Historic house · Westminster · London

Clarence House

Clarence House is an official residence of king Charles III, and his wife Camilla. Visitors find it inside Westminster’s built-up area. It is on the official list as a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Clarence House, ChrisO (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Westminster

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 1%

#68 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Historic house in Westminster

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

#68 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (35 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Westminster

Clarence House is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 392 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Westminster has 3,887 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

Seasons in Westminster

Afternoons in Westminster peak at 19–24°C, May to September.

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

Clarence House

Articles on it exist in 35 languages. Close by, Buckingham Palace is 400 m away, one of 605 within 15 km.

Westminster’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 35 languages
Town: in Westminster
Official site: rct.uk/visit/clarence-house

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

Plan your visit

Visit 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

Orange is Clarence House; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Wandsworth tops the 8 for size, at 326,725 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

2 · 1.2 km north of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km south of it

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

4 · 1.4 km west of it

Kensington and Chelsea

143,348 people · 399 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Clarence House is	People	Places to visit
Westminster	It’s in town	203,571	461
Camden	1.2 km north of it	209,342	458
Lambeth	1.2 km south of it	317,108	450
Kensington and Chelsea	1.4 km west of it	143,348	399
City of London	2 km northeast of it	7,820	432
Southwark	2.1 km southeast of it	307,076	471
Wandsworth	2.2 km southwest of it	326,725	442
Islington	2.8 km north of it	216,309	425

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Clarence House

605 more lie within 15 km, 2 historic houses, 2 attractions and a museum among them.

Historic houseBuckingham Palace400 m away 2

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.9 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey900 m away 4

AttractionElizabeth Tower1 km away 5

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery800 m away · 709K visitors a year (2021)6

AttractionLondon Eye1.3 km away 7

Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesSaint James's Palace100 m away 8

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 Clarence House: the answers

Where is Clarence House?

Clarence House is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Clarence House?

Official residence of king Charles III, and his wife Camilla.

When is the best time to visit Clarence House?

May to September are the warmest months in Westminster, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Clarence House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Clarence House?

Within 15 km: Buckingham Palace (400 m), British Museum (1.9 km), Westminster Abbey (900 m) and Elizabeth Tower (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 (9)

Clarence House: ChrisO, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, 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
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint James's Palace: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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