Grade I listed building · Cadw

St Davids Cathedral

On the list as Cathedral of St Davids

Listed Grade I since 196363 years · Grade I is the top 1.6% of Wales’s listed buildings

CCathedralCASt Davids conservation area1963Listed

DirectionsOfficial list entry ↗Its website ↗

Opening times and tickets are on its own website.

★ Then & now

St Davids Cathedral, c. 1785 and today

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c. 1785Today

c. 1785: Photo: Thomas Thornton · Public domain. Today: Photo: Alan Thomas · CC BY-SA 2.0.

About

About St Davids Cathedral

St Davids Cathedral, listed as the Cathedral of St Davids, is one of 8 Grade I listed buildings in St Davids and about 494 in Wales. It was listed on 1 March 1963. It stands in the St Davids conservation area. Within 400 metres are 7 more Grade I buildings and 98 other listed buildings. We have 5 public-domain views of it from before 1950.

What it isCathedral and grade I listed church building in St Davids, Wales. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

CadwRead the official list entryCadw’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · Record 12537↗

Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 1.6% of all listed buildings in Wales. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

In old photographs

5 old views of St Davids Cathedral

Public domain, made before 1950, from 1785 to 1939. Tap one to see it full screen.

The Cathedral church of St. David's in Pembrokeshire, south Wales

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Visit

Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 15 minutes

St Davids · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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Around it

34 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

ISt David's Cathedral Hall (formerly Chapel of St Mary's College) & attached Cloister Ruins45 m IIWall of walled garden to S. of Cloister Hall47 m IIFootbridge by Pen-y-Ffos51 m IIRetaining Wall on SE.Side of River Alun, from Ford to Bridge by Cloister Hall57 m IIChurchyard with Memorials surrounding St. David's Cathedral (Memorials previously listed separately)57 m ICloister Hall62 m IUndercrofts of former St Mary's College, beneath & to the rear of The Cloister Hall65 m IIThe 39 Steps (fromerly included as flight of steps leading to St David's Cathedral Yard)67 m IIRetaining Wall on NE.Side of River Alun between Bridge by Pen-y-Ffos and Bridge behind Cloister Hall69 m IIPen-y-Ffos71 m IEnclosing Wall & Gateway on N.Side of rear yard of Cloister Hall75 m IOutbuilding to N. of The Cloister Hall75 m IIRetaining Wall to Churchyard from Deanery Gate to Ford opposite Bishops Palace, including Front Wall77 m IPorth-y-Twr, including Gateway & South Tower84 m IIBridge to rear of Cloister Hall87 m IIChurchyard Boundary Wall on N.side of the Pebbles92 m IIWall along S.Side of the Pebbles94 m II9 The Pebbles103 m

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IIGarden Wall between Pen-y-Ffos and the Treasurer's House, including Treasury Gateway106 m IITreasurer's House107 m IITreasury Cottage109 m II5A The Pebbles110 m IIFront & Side Garden Wall & Gatepiers to The Arch Deaconry114 m IIFront Garden Wall & Gatepiers & Gate to Brecon House116 m IICoach House to the Deanery121 m IIIvy House124 m II*The Close Wall (formerly listed with Porth Y Twr)125 m IICoach House to Brecon House128 m IIThe Arch Deaconry (The Archdeacon of St David's House)128 m IThe Bishop's Palace133 m IIFront Garden Wall to the Canonry137 m IIBrecon House143 m IIWarehouse occupied by St David's Assemblies147 m IICoach House to The Arch Deaconry148 m

More like it

Grade I churches and cathedrals near St Davids

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

St Mary's ChurchHaverfordwest · 14 mi away

Haverfordwest PrioryHaverfordwest · 14 mi away

St David's ChurchMilford Haven · 15 mi away

Priory Church of Saint NicholasPembroke · 20 mi away

St Mary's ChurchPembroke · 21 mi away

Questions about St Davids Cathedral

Is St Davids Cathedral listed?

Yes. Cathedral of St Davids is listed Grade I on Cadw’s register (record 12537), first listed on 1 March 1963.

Can you visit St Davids Cathedral?

Yes: it is open to visitors; opening times are on its own website.

Is St Davids Cathedral in a conservation area?

Yes, the St Davids conservation area.

Are there old photos of St Davids Cathedral?

Yes: 5 public-domain views from before 1950, on this page.

Listed buildings: Cadw, © Crown copyright, via DataMapWales. Photos: Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, credited above, copied to our own server. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Sources: Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Cadw conservation areas via DataMapWales (October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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