Cathedrals and Abbeys in the UK


Cathedrals and abbeys in the UK, such as Lincoln Cathedral, are featured underneath. Our selection of world famous Cathedrals and abbeys offer a variety of architectural styles attracting and admired by visitors from all over the world.


Lincoln Cathedral

Lincoln Cathedral

Minster Yard, Lincoln, Lincolnshire  
Lincoln Cathedral is visible from 25 miles away and is a distinguished landmark which is even more stunning close up. Take a guided floor or roof... more


St Paul´s Cathedral

St Paul´s Cathedral

St Paul's Churchyard, London  
There has never been a better time to visit St Paul´s. Five years of restoration has revealed the magnificience of Wren´s masterpiece as never before. The... more


Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey

The Chapter Office, 20 Dean's Yard, Westminster Abbey, London  
Westminster Abbey, an architectural masterpiece of the 13th-16th centuries. A place of daily worship and burial place of Kings, statesmen, poets, scientists, warriors and musicians. Westminster... more


Westminster Cathedral

Westminster Cathedral

Victoria, London  
Westminster Cathedral is one of the greatest secrets of London. The architecture sets it apart from other london landwmarks. Byzantine in style rather than the more... more


Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral

The Chapter Office, The College, Durham  
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Liverpool Cathedral

Liverpool Cathedral

St James Mount, Liverpool, Merseyside  
Liverpool´s world famous Cathedral is open daily throughout the year - the largest Cathedral in the UK, breathtaking in its architecture, beauty and atmosphere. Climb to... more


Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden

Fountains, Ripon, North Yorkshire  
Fountains Abbey with Studley Royal Water Garden, located four miles west of Ripon in North Yorkshire, is of outstanding historic and aesthetic importance. No other site... more


Rievaulx Abbey

Rievaulx, Helmsley, North Yorkshire  
Founded in 1132, Rievaulx Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey in the north of England. The collection includes medieval floor tiles, stone sculpture, late medieval cutlery... more


Whitby Abbey

Whitby, North Yorkshire  
Whitby Abbey was founded by St Hilda in 657. The original community was destroyed by the Danes, but was refounded as a Benedictine priory in 1078.... more


York Minster Undercroft Treasury & Crypt

York Minster Undercroft Treasury & Crypt

York Minster, Deangate, York, North Yorkshire  
York Minster Undercroft Treasury & Crypt is the chief church of the Church of England, also the seat of the Archbishop of York. The present building... more


Battle Abbey

Battle Abbey

Battle, East Sussex  
Battle Abbey was founded around 1070 by William the Conqueror, on the site of the Battle of Hastings. The best-preserved and most impressive part of the... more


Guildford Cathedral

Guildford Cathedral

Stag Hill, Guildford, Surrey  
Guildford Cathedral is an imposing landmark from its commanding position on Stag Hill, so named because the Kings of England used to hunt there.The interior is... more


Glastonbury Abbey

Glastonbury Abbey

Abbey Gatehouse, Magdelene Street, Glastonbury, Somerset  
Glastonbury Abbey attracts visitors from all over the world. The magical ruins, of this once greatest Abbey in England, are set in 36 acres of peaceful... more


Wells Cathedral

Wells Cathedral

Cathedral Offices Chain Gate, Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset  
Wells Cathedral began as a holy place, taking its name from the springs in what are now the Bishop´s Palace grounds. The first church was built... more


Winchester Cathedral

Winchester Cathedral

Cathedral Office, 1 The Close, Winchester, Hampshire  
Winchester Cathedrals site dates back to the 7th century when a Christian Church was first built. Throughout the centuries it has played an important part in... more


Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral

33 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire  
Salisbury Cathedral: In 2008, Britain´s finest 13th century gothic Cathedral is celebrating the 750th anniversary of the dedication of the completed Cathedral in 1258. There will... more


Belfast Cathedral

Belfast Cathedral

Donegall Street, Belfast, Co Antrim  
Belfast Cathedral maintains an Anglican and Irish ethos in its daily worship and also provides a place for civic, community and inter-church services. This Hiberno-Romanesque cathedral... more





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