BFI IMAX
Visitors to Lambeth can see BFI IMAX, an attraction. Within 5 km there are 392 more places to visit. The site is in the hands of British Film Institute.
Attraction in Lambeth
Inside Lambeth
BFI IMAX is inside Lambeth’s built-up area, with 392 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.
Weather through the year
Warm weather in Lambeth runs May to September, with highs of 18–24°C.
BFI IMAX
Our list goes on with British Museum, 1.9 km away.
- Type
- Attraction
- Run by
- British Film Institute
- Town
- in Lambeth
The map
The places near BFI IMAX are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Lambeth’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list BFI IMAX
Of the 8, Wandsworth is the largest, at 326,725 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Lambeth
Southwark
Westminster
City of London
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where BFI IMAX is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lambeth | It’s in town | 317,108 | 450 |
| Southwark | 400 m southeast of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| Westminster | 600 m west of it | 203,571 | 461 |
| City of London | 700 m northeast of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Camden | 700 m northwest of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| Islington | 1.7 km north of it | 216,309 | 425 |
| Tower Hamlets | 2 km east of it | 311,072 | 430 |
| Wandsworth | 2.4 km southwest of it | 326,725 | 442 |
Worth adding to a visit
A visit can add 2 attractions, 2 art galleries and a museum, from 607 places within 15 km.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.9 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey1.1 km away3
AttractionElizabeth Tower900 m away4
AttractionLondon Eye400 m away5
Historic houseBuckingham Palace2 km away6
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1.1 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)7
Big drawCastleTower of London2.6 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)8
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern1 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting BFI IMAX
Where is BFI IMAX?
BFI IMAX is in Lambeth, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is BFI IMAX?
Attraction.
Who runs BFI IMAX?
British Film Institute.
When is the best time to visit BFI IMAX?
May to September are the warmest months in Lambeth, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near BFI IMAX?
Within 15 km: British Museum (1.9 km), Westminster Abbey (1.1 km), Elizabeth Tower (900 m) and London Eye (400 m).
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
- London Eye: 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
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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