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St Mary's Cathedral

St Mary's Cathedral is a church building in Glasgow. It counts as a category A listed building. Look also at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, 1.1 km away, first of 94 more within 15 km.

Where

In Glasgow

inside the locality

How well known

Top 5%

#410 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

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

Inside Glasgow

St Mary's Cathedral is inside Glasgow’s locality, with 52 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

The seasons here

For warmth, aim for June to August (18–19°C highs in Glasgow).

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 Mary's Cathedral

14 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Glasgow’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Category A listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 14 languages
Town: in Glasgow
Official site: thecathedral.org.uk

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

The map

St Mary's Cathedral and what surrounds it

Orange marks St Mary's Cathedral, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Towns that list St Mary's Cathedral

Among the 8, Glasgow is the biggest, home to 617,904 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Glasgow

617,904 people · 101 places to visit

2 · 3.6 km northeast of it

Bishopbriggs

23,759 people · 39 places to visit

3 · 4.2 km northwest of it

Bearsden

28,507 people · 25 places to visit

4 · 4.7 km southeast of it

Rutherglen

31,185 people · 51 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where St Mary's Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Glasgow	It’s in town	617,904	101
Bishopbriggs	3.6 km northeast of it	23,759	39
Bearsden	4.2 km northwest of it	28,507	25
Rutherglen	4.7 km southeast of it	31,185	51
Renfrew	7.3 km west of it	23,812	28
Netherlee	8 km south of it	4,493	19
Giffnock	8 km south of it	11,963	25
Thornliebank	8.1 km south of it	4,084	20

Make a day of it

Around St Mary's Cathedral

There are 94 within 15 km, 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery among them.

Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum1.1 km away · 1M visitors a year 2

MuseumGlasgow School of Art1.1 km away 3

Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum2.2 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)4

CathedralGlasgow Cathedral2.8 km away 5

Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art2 km away · 596K visitors a year 6

CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral2.4 km away 7

GardenGlasgow Botanic Gardens1.2 km away 8

MuseumHunterian Museum900 m away

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

Planning a visit to St Mary's Cathedral

Where is St Mary's Cathedral?

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

What is St Mary's Cathedral?

Church building in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

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

Yes: category A listed building.

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

Within 15 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (1.1 km), Glasgow School of Art (1.1 km), Riverside Museum (2.2 km) and Glasgow Cathedral (2.8 km).

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 (8)

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
Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, 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
St Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glasgow Botanic Gardens: Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hunterian Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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