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Elizabeth Tower

Elizabeth Tower is a tower of the Palace of Westminster, London containing the bell Big Ben. Nearby, Westminster Abbey (200 m) heads a list of 606 within 15 km. It has articles in 88 Wikipedias.

Photo: Elizabeth Tower, Christian David (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Westminster

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 1%

#5 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Attraction in Westminster

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#5 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (88 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Westminster

Elizabeth Tower is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 393 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

Seasons and weather

From May to September, Westminster sees 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

Elizabeth Tower

Tower of the Palace of Westminster, London containing the bell Big Ben.

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

Type: Attraction
Wikipedias: Covered in 88 languages
Town: in Westminster
Official site: parliament.uk/bigben

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

The map

Its place on the map

Elizabeth Tower is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Elizabeth Tower

Largest of the 8 is Wandsworth, home to 326,725. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

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 · 1 km southeast of it

Southwark

307,076 people · 471 places to visit

4 · 1.3 km northwest of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Elizabeth Tower is	People	Places to visit
Westminster	It’s in town	203,571	461
Lambeth	200 m south of it	317,108	450
Southwark	1 km southeast of it	307,076	471
Camden	1.3 km northwest of it	209,342	458
City of London	1.4 km northeast of it	7,820	432
Wandsworth	1.8 km southwest of it	326,725	442
Kensington and Chelsea	2.2 km west of it	143,348	399
Islington	2.4 km north of it	216,309	425

Make a day of it

Places to add to Elizabeth Tower

Within 15 km are 606 places, among them 2 cathedrals, 2 art galleries and a museum.

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey200 m away 2

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum2.1 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3

Historic houseBuckingham Palace1.2 km away 4

AttractionLondon Eye500 m away 5

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

Big drawCastleTower of London3.4 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)7

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern1.9 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)8

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral2.3 km away

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

A visit to Elizabeth Tower: questions

Where is Elizabeth Tower?

Elizabeth Tower is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Elizabeth Tower?

Tower of the Palace of Westminster, London containing the bell Big Ben.

When is the best time to visit Elizabeth Tower?

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 Elizabeth Tower?

Within 15 km: Westminster Abbey (200 m), British Museum (2.1 km), Buckingham Palace (1.2 km) and London Eye (500 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 (9)

Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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