10 Downing Street
Look for 10 Downing Street, an attraction, in Westminster. Around it, within 5 km, are 396 more places on our list. First among the places near it is Westminster Abbey, at 400 m.
Attraction in Westminster
Inside Westminster
10 Downing Street is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 396 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
If warmth matters, go May to September: Westminster reaches 19–24°C.
10 Downing Street
Attraction.
In Westminster, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Westminster
Where 10 Downing Street is
Orange shows 10 Downing Street; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Westminster’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases near 10 Downing Street
The most populous of the 8 is Wandsworth, at 326,725. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Westminster
Lambeth
Camden
Southwark
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where 10 Downing Street is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | It’s in town | 203,571 | 461 |
| Lambeth | 500 m south of it | 317,108 | 450 |
| Camden | 1 km northwest of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| Southwark | 1.3 km southeast of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| City of London | 1.4 km northeast of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Wandsworth | 2 km southwest of it | 326,725 | 442 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 2.1 km west of it | 143,348 | 399 |
| Islington | 2.3 km north of it | 216,309 | 425 |
Around 10 Downing Street
Among the 604 within 15 km are 2 attractions, 2 art galleries and a cathedral.
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey400 m away2
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.8 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3
AttractionElizabeth Tower400 m away4
Historic houseBuckingham Palace1.1 km away5
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery600 m away · 709K visitors a year (2021)6
AttractionLondon Eye500 m away7
Big drawCastleTower of London3.6 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)8
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern2 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting 10 Downing Street
Where is 10 Downing Street?
10 Downing Street is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is 10 Downing Street?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit 10 Downing Street?
May to September are the warmest months in Westminster, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near 10 Downing Street?
Within 15 km: Westminster Abbey (400 m), British Museum (1.8 km), Elizabeth Tower (400 m) and Buckingham Palace (1.1 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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