Attraction · Westminster · London

Cleopatra's Needle

Among the sights of Westminster is Cleopatra's Needle, an attraction. 389 more places to visit are within 5 km. The first name on our list around it is British Museum, 1.3 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

Cleopatra's Needle is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 389 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

Weather, month by month

In Westminster, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 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

Cleopatra's Needle

Attraction.

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

Type: Attraction
Town: in Westminster

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

The map

Finding Cleopatra's Needle

Numbered points are the places near Cleopatra's Needle, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Towns that list Cleopatra's Needle

The 8 towns are led in size by Wandsworth, with 326,725 people. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

2 · 200 m south of it

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

3 · 600 m northwest of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

4 · 700 m northeast of it

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Cleopatra's Needle is	People	Places to visit
Westminster	It’s in town	203,571	461
Lambeth	200 m south of it	317,108	450
Camden	600 m northwest of it	209,342	458
City of London	700 m northeast of it	7,820	432
Southwark	800 m southeast of it	307,076	471
Islington	1.6 km north of it	216,309	425
Tower Hamlets	2 km east of it	311,072	430
Wandsworth	2.7 km southwest of it	326,725	442

Make a day of it

Other places close by

A visit can add 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a museum, from 604 places within 15 km.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.3 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey1.1 km away 3

AttractionElizabeth Tower900 m away 4

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery600 m away · 709K visitors a year (2021)5

AttractionLondon Eye600 m away 6

Historic houseBuckingham Palace1.8 km away 7

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

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral1.6 km away

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

What people ask about Cleopatra's Needle

Where is Cleopatra's Needle?

Cleopatra's Needle is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Cleopatra's Needle?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Cleopatra's Needle?

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 Cleopatra's Needle?

Within 15 km: British Museum (1.3 km), Westminster Abbey (1.1 km), Elizabeth Tower (900 m) and National Gallery (600 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 (8)

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
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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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