Cathedral · Winchester · Hampshire

Winchester Cathedral

Winchester Cathedral is a cathedral in Winchester, Hampshire. It is protected as a Grade I listed building. There are 36 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Winchester Castle (500 m).

Photo: Winchester Cathedral, http://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum (CC BY 3.0)

Where

In Winchester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 1%

#35 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Cathedral in Winchester

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 Winchester

Winchester Cathedral is inside Winchester’s built-up area, with 20 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Winchester has 488 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

The warmest afternoons in Winchester run May to September, at 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°99 mm

Feb9° / 2°67 mm

Mar12° / 3°62 mm

Apr15° / 5°63 mm

May18° / 8°52 mm

Jun21° / 11°55 mm

Jul23° / 13°52 mm

Aug23° / 13°63 mm

Sep20° / 10°65 mm

Oct16° / 8°97 mm

Nov12° / 5°105 mm

Dec9° / 2°89 mm

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

About

Winchester Cathedral

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 46 languages.

Winchester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 46 languages
Town: in Winchester
Official site: winchester-cathedral.org.uk

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

The map

Around Winchester Cathedral, mapped

The map centres on Winchester Cathedral, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Towns close to Winchester Cathedral

Among the 8, Winchester is the biggest, home to 48,486 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Winchester

48,486 people · 24 places to visit

2 · 2.4 km north of it

Kings Worthy

4,631 people · 20 places to visit

3 · 3 km southwest of it

Shawford

416 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 3.2 km northwest of it

Littleton

1,506 people · 18 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Winchester Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Winchester	It’s in town	48,486	24
Kings Worthy	2.4 km north of it	4,631	20
Shawford	3 km southwest of it	416	17
Littleton	3.2 km northwest of it	1,506	18
Twyford	3.4 km south of it	1,482	19
Compton	4.3 km south of it	1,307	20
Sparsholt	4.8 km northwest of it	434	16
Itchen Abbas	5.9 km northeast of it	519	7

Make a day of it

More near Winchester Cathedral

Around it, within 15 km, lie 36 more, including 4 museums, 2 castles and a church.

CastleWinchester Castle500 m away 2

Castle · English HeritageWolvesey Castle300 m away 3ChurchChurchOld Minster100 m away 4

MuseumGurkha Museum500 m away 5

MuseumRoyal Green Jackets Museum600 m away 6

MuseumSerle's House400 m away 7

MuseumMuseum of the Adjutant General's Corps600 m away 8

PalaceBishop's Palace300 m away

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

Planning a visit to Winchester Cathedral

Where is Winchester Cathedral?

Winchester Cathedral is in Winchester, Hampshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Winchester Cathedral?

Cathedral in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Winchester Cathedral?

May to September are the warmest months in Winchester, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Winchester Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Winchester Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Winchester Castle (500 m), Wolvesey Castle (300 m), Old Minster (100 m) and Gurkha Museum (500 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 (8)

Winchester Cathedral: http://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Winchester Castle: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wolvesey Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gurkha Museum: Anwpwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Green Jackets Museum: Major J Pearson - museum photographer., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Serle's House: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of the Adjutant General's Corps: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bishop's Palace: Johan Bakker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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