Attraction · Westminster · London

Banqueting House

In Westminster, Banqueting House is an attraction. Our list has 394 more places within 5 km. It is looked after by Historic Royal Palaces.

Where

In Westminster

inside the built-up area

Run by

Historic Royal Palaces

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 49%

#4,147 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Attraction in Westminster

Inside Westminster

Banqueting House is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 394 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Historic Royal Palaces

One of the places Historic Royal Palaces looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather by the month

Afternoons in Westminster reach 19–24°C from May to September.

Jan9° / 3°60 mm

Feb9° / 3°45 mm

Mar12° / 4°38 mm

Apr15° / 6°44 mm

May19° / 9°46 mm

Jun21° / 12°51 mm

Jul24° / 14°46 mm

Aug23° / 14°56 mm

Sep20° / 12°53 mm

Oct16° / 9°68 mm

Nov12° / 6°68 mm

Dec9° / 3°60 mm

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

About

Banqueting House

Look also at British Museum, 1.6 km away.

Type: Attraction
Run by: Historic Royal Palaces
Town: in Westminster
Official site: hrp.org.uk/banqueting-house/#gs.4m8l6l

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

The map

Banqueting House sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Towns close to Banqueting House

The 8 towns are led in size by Wandsworth, with 326,725 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

2 · 400 m south of it

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

3 · 900 m northwest of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

4 · 1.2 km northeast of it

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Banqueting House is	People	Places to visit
Westminster	It’s in town	203,571	461
Lambeth	400 m south of it	317,108	450
Camden	900 m northwest of it	209,342	458
City of London	1.2 km northeast of it	7,820	432
Southwark	1.2 km southeast of it	307,076	471
Islington	2.1 km north of it	216,309	425
Wandsworth	2.2 km southwest of it	326,725	442
Kensington and Chelsea	2.2 km west of it	143,348	399

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Within 15 km you can add 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a museum.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.6 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey600 m away 3

AttractionElizabeth Tower400 m away 4

Historic houseBuckingham Palace1.2 km away 5

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery500 m away · 709K visitors a year (2021)6

AttractionLondon Eye500 m away 7

Big drawCastleTower of London3.4 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)8

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral2.2 km away

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

Visiting Banqueting House

Where is Banqueting House?

Banqueting House is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Banqueting House?

Attraction.

Who runs Banqueting House?

Historic Royal Palaces.

When is the best time to visit Banqueting House?

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 Banqueting House?

Within 15 km: British Museum (1.6 km), Westminster Abbey (600 m), Elizabeth Tower (400 m) and Buckingham Palace (1.2 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
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, 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
St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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