Attraction · Camden · London

BT Tower

BT Tower is a communications tower located. Within the built-up area of Camden, it is one of the places to visit. It holds the status of a Grade II listed building.

Photo: BT Tower, David Castor (dcastor) (Public domain)

Where

In Camden

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 2%

#145 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Attraction in Camden

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

#145 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (25 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Camden

BT Tower is inside Camden’s built-up area, with 398 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II 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

Month by month

Expect highs of 18–23°C in Camden from May to September.

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

BT Tower

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 25 languages. Our list has 602 more places within 15 km; first among them is British Museum, at 900 m.

Camden’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Attraction
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 25 languages
Town: in Camden

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

The map

BT Tower and what surrounds it

Orange shows BT Tower; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Which towns are near BT Tower

With 317,108 people, Lambeth is the largest of the 8. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

2 · 100 m west of it

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

3 · 1.5 km northeast of it

Islington

216,309 people · 425 places to visit

4 · 1.8 km east of it

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where BT Tower is	People	Places to visit
Camden	It’s in town	209,342	458
Westminster	100 m west of it	203,571	461
Islington	1.5 km northeast of it	216,309	425
City of London	1.8 km east of it	7,820	432
Lambeth	2.1 km south of it	317,108	450
Southwark	2.5 km southeast of it	307,076	471
Kensington and Chelsea	2.6 km southwest of it	143,348	399
Tower Hamlets	2.8 km east of it	311,072	430

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near BT Tower

2 museums, 2 attractions and a historic house are among the 602 within 15 km.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum900 m away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Historic houseBuckingham Palace2.3 km away 3

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1.6 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)4

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.6 km away 5

AttractionElizabeth Tower2.5 km away 6

MuseumMadame Tussauds1.1 km away 7

AttractionLondon Eye2.4 km away 8

Big drawCastleTower of London4.6 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)

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

Questions people have about BT Tower

Where is BT Tower?

BT Tower is in Camden, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is BT Tower?

Communications tower located in Fitzrovia, London, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit BT Tower?

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

Is BT Tower a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near BT Tower?

Within 15 km: British Museum (900 m), Buckingham Palace (2.3 km), National Gallery (1.6 km) and Westminster Abbey (2.6 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)

BT Tower: David Castor (dcastor), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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

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