Peel Cathedral

Peel Cathedral — officially the Cathedral Church of Saint German — is a modest but dignified Gothic Revival building in the town centre, a short walk from the harbour. It replaced an earlier structure on St Patrick's Isle and was built in stages during the 19th and 20th centuries. The interior is quietly pleasing: good stone work, decent stained glass, and a sense of space that belies the modest exterior.

The cathedral is open to visitors most days. It's a working cathedral rather than a tourist attraction, so the atmosphere is peaceful and services are held regularly. The building won't detain you long, but if you're in Peel for the day it's worth ten minutes to see the interior.

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Peel Cathedral has the unusual distinction of being the only cathedral on the Isle of Man — which is to say the only seat of a bishop. The diocese is called Sodor and Man, a name that dates from the time when the same bishop oversaw both the Isle of Man and the Hebrides (Sodor, from the Old Norse suðreyjar, the southern islands). The Hebrides left the diocese in the 13th century but the name stuck.