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Grosvenor Square

Grosvenor Square is a square in the Mayfair district of London. It stands inside Westminster’s built-up area. On the official register, it is a Grade II listed park and garden.

Photo: Grosvenor Square, CVB (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Westminster

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 5%

#372 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Garden in Westminster

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

#372 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (15 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Westminster

Grosvenor Square is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 366 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed park and garden

On the official list of protected heritage; Westminster has 3,887 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 seasons here

The warmest afternoons in Westminster run May to September, at 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

Grosvenor Square

Wikipedia covers it in 15 languages. A short trip away is British Museum, 1.9 km off, the first of 600 within 15 km.

Westminster’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Garden
Listed: Grade II listed park and garden
Wikipedias: Covered in 15 languages
Town: in Westminster
Official site: royalparks.org.uk/parks/grosvenor-square-garden

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

The map

Where to find Grosvenor Square

On this map, Grosvenor Square is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Towns close to Grosvenor Square

In size, Wandsworth comes first of the 8, with 326,725 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

2 · 1.2 km west of it

Kensington and Chelsea

143,348 people · 399 places to visit

3 · 1.3 km north of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

4 · 2.3 km south of it

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Grosvenor Square is	People	Places to visit
Westminster	It’s in town	203,571	461
Kensington and Chelsea	1.2 km west of it	143,348	399
Camden	1.3 km north of it	209,342	458
Lambeth	2.3 km south of it	317,108	450
City of London	2.7 km east of it	7,820	432
Islington	3 km northeast of it	216,309	425
Southwark	3 km southeast of it	307,076	471
Wandsworth	3.1 km south of it	326,725	442

Make a day of it

While you are near Grosvenor Square

Choose from 600 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, 2 attractions and a historic house.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.9 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Historic houseBuckingham Palace1.3 km away 3

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.1 km away 4

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1.6 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)5

AttractionElizabeth Tower2.2 km away 6

MuseumMadame Tussauds1.3 km away 7

AttractionLondon Eye2.4 km away 8

Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum2.2 km away · 858K visitors a year (2021)

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

Visiting Grosvenor Square: the answers

Where is Grosvenor Square?

Grosvenor Square is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Grosvenor Square?

Square in the Mayfair district of London, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Grosvenor Square?

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

Is Grosvenor Square a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed park and garden.

What else is there to see near Grosvenor Square?

Within 15 km: British Museum (1.9 km), Buckingham Palace (1.3 km), Westminster Abbey (2.1 km) and National Gallery (1.6 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)

Grosvenor Square: CVB, 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
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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