Pier · Wandsworth · London

Battersea Power Station Pier

Battersea Power Station Pier is an a pier on the River Thames. It lies inside the built-up area of Wandsworth. Look also at Buckingham Palace, 1.9 km away, first of 617 more within 15 km.

Photo: Battersea Power Station Pier, Trastolillo (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Wandsworth

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 44%

#3,733 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

Pier in Wandsworth

Inside Wandsworth

Battersea Power Station Pier is inside Wandsworth’s built-up area, with 322 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

Seasons and weather

From May to September, Wandsworth sees highs of 18–24°C.

Jan9° / 3°57 mm

Feb9° / 3°43 mm

Mar12° / 4°37 mm

Apr15° / 6°42 mm

May18° / 9°46 mm

Jun21° / 12°50 mm

Jul24° / 14°47 mm

Aug23° / 14°54 mm

Sep20° / 11°51 mm

Oct16° / 9°68 mm

Nov12° / 5°66 mm

Dec9° / 3°58 mm

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

About

Battersea Power Station Pier

Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia.

Type: Pier
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Wandsworth

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

The map

Around Battersea Power Station Pier, mapped

Spot Battersea Power Station Pier in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Largest of the 8 is Wandsworth, home to 326,725. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Wandsworth

326,725 people · 442 places to visit

2 · 200 m northwest of it

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

3 · 400 m northwest of it

Kensington and Chelsea

143,348 people · 399 places to visit

4 · 1.1 km southeast of it

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Battersea Power Station Pier is	People	Places to visit
Wandsworth	It’s in town	326,725	442
Westminster	200 m northwest of it	203,571	461
Kensington and Chelsea	400 m northwest of it	143,348	399
Lambeth	1.1 km southeast of it	317,108	450
Hammersmith and Fulham	2.4 km west of it	182,187	266
Southwark	2.6 km east of it	307,076	471
Camden	3.4 km north of it	209,342	458
City of London	3.8 km northeast of it	7,820	432

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Within 15 km are 617 places, among them 2 museums, 2 attractions and a historic house.

Historic houseBuckingham Palace1.9 km away 2

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.2 km away 3

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum4.2 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)4

AttractionElizabeth Tower2.4 km away 5

AttractionLondon Eye2.8 km away 6

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery3 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)7

Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum2.4 km away · 858K visitors a year (2021)8

Big drawCastleTower of London5.5 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)

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

Battersea Power Station Pier: what to know

Where is Battersea Power Station Pier?

Battersea Power Station Pier is in Wandsworth, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Battersea Power Station Pier?

A pier on the River Thames, in London.

When is the best time to visit Battersea Power Station Pier?

May to September are the warmest months in Wandsworth, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Battersea Power Station Pier?

Within 15 km: Buckingham Palace (1.9 km), Westminster Abbey (2.2 km), British Museum (4.2 km) and Elizabeth Tower (2.4 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)

Battersea Power Station Pier: Trastolillo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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