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British Museum

British Museum is a National museum. Look for it within Camden’s built-up area. The register lists it as a Grade I listed building.

Photo: British Museum, Ham (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Camden

inside the built-up area

Visitors a year

5.8M

in 2023 (Wikidata)

How well known

Top 1%

#1 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Camden

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

#1 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (110 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Camden

British Museum is inside Camden’s built-up area, with 393 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Camden has 1,889 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

Picking your season

If warmth matters, go May to September: Camden reaches 18–23°C.

Jan9° / 3°63 mm

Feb9° / 2°48 mm

Mar11° / 4°40 mm

Apr15° / 6°46 mm

May18° / 8°49 mm

Jun21° / 11°55 mm

Jul23° / 14°49 mm

Aug23° / 14°62 mm

Sep20° / 11°55 mm

Oct16° / 8°73 mm

Nov11° / 5°71 mm

Dec9° / 3°63 mm

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

About

British Museum

It had 5.8M visitors in 2023. Articles on it exist in 110 languages. There are 600 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with National Gallery (1.2 km).

Camden’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade I listed building
Visitors: 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Wikipedias: Covered in 110 languages
Town: in Camden
Official site: britishmuseum.org

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

Plan your visit

The practical side

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The places near British Museum are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Staying near British Museum

The 8 towns are led in size by Lambeth, with 317,108 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

2 · 400 m west of it

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

3 · 1 km east of it

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

4 · 1.1 km north of it

Islington

216,309 people · 425 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where British Museum is	People	Places to visit
Camden	It’s in town	209,342	458
Westminster	400 m west of it	203,571	461
City of London	1 km east of it	7,820	432
Islington	1.1 km north of it	216,309	425
Lambeth	1.5 km south of it	317,108	450
Southwark	1.7 km southeast of it	307,076	471
Tower Hamlets	1.9 km east of it	311,072	430
Hackney	2.5 km northeast of it	258,464	407

Make a day of it

Beyond British Museum

Choose from 600 places within 15 km, such as 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and an art gallery.

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1.2 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)2

Historic houseBuckingham Palace2.3 km away 3

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.2 km away 4

AttractionElizabeth Tower2.1 km away 5

AttractionLondon Eye1.8 km away 6

Big drawCastleTower of London3.7 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)7

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral2.1 km away 8

MuseumMadame Tussauds2 km away

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

Asked about British Museum

Where is British Museum?

British Museum is in Camden, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is British Museum?

National museum in London, United Kingdom.

How many people visit British Museum?

About 5.8M visitors a year, in 2023 (the latest count on Wikidata).

When is the best time to visit British Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Camden, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is British Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near British Museum?

Within 15 km: National Gallery (1.2 km), Buckingham Palace (2.3 km), Westminster Abbey (2.2 km) and Elizabeth Tower (2.1 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)

British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, 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
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, 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
Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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