Fulham Palace
Fulham Palace is a grade I listed historic house museum in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The site is run by Church of England. Look also at British Museum, 8.2 km away, first of 589 more within 15 km.
Museum in Hammersmith and Fulham
Inside Hammersmith and Fulham
Fulham Palace is inside Hammersmith and Fulham’s built-up area, with 76 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Hammersmith and Fulham has 257 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons and weather
In Hammersmith and Fulham the warm season is May to September, with highs of 18–24°C.
Fulham Palace
7 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Church of England
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- in Hammersmith and Fulham
- Official site
- fulhampalace.org
Getting to Fulham Palace
Fulham Palace sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Hammersmith and Fulham’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
The most populous of the 8 is Ealing, at 367,271. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
- 1Hammersmith and Fulham
- 2Wandsworth
- 3Richmond upon Thames
- 4Kensington and Chelsea
- 5Hounslow
- 6Merton
- 7Ealing
- 8Westminster
Hammersmith and Fulham
Wandsworth
Richmond upon Thames
Kensington and Chelsea
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Fulham Palace is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammersmith and Fulham | It’s in town | 182,187 | 266 |
| Wandsworth | 300 m southeast of it | 326,725 | 442 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 1.3 km west of it | 192,888 | 128 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 2.2 km northeast of it | 143,348 | 399 |
| Hounslow | 2.6 km west of it | 286,591 | 106 |
| Merton | 3.5 km south of it | 214,931 | 58 |
| Ealing | 3.7 km northwest of it | 367,271 | 101 |
| Westminster | 3.9 km northeast of it | 203,571 | 461 |
While you are near Fulham Palace
Within 15 km you can add 4 museums, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum8.2 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
Historic houseBuckingham Palace6.1 km away3
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum4.2 km away · 858K visitors a year (2021)4
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey6.9 km away5
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum4 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)6
AttractionElizabeth Tower7.1 km away7
Historic houseKensington Palace4.3 km away · 383K visitors a year (2015)8
Big drawMuseumScience Museum4 km away · 3M visitors a year (2012)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Fulham Palace: questions
Where is Fulham Palace?
Fulham Palace is in Hammersmith and Fulham, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Fulham Palace?
Grade I listed historic house museum in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, United Kingdom.
Who runs Fulham Palace?
Church of England.
When is the best time to visit Fulham Palace?
May to September are the warmest months in Hammersmith and Fulham, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Fulham Palace a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Fulham Palace?
Within 15 km: British Museum (8.2 km), Buckingham Palace (6.1 km), Victoria and Albert Museum (4.2 km) and Westminster Abbey (6.9 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)
- Fulham Palace: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kensington Palace: Steve Cadman from London, U.K., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science Museum: Shadowssettle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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