Attraction · Kensington and Chelsea · London

Harrods

Among the sights of Kensington and Chelsea is Harrods, an attraction. Within 5 km there are 331 more places to visit. Worth the trip, Buckingham Palace is 1.4 km off.

Where

In Kensington and Chelsea

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Attraction in Kensington and Chelsea

Inside Kensington and Chelsea

Harrods is inside Kensington and Chelsea’s built-up area, with 331 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

A month-by-month guide

For warmth, aim for May to September (19–24°C highs in Kensington and Chelsea).

Jan9° / 3°59 mm

Feb9° / 3°43 mm

Mar12° / 4°37 mm

Apr15° / 6°43 mm

May19° / 9°46 mm

Jun21° / 12°50 mm

Jul24° / 14°46 mm

Aug23° / 14°54 mm

Sep20° / 12°52 mm

Oct16° / 9°68 mm

Nov12° / 5°66 mm

Dec9° / 3°59 mm

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

About

Harrods

Attraction.

In Kensington and Chelsea, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Attraction
Town: in Kensington and Chelsea
Official site: harrods.com

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

The map

Harrods and what surrounds it

Orange is Harrods; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns that list Harrods

The 8 towns are led in size by Wandsworth, with 326,725 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Kensington and Chelsea

143,348 people · 399 places to visit

2 · 100 m north of it

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km south of it

Wandsworth

326,725 people · 442 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km west of it

Hammersmith and Fulham

182,187 people · 266 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Harrods is	People	Places to visit
Kensington and Chelsea	It’s in town	143,348	399
Westminster	100 m north of it	203,571	461
Wandsworth	1.9 km south of it	326,725	442
Hammersmith and Fulham	2.6 km west of it	182,187	266
Camden	2.8 km north of it	209,342	458
Lambeth	2.8 km southeast of it	317,108	450
Southwark	3.6 km east of it	307,076	471
City of London	3.8 km northeast of it	7,820	432

Make a day of it

Also near Harrods

Choose from 607 places within 15 km, such as 4 museums, a historic house and a cathedral.

Historic houseBuckingham Palace1.4 km away 2

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum3.3 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3

Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum700 m away · 858K visitors a year (2021)4

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.4 km away 5

AttractionElizabeth Tower2.6 km away 6

Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum900 m away · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)7

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery2.6 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)8

Big drawMuseumScience Museum900 m away · 3M visitors a year (2012)

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

Questions about Harrods

Where is Harrods?

Harrods is in Kensington and Chelsea, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Harrods?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Harrods?

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

What else is there to see near Harrods?

Within 15 km: Buckingham Palace (1.4 km), British Museum (3.3 km), Victoria and Albert Museum (700 m) and Westminster Abbey (2.4 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)

Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, 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
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Science Museum: Shadowssettle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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