Churchill War Rooms
Among the sights of Westminster is Churchill War Rooms, a museum. 395 more places to visit are within 5 km. It welcomes about 365K visitors a year.
Museum in Westminster
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#119 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (19 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Westminster
Churchill War Rooms is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 395 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.
Weather through the year
The warmest stretch in Westminster is May to September, at 19–24°C in the afternoon.
Churchill War Rooms
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 19 languages. For a second stop, Westminster Abbey is 300 m away.
- Type
- Museum
- Visitors
- 365K visitors a year
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 19 languages
- Town
- in Westminster
- Official site
- iwm.org.uk/visits/churchill-war-rooms
Hours, entry and address
- EntryA fee is charged
Where to find Churchill War Rooms
The orange dot is Churchill War Rooms; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Westminster’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Staying near Churchill War Rooms
Home to 326,725 people, Wandsworth is the largest of these 8. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Westminster
Lambeth
Camden
Southwark
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Churchill War Rooms is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | It’s in town | 203,571 | 461 |
| Lambeth | 500 m south of it | 317,108 | 450 |
| Camden | 1.2 km northwest of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| Southwark | 1.4 km southeast of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| City of London | 1.6 km northeast of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Wandsworth | 1.9 km southwest of it | 326,725 | 442 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 1.9 km west of it | 143,348 | 399 |
| Islington | 2.5 km north of it | 216,309 | 425 |
More near Churchill War Rooms
606 more lie within 15 km, 2 attractions, 2 historic houses and a cathedral among them.
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey300 m away2
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.9 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3
AttractionElizabeth Tower400 m away4
Historic houseBuckingham Palace900 m away5
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery700 m away · 709K visitors a year (2021)6
AttractionLondon Eye700 m away7
Big drawCastleTower of London3.7 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)8
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesSaint James's Palace700 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Churchill War Rooms
Where is Churchill War Rooms?
Churchill War Rooms is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Churchill War Rooms?
Museum in London.
How many people visit Churchill War Rooms?
About 365K visitors a year.
When is the best time to visit Churchill War Rooms?
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 Churchill War Rooms?
Within 15 km: Westminster Abbey (300 m), British Museum (1.9 km), Elizabeth Tower (400 m) and Buckingham Palace (900 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)
- Churchill War Rooms: en:User:Jdhowens90, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, 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
- Saint James's Palace: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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