Carnaby Street
Look for Carnaby Street, an attraction, in Westminster. Around it, within 5 km, are 397 more places on our list. Close by, British Museum is 1.1 km away.
Attraction in Westminster
Inside Westminster
Carnaby Street is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 397 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.
How the seasons run
The warmest afternoons in Westminster run May to September, at 19–24°C.
Carnaby Street
Attraction.
In Westminster, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Westminster
- Official site
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnaby_Street
Where it sits
Numbered points are the places near Carnaby Street, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Westminster’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from Carnaby Street
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Lambeth (317,108 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Westminster
Camden
Lambeth
City of London
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Carnaby Street is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | It’s in town | 203,571 | 461 |
| Camden | 600 m north of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| Lambeth | 1.6 km south of it | 317,108 | 450 |
| City of London | 1.8 km east of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 1.9 km west of it | 143,348 | 399 |
| Southwark | 2.1 km southeast of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| Islington | 2.2 km northeast of it | 216,309 | 425 |
| Tower Hamlets | 2.9 km east of it | 311,072 | 430 |
More to see nearby
Also close at hand are 2 museums, 2 attractions and a historic house, among 605 within 15 km.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.1 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
Historic houseBuckingham Palace1.4 km away3
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery800 m away · 709K visitors a year (2021)4
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey1.7 km away5
AttractionElizabeth Tower1.7 km away6
AttractionLondon Eye1.7 km away7
MuseumMadame Tussauds1.6 km away8
Big drawCastleTower of London4.3 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Carnaby Street
Where is Carnaby Street?
Carnaby Street is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Carnaby Street?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Carnaby Street?
May to September are the warmest months in Westminster, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Carnaby Street?
Within 15 km: British Museum (1.1 km), Buckingham Palace (1.4 km), National Gallery (800 m) and Westminster Abbey (1.7 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 (8)
- 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
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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