Historic house · Westminster · London

Burlington House

Burlington House is a building on Piccadilly. Within the built-up area of Westminster, it is one of the places to visit. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Burlington House, Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Westminster

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 4%

#269 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Historic house in Westminster

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

#269 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (18 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Westminster

Burlington House is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 395 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Westminster has 3,887 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

Weather by the month

In Westminster, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 19–24°C.

Jan9° / 3°60 mm

Feb9° / 3°45 mm

Mar12° / 4°38 mm

Apr15° / 6°44 mm

May19° / 9°46 mm

Jun21° / 12°51 mm

Jul24° / 14°46 mm

Aug23° / 14°56 mm

Sep20° / 12°53 mm

Oct16° / 9°68 mm

Nov12° / 6°68 mm

Dec9° / 3°60 mm

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

About

Burlington House

Wikipedia covers it in 18 languages. Close by, British Museum is 1.4 km away, one of 605 within 15 km.

Westminster’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 18 languages
Town: in Westminster
Official site: burlingtonhouse.org

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

The map

Locating Burlington House

Orange shows Burlington House; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Of the 8, Wandsworth is the largest, at 326,725 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

2 · 800 m north of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

3 · 1.4 km south of it

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

4 · 1.6 km west of it

Kensington and Chelsea

143,348 people · 399 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Burlington House is	People	Places to visit
Westminster	It’s in town	203,571	461
Camden	800 m north of it	209,342	458
Lambeth	1.4 km south of it	317,108	450
Kensington and Chelsea	1.6 km west of it	143,348	399
City of London	1.9 km east of it	7,820	432
Southwark	2.1 km southeast of it	307,076	471
Islington	2.5 km northeast of it	216,309	425
Wandsworth	2.8 km southwest of it	326,725	442

Make a day of it

Beyond Burlington House

Around it, within 15 km, lie 605 more, including 2 museums, 2 historic houses and 2 attractions.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.4 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Historic houseBuckingham Palace900 m away 3

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey1.3 km away 4

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery700 m away · 709K visitors a year (2021)5

AttractionElizabeth Tower1.4 km away 6

AttractionLondon Eye1.5 km away 7

MuseumRoyal Academy of Arts100 m away · 469K visitors a year (2021)8

Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesSaint James's Palace500 m away

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

Asked about Burlington House

Where is Burlington House?

Burlington House is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Burlington House?

Building on Piccadilly in London, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Burlington House?

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

Is Burlington House a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Burlington House?

Within 15 km: British Museum (1.4 km), Buckingham Palace (900 m), Westminster Abbey (1.3 km) and National Gallery (700 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 (9)

Burlington House: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Academy of Arts: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint James's Palace: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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