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St Paul's Cathedral

St Paul's Cathedral is a cathedral in the City of London. The register lists it as a Grade I listed building. Our list has 597 more places within 15 km; first among them is British Museum, at 2.1 km.

Photo: St Paul's Cathedral, Mark Fosh (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In City of London

inside the built-up area

Run by

Diocese of London

the operator on record

How well known

Top 1%

#10 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Cathedral in City of London

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

#10 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (74 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside City of London

St Paul's Cathedral is inside City of London’s built-up area, with 366 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; City of London has 587 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

Weather, month by month

Afternoons in City of London peak at 19–24°C, May to September.

Jan9° / 3°58 mm

Feb9° / 3°43 mm

Mar12° / 5°37 mm

Apr15° / 6°43 mm

May19° / 9°47 mm

Jun22° / 12°51 mm

Jul24° / 14°50 mm

Aug24° / 14°62 mm

Sep20° / 12°50 mm

Oct16° / 9°66 mm

Nov12° / 6°64 mm

Dec9° / 4°59 mm

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

About

St Paul's Cathedral

It is run by Diocese of London. Wikipedia covers it in 74 languages.

City of London’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Run by: Diocese of London
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 74 languages
Town: in City of London
Official site: stpauls.co.uk

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

The map

Where to find St Paul's Cathedral

The map puts St Paul's Cathedral in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

By population, Lambeth leads the 8 with 317,108. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

2 · 500 m south of it

Southwark

307,076 people · 471 places to visit

3 · 700 m northwest of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

4 · 700 m north of it

Islington

216,309 people · 425 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where St Paul's Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
City of London	It’s in town	7,820	432
Southwark	500 m south of it	307,076	471
Camden	700 m northwest of it	209,342	458
Islington	700 m north of it	216,309	425
Tower Hamlets	700 m east of it	311,072	430
Westminster	900 m west of it	203,571	461
Lambeth	1 km south of it	317,108	450
Hackney	1.2 km northeast of it	258,464	407

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Around it, within 15 km, lie 597 more, including 2 art galleries, 2 attractions and a museum.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum2.1 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Big drawCastleTower of London1.6 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)3

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern700 m away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)4

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.6 km away 5

AttractionElizabeth Tower2.3 km away 6

AttractionLondon Eye1.9 km away 7

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery2.2 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)8

Historic houseBuckingham Palace3.4 km away

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

Before visiting St Paul's Cathedral

Where is St Paul's Cathedral?

St Paul's Cathedral is in City of London, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is St Paul's Cathedral?

Cathedral in the City of London, England, UK.

Who runs St Paul's Cathedral?

Diocese of London.

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

May to September are the warmest months in City of London, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is St Paul's Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

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

Within 15 km: British Museum (2.1 km), Tower of London (1.6 km), Tate Modern (700 m) and Westminster Abbey (2.6 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 Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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