Museum · Tower Hamlets · London

Dennis Severs' House

Dennis Severs' House is a museum in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It holds the status of a Grade II listed building. Add Tower of London, 1.5 km away, to a visit; it leads 585 places within 15 km.

Photo: Dennis Severs' House, Matt Brown from London, England (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Tower Hamlets

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Museum in Tower Hamlets

Inside Tower Hamlets

Dennis Severs' House is inside Tower Hamlets’ built-up area, with 336 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Tower Hamlets has 923 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

Weather through the year

Afternoons in Tower Hamlets reach 19–24°C from May to September.

Jan9° / 3°57 mm

Feb9° / 3°43 mm

Mar12° / 5°37 mm

Apr15° / 6°42 mm

May19° / 9°46 mm

Jun22° / 12°50 mm

Jul24° / 14°48 mm

Aug24° / 14°59 mm

Sep20° / 12°49 mm

Oct16° / 9°66 mm

Nov12° / 6°63 mm

Dec9° / 4°58 mm

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

About

Dennis Severs' House

Articles on it exist in 4 languages.

Tower Hamlets’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Tower Hamlets
Official site: dennissevershouse.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

The practical side

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Mapping Dennis Severs' House

Numbered points are the places near Dennis Severs' House, which is in orange.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Dennis Severs' House

With 317,108 people, Lambeth is the largest of the 8. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

Tower Hamlets

311,072 people · 430 places to visit

2 · 100 m west of it

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

3 · 100 m north of it

Hackney

258,464 people · 407 places to visit

4 · 500 m northwest of it

Islington

216,309 people · 425 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Dennis Severs' House is	People	Places to visit
Tower Hamlets	It’s in town	311,072	430
City of London	100 m west of it	7,820	432
Hackney	100 m north of it	258,464	407
Islington	500 m northwest of it	216,309	425
Camden	1.5 km northwest of it	209,342	458
Southwark	1.6 km south of it	307,076	471
Westminster	2.4 km west of it	203,571	461
Lambeth	2.6 km south of it	317,108	450

Make a day of it

While you are near Dennis Severs' House

Our list has 585 more within 15 km, among them 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a castle.

Big drawCastleTower of London1.5 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)2

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum3.4 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral1.6 km away 4

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern2.1 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)5

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey4.2 km away 6

AttractionElizabeth Tower3.9 km away 7

Historic houseBuckingham Palace5 km away 8

AttractionLondon Eye3.5 km away

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

Good to know about Dennis Severs' House

Where is Dennis Severs' House?

Dennis Severs' House is in Tower Hamlets, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Dennis Severs' House?

Museum in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

When is the best time to visit Dennis Severs' House?

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

Is Dennis Severs' House a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Dennis Severs' House?

Within 15 km: Tower of London (1.5 km), British Museum (3.4 km), St Paul's Cathedral (1.6 km) and Tate Modern (2.1 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)

Dennis Severs' House: Matt Brown from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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