Britain has some of the finest stained glass in the world, spread across cathedrals, parish churches, college chapels, tearooms and even a theatre. This guide maps the best-known places in England, Scotland and Wales, with a short note on what to look for at each. Select a pin on the map, or use the lists below.
Choose a trail
- Medieval Stained Glass Trail. Where to see English glass from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries.
- Victorian and Arts and Crafts Trail. Where to see the work of the great Victorian workshops and their successors.
- Modern and Post-War Stained Glass Trail. Where to see twentieth century windows, from Chagall to Piper and Reyntiens.
- Shakespeare in Stained Glass. Windows that honour Shakespeare, in churches and in a theatre.
- Scottish Stained Glass Trail. Where to see stained glass in Scotland, from the Glasgow Cathedral windows to Mackintosh interiors.
- Stained Glass Museums and Collections. Museums and collections where panels can be studied close up.
All places
- All Saints Church, Tudeley (Tudeley, near Tonbridge, England)
- The Burrell Collection (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Canterbury Cathedral (Canterbury, England)
- Chichester Cathedral (Chichester, England)
- Coventry Cathedral (Coventry, England)
- Ely Cathedral and the Stained Glass Museum (Ely, England)
- Gloucester Cathedral (Gloucester, England)
- Great Malvern Priory (Great Malvern, England)
- King’s College Chapel (Cambridge, England)
- Lincoln Cathedral (Lincoln, England)
- Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral (Liverpool, England)
- Llandaff Cathedral (Cardiff, Wales)
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre (Swan Wing) (Stratford-upon-Avon, England)
- Salisbury Cathedral (Salisbury, England)
- St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh (Edinburgh, Scotland)
- St Mary’s Church, Fairford (Fairford, England)
- St Philip’s Cathedral, Birmingham (Birmingham, England)
- The Willow Tearooms, Glasgow (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Truro Cathedral (Truro, England)
- University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Wells Cathedral (Wells, England)
- Victoria and Albert Museum (London, England)
- Westminster Abbey (London, England)
- William Morris Gallery (Walthamstow, London, England)
- York Minster (York, England)
The tour will grow over time. Photographs are credited where they come from other sources. Those responsible for a building can claim its page to approve photography.
Related pages
- Learn
- Ecclesiastical buildings
- Window styles by period
- How to read a church window
- Famous workshops and makers
- Glass Glossary
See also Stained Glass in the USA: Places to See.