

inside the locality

How well known

Top 4%

#269 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Cathedral in Glasgow

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

#269 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (18 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Glasgow

St Andrew's Cathedral is inside Glasgow’s locality, with 55 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Category A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Glasgow has 1,795 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons in Glasgow

The warmest stretch in Glasgow is June to August, at 18–19°C in the afternoon.

Jan7° / 2°121 mm

Feb8° / 2°99 mm

Mar10° / 3°85 mm

Apr12° / 5°62 mm

May16° / 7°67 mm

Jun18° / 10°69 mm

Jul19° / 12°84 mm

Aug19° / 11°91 mm

Sep17° / 9°89 mm

Oct13° / 7°121 mm

Nov9° / 4°114 mm

Dec7° / 2°128 mm

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

About

St Andrew's Cathedral

Its story is told in 18 languages on Wikipedia.

Glasgow’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Category A listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 18 languages
Town: in Glasgow
Official site: cathedralG1.org

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

The map

The area around St Andrew's Cathedral

The places near St Andrew's Cathedral are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Towns close to St Andrew's Cathedral

Of the 8, Glasgow is the largest, at 617,904 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Glasgow

617,904 people · 101 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km southeast of it

Rutherglen

31,185 people · 51 places to visit

3 · 4.5 km southeast of it

Cambuslang

33,250 people · 35 places to visit

4 · 4.7 km northeast of it

Bishopbriggs

23,759 people · 39 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where St Andrew's Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Glasgow	It’s in town	617,904	101
Rutherglen	2.3 km southeast of it	31,185	51
Cambuslang	4.5 km southeast of it	33,250	35
Bishopbriggs	4.7 km northeast of it	23,759	39
Netherlee	6.1 km south of it	4,493	19
Giffnock	6.4 km southwest of it	11,963	25
Thornliebank	6.9 km southwest of it	4,084	20
Stamperland	7 km south of it	3,497	17

Make a day of it

Also within reach

There are 105 within 15 km, 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 art galleries among them.

Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum2.8 km away · 1M visitors a year 2

MuseumGlasgow School of Art1.3 km away 3

CathedralGlasgow Cathedral1.4 km away 4

Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art500 m away · 596K visitors a year 5

Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum3.5 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)6

MuseumPeople's Palace1.1 km away · 290K visitors a year 7CathedralCathedralSt Mary's Cathedral2.4 km away 8Art galleryArt galleryThe Lighthouse500 m away

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

St Andrew's Cathedral: common questions

Where is St Andrew's Cathedral?

St Andrew's Cathedral is in Glasgow, Glasgow City, inside the town’s locality.

What is St Andrew's Cathedral?

Catholic cathedral in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit St Andrew's Cathedral?

June to August are the warmest months in Glasgow, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is St Andrew's Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: category A listed building.

What else is there to see near St Andrew's Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (2.8 km), Glasgow School of Art (1.3 km), Glasgow Cathedral (1.4 km) and Gallery of Modern Art (500 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (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 (7)

St Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gallery of Modern Art: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
People's Palace: Emmi Hakka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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