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Bridewell Palace

Bridewell Palace is a former palace in the City of London, England; former prison. 601 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by British Museum (1.7 km). Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 19 languages.

Photo: Bridewell Palace, John Strype (Public domain)

Where

In City of London

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 4%

#264 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Historic house in City of London

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

#264 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (19 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside City of London

Bridewell Palace is inside City of London’s built-up area, with 380 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

The year in City of London

Warmest in City of London are 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

Bridewell Palace

Former palace in the City of London, England; former prison.

In City of London, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Historic house
Wikipedias: Covered in 19 languages
Town: in City of London

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

The map

Getting to Bridewell Palace

On this map, Bridewell Palace is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Of the 8, Lambeth is the largest, at 317,108 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

2 · 200 m southeast of it

Southwark

307,076 people · 471 places to visit

3 · 400 m northwest of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

4 · 400 m west of it

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Bridewell Palace is	People	Places to visit
City of London	It’s in town	7,820	432
Southwark	200 m southeast of it	307,076	471
Camden	400 m northwest of it	209,342	458
Westminster	400 m west of it	203,571	461
Lambeth	400 m south of it	317,108	450
Islington	800 m north of it	216,309	425
Tower Hamlets	1.1 km east of it	311,072	430
Hackney	1.7 km northeast of it	258,464	407

Make a day of it

Places to add to Bridewell Palace

Our list has 601 more within 15 km, among them 2 cathedrals, 2 art galleries and 2 attractions.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.7 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral600 m away 3

Big drawCastleTower of London2.1 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)4

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2 km away 5

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern600 m away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)6

AttractionElizabeth Tower1.8 km away 7

AttractionLondon Eye1.3 km away 8

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1.6 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)

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

Bridewell Palace: common questions

Where is Bridewell Palace?

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

What is Bridewell Palace?

Former palace in the City of London, England; former prison.

When is the best time to visit Bridewell Palace?

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

What else is there to see near Bridewell Palace?

Within 15 km: British Museum (1.7 km), St Paul's Cathedral (600 m), Tower of London (2.1 km) and Westminster Abbey (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 (9)

Bridewell Palace: John Strype, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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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