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Foundling Museum

In Camden stands Foundling Museum. Another 391 places to visit lie within 5 km. It counts as a Grade II listed building.

Photo: Foundling Museum, Alan Stanton (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Camden

inside the built-up area

Visitors a year

37K

Wikidata

How well known

Top 5%

#365 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Camden

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

#365 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Camden

Foundling Museum is inside Camden’s built-up area, with 391 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II 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

The year in Camden

Afternoons in Camden peak at 18–23°C, May to September.

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

Foundling Museum

Around 37K people visit each year. Articles on it exist in 9 languages. First among the places near it is British Museum, at 700 m.

Camden’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II listed building
Visitors: 37K visitors a year
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in Camden
Official site: foundlingmuseum.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Practical information

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Locating Foundling Museum

Find Foundling Museum in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Lambeth is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (317,108 people). Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

2 · 500 m north of it

Islington

216,309 people · 425 places to visit

3 · 1 km east of it

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

4 · 1.1 km west of it

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Foundling Museum is	People	Places to visit
Camden	It’s in town	209,342	458
Islington	500 m north of it	216,309	425
City of London	1 km east of it	7,820	432
Westminster	1.1 km west of it	203,571	461
Tower Hamlets	1.6 km east of it	311,072	430
Hackney	1.9 km northeast of it	258,464	407
Lambeth	2 km south of it	317,108	450
Southwark	2 km southeast of it	307,076	471

Make a day of it

More near Foundling Museum

600 more lie within 15 km, 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a museum among them.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum700 m away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1.9 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)3

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.9 km away 4

Historic houseBuckingham Palace3.1 km away 5

AttractionElizabeth Tower2.7 km away 6

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

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral2.1 km away 8

AttractionLondon Eye2.4 km away

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

Questions about Foundling Museum

Where is Foundling Museum?

Foundling Museum is in Camden, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Foundling Museum?

Museum in Bloomsbury, London, England, United Kingdom.

How many people visit Foundling Museum?

About 37K visitors a year.

When is the best time to visit Foundling Museum?

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

Is Foundling Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Foundling Museum?

Within 15 km: British Museum (700 m), National Gallery (1.9 km), Westminster Abbey (2.9 km) and Buckingham Palace (3.1 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)

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

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