Cathedral · Newcastle upon Tyne · Tyne and Wear

St Mary's Cathedral

St Mary's Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. It is protected as a Grade I listed building. Look also at Turbinia, 300 m away, first of 72 more within 15 km.

Photo: St Mary's Cathedral, James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia (Public domain)

Where

In Newcastle upon Tyne

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 5%

#410 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (14 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Newcastle upon Tyne

St Mary's Cathedral is inside Newcastle upon Tyne’s built-up area, with 33 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Newcastle upon Tyne has 724 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

The year in Newcastle upon Tyne

Afternoons in Newcastle upon Tyne reach 17–20°C from June to September.

Jan7° / 2°45 mm

Feb8° / 2°45 mm

Mar10° / 3°41 mm

Apr12° / 5°51 mm

May15° / 8°44 mm

Jun18° / 10°64 mm

Jul20° / 12°61 mm

Aug20° / 12°69 mm

Sep17° / 10°59 mm

Oct14° / 7°64 mm

Nov10° / 4°72 mm

Dec7° / 2°56 mm

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

About

St Mary's Cathedral

Wikipedia covers it in 14 languages.

Newcastle upon Tyne’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 14 languages
Town: in Newcastle upon Tyne
Official site: stmaryscathedral.org.uk

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

The map

The way to St Mary's Cathedral

St Mary's Cathedral sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Towns that list St Mary's Cathedral

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Newcastle upon Tyne (286,472 people). Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Newcastle upon Tyne

286,472 people · 46 places to visit

2 · 700 m southeast of it

Gateshead

115,278 people · 49 places to visit

3 · 3 km west of it

Blaydon

14,237 people · 35 places to visit

4 · 3.4 km southwest of it

Whickham

15,680 people · 33 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where St Mary's Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Newcastle upon Tyne	It’s in town	286,472	46
Gateshead	700 m southeast of it	115,278	49
Blaydon	3 km west of it	14,237	35
Whickham	3.4 km southwest of it	15,680	33
Longbenton	4.7 km northeast of it	26,882	35
Wallsend	4.9 km northeast of it	45,351	42
Sunniside	6.1 km southwest of it	3,422	9
Hebburn	6.7 km east of it	21,341	24

Make a day of it

More near St Mary's Cathedral

Nearby, 72 places within 15 km include 4 museums, a cathedral and a castle.

MuseumTurbinia300 m away 2

CathedralNewcastle Cathedral600 m away 3

CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle600 m away 4

MuseumCentre for Life200 m away · 225K visitors a year 5

Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock1.3 km away · 638K visitors a year 6

MuseumDiscovery Museum300 m away 7

Art galleryBALTIC Centre1.4 km away 8

FortNewcastle town wall300 m away

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

Asked about St Mary's Cathedral

Where is St Mary's Cathedral?

St Mary's Cathedral is in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is St Mary's Cathedral?

Catholic cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England.

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

June to September are the warmest months in Newcastle upon Tyne, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is St Mary's Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

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

Within 15 km: Turbinia (300 m), Newcastle Cathedral (600 m), Newcastle upon Tyne Castle (600 m) and Centre for Life (200 m).

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 Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Centre for Life: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Discovery Museum: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
BALTIC Centre: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle town wall: User:Dbam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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