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Barbican Centre

Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the City of London. Its status is a Grade II listed building. Add British Museum, 2.2 km away, to a visit; it leads 596 places within 15 km.

Photo: Barbican Centre, en:User:Nevilley (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In City of London

inside the built-up area

Run by

City of London Corporation

the operator on record

How well known

Top 1%

#62 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Art gallery in City of London

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#62 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (36 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside City of London

Barbican Centre is inside City of London’s built-up area, with 358 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; City of London has 587 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

Seasons in City of London

The warmest afternoons in City of London run May to September, at 19–24°C.

Jan9° / 3°58 mm

Feb9° / 3°43 mm

Mar12° / 5°37 mm

Apr15° / 6°43 mm

May19° / 9°47 mm

Jun22° / 12°51 mm

Jul24° / 14°50 mm

Aug24° / 14°62 mm

Sep20° / 12°50 mm

Oct16° / 9°66 mm

Nov12° / 6°64 mm

Dec9° / 4°59 mm

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

About

Barbican Centre

It is run by City of London Corporation. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 36 languages.

City of London’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Art gallery
Run by: City of London Corporation
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 36 languages
Town: in City of London
Official site: barbican.org.uk

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

The map

Barbican Centre on the map

The orange dot is Barbican Centre; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Largest of the 8 is Lambeth, home to 317,108. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

2 · 100 m east of it

Tower Hamlets

311,072 people · 430 places to visit

3 · 200 m north of it

Islington

216,309 people · 425 places to visit

4 · 300 m northwest of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Barbican Centre is	People	Places to visit
City of London	It’s in town	7,820	432
Tower Hamlets	100 m east of it	311,072	430
Islington	200 m north of it	216,309	425
Camden	300 m northwest of it	209,342	458
Hackney	700 m northeast of it	258,464	407
Southwark	1.3 km south of it	307,076	471
Westminster	1.3 km west of it	203,571	461
Lambeth	1.6 km south of it	317,108	450

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

2 cathedrals, 2 art galleries and 2 attractions are among the 596 within 15 km.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum2.2 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Big drawCastleTower of London1.9 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)3

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral700 m away 4

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern1.4 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)5

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey3.2 km away 6

AttractionElizabeth Tower3 km away 7

AttractionLondon Eye2.5 km away 8

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery2.7 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)

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

Barbican Centre: what to know

Where is Barbican Centre?

Barbican Centre is in City of London, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Barbican Centre?

Performing arts centre in the City of London.

Who runs Barbican Centre?

City of London Corporation.

When is the best time to visit Barbican Centre?

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

Is Barbican Centre a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Barbican Centre?

Within 15 km: British Museum (2.2 km), Tower of London (1.9 km), St Paul's Cathedral (700 m) and Tate Modern (1.4 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 (9)

Barbican Centre: en:User:Nevilley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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