What is your favourite UK Cathedral (or Minster/Abbey)?

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The companion thread to my “favourite castles”thread!
Which is your favourite UK cathedral?
I love side chapels, bell towers, stained glass, cloisters, burial places, flying buttresses, crypts, interesting history… all the classic stuff!

I’ve particularly enjoyed Lincoln, York Minster, Winchester, Wells and Salisbury in recent years.
I used to live in Worcester, and enjoyed popping in there after a bit of shopping, too.

Please recommend your favourites! Thanks!

Canterbury.

I really like St Albans and Ely. Also think Peterborough is underrated especially given the two tragic Queen connections

Not familiar with any of those, @Perplexed20 Ill check them out.

Durham! Especially the view of it from the train.

I live near Worcester. Cathedral and the area around it is fab and massively underrated.

Wells. I live near one of the others mentioned above which is very nice too but I’m used to it I guess.

Salisbury and St. Paul’s.

Winchester, I was a student in Winchester many years ago and I loved just going to the cathedral and contemplating things.

Durham. It’s lovely.

Exeter. Mostly because of all the hours spent there exploring then ds was a choirister.

St Albans Abbey was my first thought also.

Salisbury or Peterborough

St Albans although not been to all the others. This is a great thread, I want to check them all out now!

Absolutely this. OMG what a building, and what a location! 😍😍

Dornoch ❤️

Another vote for Durham. Just beautiful.

There are so many! But top 3 (of the ones I've been to) Durham, Ely, and York. They're different and brilliant in different ways. Always climb the tower if that's an option. Go back after dark to admire the stained glass.

Winchester and Salisbury are my home cathedrals, but I was at Canterbury on Saturday, and appreciated it rather more than when it was my graduation venue (shortly after Augustine founded it.) I have also recently visited Rochester and Arundel and they did not really grab me. Quite liked Chichester though. And Lincoln.

Probably voting for Winchester on the grounds it needed a diver.

St David's. Well worth the drive to Pembrokeshire.

St Paul’s and Durham are def top 2. My DD is very fortunate to study at Durham and has classes in the building next to the cathedral on Palace Green - what a stunning place to learn! I also have a real soft spot for Truro Cathedral - don’t know why, just always liked it when we visited.

Lincoln.

Southwell is a little cracker. Lots of gargoyley bits and a Mouseman altar rail.

Liverpool Metropolitan, just love it and the light and atmosphere inside.

Durham

Agree Peterborough is underrated. I have a soft spot for Coventry as well.