Rochester Cathedral
RochesterA Norman cathedral rising above the Medway, founded in 604, with a Norman crypt and rare medieval wall paintings.
Get directionsChurchTime here: 45 min – 1.5 h
On the map
Deanery Gate, Rochester, ME1 1SJ
Quick facts
Founded in 604, it is England's second-oldest cathedral.
Its crypt has Norman vaulting from the 1080s and an exhibition including the Textus Roffensis, a law code written in Rochester in the early 1120s.
A 13th-century Wheel of Fortune wall painting survives, half-visible, in the choir.
Address
Deanery Gate, Rochester, ME1 1SJ
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