Animal Enclosure
The site of Animal Enclosure, a zoo, is 100 m northwest of Hackney. A short trip away is British Museum, 5.3 km off, the first of 573 within 15 km.
Zoo near Hackney
Just outside Hackney
Animal Enclosure is 100 m northwest of Hackney. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
Warm weather in Hackney runs May to September, with highs of 19–24°C.
Animal Enclosure
Zoo.
- Type
- Zoo
- Town
- 100 m northwest of Hackney
When it is open
The way to Animal Enclosure
Spot Animal Enclosure in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
By population, Newham leads the 8 with 351,065. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Hackney
Islington
Haringey
Waltham Forest
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Animal Enclosure is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hackney | 100 m southeast of it | 258,464 | 407 |
| Islington | 300 m southwest of it | 216,309 | 425 |
| Haringey | 300 m north of it | 264,069 | 149 |
| Waltham Forest | 3 km northeast of it | 278,129 | 73 |
| Camden | 3.1 km west of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| Tower Hamlets | 3.1 km southeast of it | 311,072 | 430 |
| City of London | 4.2 km south of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Newham | 4.9 km east of it | 351,065 | 133 |
Make a day of it near Animal Enclosure
A visit can add 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a museum, from 573 places within 15 km.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum5.3 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
Big drawCastleTower of London5.9 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)3
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey7.3 km away4
Historic houseBuckingham Palace7.6 km away5
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral5.3 km away6
AttractionElizabeth Tower7.1 km away7
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery6.4 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)8
AttractionLondon Eye6.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Animal Enclosure: the answers
Where is Animal Enclosure?
Animal Enclosure is 100 m northwest of Hackney, London.
What is Animal Enclosure?
Zoo.
When is the best time to visit Animal Enclosure?
May to September are the warmest months in Hackney, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Animal Enclosure?
Within 15 km: British Museum (5.3 km), Tower of London (5.9 km), Westminster Abbey (7.3 km) and Buckingham Palace (7.6 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)
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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