Museum · Camden · London

Fenton House

Fenton House is a 17th-century house with walled garden. It stands inside Camden’s built-up area. Officially, it is a Grade I listed building.

Where

In Camden

inside the built-up area

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 19%

#1,601 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Camden

Inside Camden

Fenton House is inside Camden’s built-up area, with 70 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Camden has 1,889 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

A month-by-month guide

The warmest stretch in Camden is May to September, at 18–23°C in the afternoon.

Jan9° / 3°63 mm

Feb9° / 2°48 mm

Mar11° / 4°40 mm

Apr15° / 6°46 mm

May18° / 8°49 mm

Jun21° / 11°55 mm

Jul23° / 14°49 mm

Aug23° / 14°62 mm

Sep20° / 11°55 mm

Oct16° / 8°73 mm

Nov11° / 5°71 mm

Dec9° / 3°63 mm

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

About

Fenton House

Upkeep is seen to by the National Trust. Wikipedia covers it in 3 languages. Our list has 585 more places within 15 km; first among them is British Museum, at 5.7 km.

Camden’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Camden
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/london/fenton-house-and-garden

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

Getting your bearings

The map puts Fenton House in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Barnet is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (388,572 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

2 · 800 m north of it

Barnet

388,572 people · 102 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km northeast of it

Haringey

264,069 people · 149 places to visit

4 · 2.1 km west of it

Brent

340,611 people · 245 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Fenton House is	People	Places to visit
Camden	It’s in town	209,342	458
Barnet	800 m north of it	388,572	102
Haringey	1.8 km northeast of it	264,069	149
Brent	2.1 km west of it	340,611	245
Westminster	2.1 km south of it	203,571	461
Islington	2.7 km east of it	216,309	425
Kensington and Chelsea	4.1 km south of it	143,348	399
Hammersmith and Fulham	4.7 km south of it	182,187	266

Make a day of it

More near Fenton House

2 museums, 2 attractions and a historic house are among the 585 within 15 km.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum5.7 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Historic houseBuckingham Palace6.9 km away 3

MuseumMadame Tussauds4.3 km away 4

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey7.5 km away 5

AttractionElizabeth Tower7.5 km away 6

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery6.6 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)7

Big drawCastleTower of London9.1 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)8

AttractionLondon Eye7.4 km away

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

What people ask about Fenton House

Where is Fenton House?

Fenton House is in Camden, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Fenton House?

17th-century house with walled garden in Hampstead, London, UK.

Who runs Fenton House?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Fenton House?

May to September are the warmest months in Camden, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Fenton House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Fenton House?

Within 15 km: British Museum (5.7 km), Buckingham Palace (6.9 km), Madame Tussauds (4.3 km) and Westminster Abbey (7.5 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)

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
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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