Attraction · Westminster · London

Chinatown Gate

Chinatown Gate is an attraction you can visit in Westminster. 391 more places to visit are within 5 km. Our list goes on with British Museum, 1 km away.

Where

In Westminster

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Attraction in Westminster

Inside Westminster

Chinatown Gate is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 391 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.

When to go

The year in Westminster

The warmest afternoons in Westminster run May to September, at 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

Chinatown Gate

Attraction.

In Westminster, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Attraction
Town: in Westminster

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

The map

Around Chinatown Gate, mapped

Spot Chinatown Gate in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Lambeth (317,108 people). Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

2 · 300 m northwest of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

3 · 1 km south of it

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

4 · 1.4 km east of it

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Chinatown Gate is	People	Places to visit
Westminster	It’s in town	203,571	461
Camden	300 m northwest of it	209,342	458
Lambeth	1 km south of it	317,108	450
City of London	1.4 km east of it	7,820	432
Southwark	1.6 km southeast of it	307,076	471
Islington	2 km north of it	216,309	425
Kensington and Chelsea	2.1 km west of it	143,348	399
Tower Hamlets	2.5 km east of it	311,072	430

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Among the 602 within 15 km are 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a museum.

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

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery300 m away · 709K visitors a year (2021)3

Historic houseBuckingham Palace1.3 km away 4

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey1.3 km away 5

AttractionElizabeth Tower1.2 km away 6

AttractionLondon Eye1.2 km away 7

Big drawCastleTower of London3.8 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)8

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral2.3 km away

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

A visit to Chinatown Gate: questions

Where is Chinatown Gate?

Chinatown Gate is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Chinatown Gate?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Chinatown Gate?

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 Chinatown Gate?

Within 15 km: British Museum (1 km), National Gallery (300 m), Buckingham Palace (1.3 km) and Westminster Abbey (1.3 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 (8)

British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, 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
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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