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Clapham Common

Clapham Common is an urban park in Clapham, south London. The site is 200 m west of Lambeth. It is run by Lambeth London Borough Council.

Where

200 m

west of Lambeth

Run by

Lambeth London Borough Council

the operator on record

How well known

Top 9%

#755 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

Garden near Lambeth

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

#755 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Lambeth

Clapham Common is 200 m west of Lambeth. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

Warm weather in Lambeth runs May to September, with highs of 18–24°C.

Jan9° / 3°57 mm

Feb9° / 3°42 mm

Mar12° / 5°37 mm

Apr15° / 6°42 mm

May18° / 9°46 mm

Jun21° / 12°50 mm

Jul24° / 14°45 mm

Aug23° / 14°55 mm

Sep20° / 12°50 mm

Oct16° / 9°66 mm

Nov12° / 6°64 mm

Dec9° / 3°58 mm

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

About

Clapham Common

10 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Around it, within 15 km, lie 608 more places, British Museum (7 km) first on our list.

Type: Garden
Run by: Lambeth London Borough Council
Wikipedias: Covered in 10 languages
Town: 200 m west of Lambeth

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

The map

Locating Clapham Common

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Clapham Common is the orange one.

Towns near it

The towns around Clapham Common

Of the 8, Croydon is the largest, at 389,242 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · 200 m east of it

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

2 · 300 m west of it

Wandsworth

326,725 people · 442 places to visit

3 · 2.6 km northwest of it

Hammersmith and Fulham

182,187 people · 266 places to visit

4 · 3 km northwest of it

Kensington and Chelsea

143,348 people · 399 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Clapham Common is	People	Places to visit
Lambeth	200 m east of it	317,108	450
Wandsworth	300 m west of it	326,725	442
Hammersmith and Fulham	2.6 km northwest of it	182,187	266
Kensington and Chelsea	3 km northwest of it	143,348	399
Westminster	3.1 km north of it	203,571	461
Merton	3.3 km southwest of it	214,931	58
Southwark	3.4 km northeast of it	307,076	471
Croydon	4.6 km southeast of it	389,242	49

Make a day of it

Close to Clapham Common

608 more lie within 15 km, 2 museums, 2 attractions and a historic house among them.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum7 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Historic houseBuckingham Palace4.8 km away 3

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey4.9 km away 4

AttractionElizabeth Tower5.1 km away 5

Big drawCastleTower of London7.5 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)6

AttractionLondon Eye5.5 km away 7

Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum4.6 km away · 858K visitors a year (2021)8

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery5.8 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)

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

Clapham Common, answered

Where is Clapham Common?

Clapham Common is 200 m west of Lambeth, London.

What is Clapham Common?

Urban park in Clapham, south London.

Who runs Clapham Common?

Lambeth London Borough Council.

When is the best time to visit Clapham Common?

May to September are the warmest months in Lambeth, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Clapham Common?

Within 15 km: British Museum (7 km), Buckingham Palace (4.8 km), Westminster Abbey (4.9 km) and Elizabeth Tower (5.1 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
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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