Museum · Camden · London

Burgh House and Hampstead Museum

Burgh House and Hampstead Museum is a local museum in Camden, London. Officially, it is a Grade I listed building. A short trip away is British Museum, 5.5 km off, the first of 584 within 15 km.

Photo: Burgh House and Hampstead Museum, ceridwen (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Camden

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Camden

Inside Camden

Burgh House and Hampstead Museum is inside Camden’s built-up area, with 81 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

How the seasons run

In Camden the warm season is May to September, with highs of 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

Burgh House and Hampstead Museum

Its story is told in 4 languages on Wikipedia.

Camden’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Camden
Official site: burghhouse.org.uk

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

The map

Where to find Burgh House and Hampstead Museum

Orange: Burgh House and Hampstead Museum.

Towns near it

Towns around Burgh House and Hampstead Museum, by distance

The largest of the 8 towns is Barnet, with 388,572 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km northwest of it

Barnet

388,572 people · 102 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km northeast of it

Haringey

264,069 people · 149 places to visit

4 · 2.1 km south of it

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Burgh House and Hampstead Museum is	People	Places to visit
Camden	It’s in town	209,342	458
Barnet	1.1 km northwest of it	388,572	102
Haringey	1.7 km northeast of it	264,069	149
Westminster	2.1 km south of it	203,571	461
Brent	2.3 km west of it	340,611	245
Islington	2.4 km east of it	216,309	425
Kensington and Chelsea	4.2 km south of it	143,348	399
Hammersmith and Fulham	4.9 km south of it	182,187	266

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

2 museums, 2 attractions and a historic house are among the 584 within 15 km.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum5.5 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Historic houseBuckingham Palace6.8 km away 3

MuseumMadame Tussauds4.2 km away 4

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey7.3 km away 5

AttractionElizabeth Tower7.3 km away 6

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery6.4 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)7

Big drawCastleTower of London8.8 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)8

AttractionLondon Eye7.2 km away

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

Before visiting Burgh House and Hampstead Museum

Where is Burgh House and Hampstead Museum?

Burgh House and Hampstead Museum is in Camden, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Burgh House and Hampstead Museum?

Local museum in Camden, London, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Burgh House and Hampstead Museum?

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

Is Burgh House and Hampstead Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Burgh House and Hampstead Museum?

Within 15 km: British Museum (5.5 km), Buckingham Palace (6.8 km), Madame Tussauds (4.2 km) and Westminster Abbey (7.3 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)

Burgh House and Hampstead Museum: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, 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
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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