Attraction · Kensington and Chelsea · London

Baden-Powell House

In Kensington and Chelsea stands Baden-Powell House, an attraction. Add any of 283 more places within 5 km to a visit. Around it, Victoria and Albert Museum (500 m) comes first on our list.

Where

In Kensington and Chelsea

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Attraction in Kensington and Chelsea

Inside Kensington and Chelsea

Baden-Powell House is inside Kensington and Chelsea’s built-up area, with 283 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.

When to go

Choosing a month

If warmth matters, go May to September: Kensington and Chelsea reaches 19–24°C.

Jan9° / 3°59 mm

Feb9° / 3°43 mm

Mar12° / 4°37 mm

Apr15° / 6°43 mm

May19° / 9°46 mm

Jun21° / 12°50 mm

Jul24° / 14°46 mm

Aug23° / 14°54 mm

Sep20° / 12°52 mm

Oct16° / 9°68 mm

Nov12° / 5°66 mm

Dec9° / 3°59 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Kensington and Chelsea, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Kensington and Chelsea. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Kensington and Chelsea’s full climate →

About

Baden-Powell House

Attraction.

In Kensington and Chelsea, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Attraction
Town: in Kensington and Chelsea
Official site: mpw.ac.uk/queens-gate-house

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Map of Baden-Powell House and nearby

Orange marks Baden-Powell House, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Towns close to Baden-Powell House

Home to 340,611 people, Brent is the largest of these 8. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Kensington and Chelsea

143,348 people · 399 places to visit

2 · 200 m north of it

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

3 · 1.4 km west of it

Hammersmith and Fulham

182,187 people · 266 places to visit

4 · 1.8 km south of it

Wandsworth

326,725 people · 442 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Baden-Powell House is	People	Places to visit
Kensington and Chelsea	It’s in town	143,348	399
Westminster	200 m north of it	203,571	461
Hammersmith and Fulham	1.4 km west of it	182,187	266
Wandsworth	1.8 km south of it	326,725	442
Richmond upon Thames	3.5 km southwest of it	192,888	128
Lambeth	3.7 km southeast of it	317,108	450
Brent	3.7 km northwest of it	340,611	245
Camden	3.9 km north of it	209,342	458

Make a day of it

While you are near Baden-Powell House

Within 15 km are 602 places, among them 4 museums, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.

Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum500 m away · 858K visitors a year (2021)2

Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum300 m away · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)3

Historic houseBuckingham Palace2.7 km away 4

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum4.5 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)5

Big drawMuseumScience Museum300 m away · 3M visitors a year (2012)6

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey3.7 km away 7

Historic houseKensington Palace1.2 km away · 383K visitors a year (2015)8

AttractionElizabeth Tower3.9 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Planning a visit to Baden-Powell House

Where is Baden-Powell House?

Baden-Powell House is in Kensington and Chelsea, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Baden-Powell House?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Baden-Powell House?

May to September are the warmest months in Kensington and Chelsea, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Baden-Powell House?

Within 15 km: Victoria and Albert Museum (500 m), Natural History Museum (300 m), Buckingham Palace (2.7 km) and British Museum (4.5 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)

Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Science Museum: Shadowssettle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kensington Palace: Steve Cadman from London, U.K., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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