Museum · Camden · London

Charles Dickens Museum

Charles Dickens Museum is an author's house museum. This one is within Camden’s built-up area. It counts as a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Charles Dickens Museum, Peter Trimming (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Camden

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 5%

#372 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

#372 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (15 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Camden

Charles Dickens Museum is inside Camden’s built-up area, with 381 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

The best months to visit

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

Charles Dickens Museum

Its story is told in 15 languages on Wikipedia. There are 600 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with British Museum (900 m).

Camden’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 15 languages
Town: in Camden
Official site: dickensmuseum.com

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

Plan your visit

Visiting: the details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Charles Dickens Museum on the map

The map centres on Charles Dickens Museum, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Charles Dickens Museum

Lambeth is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (317,108 people). Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

2 · 200 m north of it

Islington

216,309 people · 425 places to visit

3 · 600 m east of it

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

4 · 900 m west of it

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Charles Dickens Museum is	People	Places to visit
Camden	It’s in town	209,342	458
Islington	200 m north of it	216,309	425
City of London	600 m east of it	7,820	432
Westminster	900 m west of it	203,571	461
Tower Hamlets	1.2 km east of it	311,072	430
Hackney	1.6 km northeast of it	258,464	407
Lambeth	1.7 km south of it	317,108	450
Southwark	1.7 km southeast of it	307,076	471

Make a day of it

Next door to Charles Dickens Museum

Of the 600 within 15 km, look for 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a museum.

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

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.8 km away 3

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1.9 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)4

Big drawCastleTower of London3.3 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)5

Historic houseBuckingham Palace3.1 km away 6

AttractionElizabeth Tower2.6 km away 7

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral1.7 km away 8

AttractionLondon Eye2.3 km away

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

Quick answers on Charles Dickens Museum

Where is Charles Dickens Museum?

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

What is Charles Dickens Museum?

Author's house museum in London, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Charles Dickens Museum?

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

Is Charles Dickens Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Charles Dickens Museum?

Within 15 km: British Museum (900 m), Westminster Abbey (2.8 km), National Gallery (1.9 km) and Tower of London (3.3 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)

Charles Dickens Museum: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, 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
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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