Danson House
Danson House is a grade I listed historic house museum in London Borough of Bexley. Within 15 km there are 151 more places to visit, starting with Tower of London (15 km). There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages.
Historic house in Bexley
Inside Bexley
Danson House is inside Bexley’s built-up area, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Bexley has 108 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
The warmest stretch in Bexley is May to September, at 18–23°C in the afternoon.
Danson House
Grade I listed historic house museum in London Borough of Bexley, United Kingdom.
In Bexley, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Bexley
Finding Danson House
The map puts Danson House in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Bexley’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around Danson House
With 325,469 people, Bromley is the largest of the 5. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Bexley
Greenwich
Bromley
Dartford
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Danson House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley | It’s in town | 246,074 | 29 |
| Greenwich | 2.2 km northwest of it | 288,117 | 125 |
| Bromley | 3.9 km southwest of it | 325,469 | 66 |
| Dartford | 4.1 km east of it | 69,131 | 11 |
| Joyden's Wood | 4.3 km southeast of it | 4,912 | 7 |
Close to Danson House
Around it, within 15 km, lie 151 more, including 6 museums, a castle and a historic house.
Big drawCastleTower of London15 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)2MuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich8.6 km away3
Museum · National TrustRed House800 m away4
Big drawMuseumNational Maritime Museum9 km away · 2.4M visitors a year5
MuseumCutty Sark9.3 km away6
MuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry14 km away7
MuseumQueen's House8.9 km away8
Historic house · English HeritageEltham Palace5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Danson House
Where is Danson House?
Danson House is in Bexley, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Danson House?
Grade I listed historic house museum in London Borough of Bexley, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Danson House?
May to September are the warmest months in Bexley, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Danson House a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Danson House?
Within 15 km: Tower of London (15 km), Royal Observatory Greenwich (8.6 km), Red House (800 m) and National Maritime Museum (9 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)
- Danson House: Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red House: Velela, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- National Maritime Museum: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cutty Sark: Krzysztof Belczyński from Warsaw, POLAND, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry: Dickinson Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen's House: Vladimír Procházka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eltham Palace: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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