Cathedral · Birmingham · West Midlands

St Chad's Cathedral

St Chad's Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Birmingham, West Midlands. The register lists it as a Grade II* listed building. Our list has 76 more places within 15 km; first among them is Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, at 600 m.

Photo: St Chad's Cathedral, G-Man at English Wikipedia (Public domain)

Where

In Birmingham

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 7%

#525 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Cathedral in Birmingham

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

#525 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Birmingham

St Chad's Cathedral is inside Birmingham’s built-up area, with 37 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Birmingham has 1,410 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

Afternoons in Birmingham reach 19–22°C from June to September.

Jan7° / 2°68 mm

Feb8° / 2°52 mm

Mar10° / 3°50 mm

Apr14° / 5°53 mm

May17° / 7°59 mm

Jun20° / 10°70 mm

Jul22° / 12°62 mm

Aug21° / 12°66 mm

Sep19° / 10°61 mm

Oct14° / 7°75 mm

Nov10° / 4°75 mm

Dec8° / 2°75 mm

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

About

St Chad's Cathedral

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 12 languages.

Birmingham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 12 languages
Town: in Birmingham
Official site: stchadscathedral.org.uk

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

The map

Map of St Chad's Cathedral and nearby

The map centres on St Chad's Cathedral, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Towns close to St Chad's Cathedral

With 1,121,367 people, Birmingham is the largest of the 8. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

Birmingham

1,121,367 people · 61 places to visit

2 · 3.3 km west of it

Smethwick

56,343 people · 42 places to visit

3 · 7.4 km west of it

Oldbury

45,188 people · 30 places to visit

4 · 8 km north of it

Pheasey

9,498 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where St Chad's Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Birmingham	It’s in town	1,121,367	61
Smethwick	3.3 km west of it	56,343	42
Oldbury	7.4 km west of it	45,188	30
Pheasey	8 km north of it	9,498	4
West Bromwich	8.1 km northwest of it	103,099	38
Blackheath	9.5 km west of it	6,950	14
Solihull	9.6 km southeast of it	107,754	14
Royal Sutton Coldfield	10 km northeast of it	93,392	6

Make a day of it

What else is near St Chad's Cathedral

Among the 76 within 15 km are 6 museums and 2 cathedrals.

Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery600 m away · 856K visitors a year 2

CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral500 m away 3

MuseumThinktank Birmingham Science Museum900 m away 4

MuseumAston Hall2.5 km away 5

MuseumSoho House Museum2.3 km away 6

MuseumThe Barber Institute of Fine Arts4.4 km away 7

CathedralBirmingham Orthodox Cathedral1.1 km away 8

Museum · National TrustBack To Backs1.2 km away

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

What people ask about St Chad's Cathedral

Where is St Chad's Cathedral?

St Chad's Cathedral is in Birmingham, West Midlands, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is St Chad's Cathedral?

Catholic cathedral in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK.

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

June to September are the warmest months in Birmingham, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is St Chad's Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

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

Within 15 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (600 m), St Philip's Cathedral (500 m), Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum (900 m) and Aston Hall (2.5 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 Chad's Cathedral: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Philip's Cathedral: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum: Amandachan1106, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Aston Hall: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Soho House Museum: Wehwalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts: GavinWarrins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Birmingham Orthodox Cathedral: Original uploader was Oosoom at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Back To Backs: User Oosoom on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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