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Westminster Cathedral

Westminster Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral. Its place is inside Westminster’s built-up area. It is a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Westminster Cathedral, Frank Kovalchek (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Westminster

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 1%

#35 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Cathedral in Westminster

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

#35 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (46 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Westminster

Westminster Cathedral is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 381 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Westminster has 3,887 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 best months to visit

Afternoons in Westminster reach 19–24°C from May to September.

Jan9° / 3°60 mm

Feb9° / 3°45 mm

Mar12° / 4°38 mm

Apr15° / 6°44 mm

May19° / 9°46 mm

Jun21° / 12°51 mm

Jul24° / 14°46 mm

Aug23° / 14°56 mm

Sep20° / 12°53 mm

Oct16° / 9°68 mm

Nov12° / 6°68 mm

Dec9° / 3°60 mm

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

About

Westminster Cathedral

46 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Nearby, Buckingham Palace (600 m) heads a list of 614 within 15 km.

Westminster’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 46 languages
Town: in Westminster
Official site: westminstercathedral.org.uk

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

The map

Westminster Cathedral and what surrounds it

Orange marks Westminster Cathedral, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Towns close to Westminster Cathedral

The biggest base of the 8 is Wandsworth (326,725 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km west of it

Kensington and Chelsea

143,348 people · 399 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km south of it

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

4 · 1.4 km southwest of it

Wandsworth

326,725 people · 442 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Westminster Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Westminster	It’s in town	203,571	461
Kensington and Chelsea	1.1 km west of it	143,348	399
Lambeth	1.2 km south of it	317,108	450
Wandsworth	1.4 km southwest of it	326,725	442
Southwark	2 km east of it	307,076	471
Camden	2 km north of it	209,342	458
City of London	2.6 km northeast of it	7,820	432
Hammersmith and Fulham	3.4 km west of it	182,187	266

Make a day of it

What else is near Westminster Cathedral

614 more lie within 15 km, 2 museums, 2 attractions and a historic house among them.

Historic houseBuckingham Palace600 m away 2

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey900 m away 3

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum2.8 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)4

AttractionElizabeth Tower1.2 km away 5

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1.6 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)6

AttractionLondon Eye1.6 km away 7

Big drawCastleTower of London4.5 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)8

Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum2.3 km away · 858K visitors a year (2021)

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

Before visiting Westminster Cathedral

Where is Westminster Cathedral?

Westminster Cathedral is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Westminster Cathedral?

Catholic cathedral in London, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Westminster Cathedral?

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

Is Westminster Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Westminster Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Buckingham Palace (600 m), Westminster Abbey (900 m), British Museum (2.8 km) and Elizabeth Tower (1.2 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)

Westminster Cathedral: Frank Kovalchek, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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