St Peter's Cathedral
St Peter's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral church for the Diocese of Down and Connor. Inside Belfast’s settlement is where it stands. It holds the status of a Grade A listed building.
Cathedral in Belfast
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 Belfast
St Peter's Cathedral is inside Belfast’s settlement, with 28 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Belfast has 1,287 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
When to go
Expect highs of 17–19°C in Belfast from June to August.
St Peter's Cathedral
Its story is told in 14 languages on Wikipedia. There are 54 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast (1.1 km).
- Type
- Cathedral
- Listed
- Grade A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 14 languages
- Town
- in Belfast
- Official site
- stpeterscathedralbelfast.com
Where St Peter's Cathedral is
Orange shows St Peter's Cathedral; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Belfast’s settlement. · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
Staying near St Peter's Cathedral
The biggest base of the 8 is Belfast (293,298 people). Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
- 1Belfast
- 2Metropolitan Castlereagh
- 3Metropolitan Lisburn
- 4Metropolitan Newtownabbey
- 5Holywood
- 6Carryduff
- 7Lisburn
- 8Greenisland
Belfast
Metropolitan Castlereagh
Metropolitan Lisburn
Metropolitan Newtownabbey
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where St Peter's Cathedral is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | It’s in town | 293,298 | 51 |
| Metropolitan Castlereagh | 3.6 km southeast of it | 58,763 | 39 |
| Metropolitan Lisburn | 7 km southwest of it | 32,643 | 14 |
| Metropolitan Newtownabbey | 8.7 km north of it | 67,599 | 20 |
| Holywood | 8.7 km northeast of it | 10,757 | 18 |
| Carryduff | 9.9 km south of it | 7,173 | 6 |
| Lisburn | 12 km southwest of it | 51,447 | 8 |
| Greenisland | 12 km northeast of it | 5,383 | 8 |
While you are near St Peter's Cathedral
2 historic ships, 2 museums and a cathedral are among the 54 within 15 km.
CathedralSt Anne's Cathedral, Belfast1.1 km away2
Historic shipSS Nomadic2.3 km away3
GardenBotanic Gardens2.1 km away4
Historic houseBelfast Castle4.9 km away5MuseumMuseumUlster Museum1.9 km away6Art galleryArt galleryThe Naughton Gallery at Queen's1.7 km away · 16K visitors a year7
Historic shipHMS Caroline3.2 km away8
MuseumThe Linen Hall900 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is St Peter's Cathedral?
St Peter's Cathedral is in Belfast, Belfast, inside the town’s settlement.
What is St Peter's Cathedral?
Roman Catholic cathedral church for the Diocese of Down and Connor in Northern Ireland.
When is the best time to visit St Peter's Cathedral?
June to August are the warmest months in Belfast, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is St Peter's Cathedral a listed building?
Yes: Grade A listed building.
What else is there to see near St Peter's Cathedral?
Within 15 km: St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast (1.1 km), SS Nomadic (2.3 km), Botanic Gardens (2.1 km) and Belfast Castle (4.9 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in NISRA’s Settlement Development Limits 2015 (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 (6)
- St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast: The original uploader was Stuart at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Nomadic: Irid Escent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Botanic Gardens: Robert Young, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belfast Castle: Portwilliamborn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Caroline: Surgeon Oscar Parkes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Linen Hall: Man vyi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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