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York Minster

York Minster is a cathedral of York, North Yorkshire. Officially, it is a Grade I listed building. Nearby, National Railway Museum (1 km) heads a list of 52 within 15 km.

Photo: York Minster, MatzeTrier (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In York

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 1%

#49 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Church in York

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

#49 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (42 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside York

York Minster is inside York’s built-up area, with 40 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; York has 1,271 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 through the year

In York the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°51 mm

Feb8° / 2°42 mm

Mar11° / 3°42 mm

Apr13° / 5°43 mm

May17° / 7°45 mm

Jun20° / 10°63 mm

Jul22° / 12°54 mm

Aug21° / 12°67 mm

Sep18° / 10°55 mm

Oct14° / 7°64 mm

Nov10° / 4°61 mm

Dec7° / 2°58 mm

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

About

York Minster

It is written up in 42 Wikipedias.

York’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Church
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 42 languages
Town: in York
Official site: yorkminster.org

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

The map

Finding York Minster

The map puts York Minster in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Staying near York Minster

York is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (141,696 people). Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

York

141,696 people · 46 places to visit

2 · 2 km north of it

Huntington

12,420 people · 44 places to visit

3 · 2.6 km east of it

Osbaldwick

2,313 people · 44 places to visit

4 · 2.7 km southeast of it

Heslington

1,787 people · 41 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where York Minster is	People	Places to visit
York	It’s in town	141,696	46
Huntington	2 km north of it	12,420	44
Osbaldwick	2.6 km east of it	2,313	44
Heslington	2.7 km southeast of it	1,787	41
Nether Poppleton	2.9 km northwest of it	727	38
Upper Poppleton	3.9 km northwest of it	3,520	37
Bishopthorpe	4.2 km south of it	3,333	40
Haxby	4.5 km north of it	10,176	24

Make a day of it

Around York Minster

Among the 52 within 15 km are 4 museums, a castle and an art gallery.

1MuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum1 km away · 808K visitors a year 2

Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower700 m away 3

MuseumYorkshire Museum400 m away · 164K visitors a year (2019)4

MuseumYork Castle Museum800 m away · 284K visitors a year (2013)5

Art galleryYork Art Gallery300 m away 6

FortYork city walls800 m away 7

MuseumJorvik Viking Centre600 m away 8

Abbey or priorySt Mary's Abbey400 m away

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

Good to know about York Minster

Where is York Minster?

York Minster is in York, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is York Minster?

Cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit York Minster?

June to September are the warmest months in York, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is York Minster a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near York Minster?

Within 15 km: National Railway Museum (1 km), Clifford's Tower (700 m), Yorkshire Museum (400 m) and York Castle Museum (800 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)

York Minster: MatzeTrier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clifford's Tower: Francis Place (1647-1728), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
York Art Gallery: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
York city walls: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Jorvik Viking Centre: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
St Mary's Abbey: Kaly99, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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