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Dr Johnson's House

Dr Johnson's House is a grade I listed historic house museum in City of London. Around it, within 15 km, lie 599 more places, British Museum (1.4 km) first on our list. Its story is told in 3 languages on Wikipedia.

Photo: Dr Johnson's House, Jim Linwood (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In City of London

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Museum in City of London

Inside City of London

Dr Johnson's House is inside City of London’s built-up area, with 377 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; City of London has 587 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

Choosing a month

May to September are the warmest in City of London, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C.

Jan9° / 3°58 mm

Feb9° / 3°43 mm

Mar12° / 5°37 mm

Apr15° / 6°43 mm

May19° / 9°47 mm

Jun22° / 12°51 mm

Jul24° / 14°50 mm

Aug24° / 14°62 mm

Sep20° / 12°50 mm

Oct16° / 9°66 mm

Nov12° / 6°64 mm

Dec9° / 4°59 mm

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

About

Dr Johnson's House

Grade I listed historic house museum in City of London, United Kingdom.

In City of London, inside the town’s built-up area.

City of London’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in City of London
Official site: drjohnsonshouse.org

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

Plan your visit

Getting in

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Map of Dr Johnson's House and nearby

Orange: Dr Johnson's House.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Largest of the 8 is Lambeth, home to 317,108. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

2 · 200 m northwest of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

3 · 200 m west of it

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

4 · 500 m north of it

Islington

216,309 people · 425 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Dr Johnson's House is	People	Places to visit
City of London	It’s in town	7,820	432
Camden	200 m northwest of it	209,342	458
Westminster	200 m west of it	203,571	461
Islington	500 m north of it	216,309	425
Southwark	600 m southeast of it	307,076	471
Lambeth	700 m south of it	317,108	450
Tower Hamlets	900 m east of it	311,072	430
Hackney	1.7 km northeast of it	258,464	407

Make a day of it

Places to add to Dr Johnson's House

The 599 places within 15 km include 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and 2 art galleries.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.4 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral700 m away 3

Big drawCastleTower of London2.3 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)4

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.2 km away 5

AttractionElizabeth Tower1.9 km away 6

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1.6 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)7

AttractionLondon Eye1.5 km away 8

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern1 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)

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

Asked about Dr Johnson's House

Where is Dr Johnson's House?

Dr Johnson's House is in City of London, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Dr Johnson's House?

Grade I listed historic house museum in City of London, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Dr Johnson's House?

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

Is Dr Johnson's House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Dr Johnson's House?

Within 15 km: British Museum (1.4 km), St Paul's Cathedral (700 m), Tower of London (2.3 km) and Westminster Abbey (2.2 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)

Dr Johnson's House: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, 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
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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