Connaught Square
Connaught Square is a square in the City of Westminster. Look also at British Museum, 2.6 km away, first of 599 more within 15 km. Wikipedia covers it in 7 languages.
Garden in Westminster
Inside Westminster
Connaught Square is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 340 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
In Westminster the warm season is May to September, with highs of 19–24°C.
Connaught Square
Square in the City of Westminster.
In Westminster, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Garden
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- in Westminster
Connaught Square on the map
The numbers show what else is near Connaught Square, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Westminster’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
The most populous of the 8 is Brent, at 340,611. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
- 1Westminster
- 2Kensington and Chelsea
- 3Camden
- 4Brent
- 5Lambeth
- 6Islington
- 7City of London
- 8Hammersmith and Fulham
Westminster
Kensington and Chelsea
Camden
Brent
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Connaught Square is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | It’s in town | 203,571 | 461 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 1.4 km southwest of it | 143,348 | 399 |
| Camden | 1.7 km north of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| Brent | 2.7 km northwest of it | 340,611 | 245 |
| Lambeth | 3.2 km southeast of it | 317,108 | 450 |
| Islington | 3.4 km northeast of it | 216,309 | 425 |
| City of London | 3.5 km east of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 3.6 km southwest of it | 182,187 | 266 |
More to see nearby
Within 15 km are 599 places, among them 3 museums, 2 attractions and a historic house.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum2.6 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
Historic houseBuckingham Palace2.1 km away3
MuseumMadame Tussauds1.1 km away4
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey3 km away5
AttractionElizabeth Tower3.1 km away6
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery2.5 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)7
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum2 km away · 858K visitors a year (2021)8
AttractionLondon Eye3.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Connaught Square: common questions
Where is Connaught Square?
Connaught Square is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Connaught Square?
Square in the City of Westminster.
When is the best time to visit Connaught Square?
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 Connaught Square?
Within 15 km: British Museum (2.6 km), Buckingham Palace (2.1 km), Madame Tussauds (1.1 km) and Westminster Abbey (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 (9)
- Connaught Square: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, 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
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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