Art gallery · Lambeth · London

Hayward Gallery

Hayward Gallery is an art gallery. The built-up area of Lambeth includes it. Add British Museum, 1.7 km away, to a visit; it leads 605 places within 15 km.

Photo: Hayward Gallery, The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia. (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Lambeth

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 5%

#410 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

Art gallery in Lambeth

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

#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (14 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Lambeth

Hayward Gallery is inside Lambeth’s built-up area, with 390 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

The best months to visit

If warmth matters, go May to September: Lambeth reaches 18–24°C.

Jan9° / 3°57 mm

Feb9° / 3°42 mm

Mar12° / 5°37 mm

Apr15° / 6°42 mm

May18° / 9°46 mm

Jun21° / 12°50 mm

Jul24° / 14°45 mm

Aug23° / 14°55 mm

Sep20° / 12°50 mm

Oct16° / 9°66 mm

Nov12° / 6°64 mm

Dec9° / 3°58 mm

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

About

Hayward Gallery

Articles on it exist in 14 languages.

Type: Art gallery
Wikipedias: Covered in 14 languages
Town: in Lambeth
Official site: southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/hayward-gallery

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

Plan your visit

Before you set off

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 Hayward Gallery

Orange shows Hayward Gallery; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Wandsworth (326,725 people). All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

2 · 400 m west of it

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

3 · 500 m southeast of it

Southwark

307,076 people · 471 places to visit

4 · 600 m northeast of it

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Hayward Gallery is	People	Places to visit
Lambeth	It’s in town	317,108	450
Westminster	400 m west of it	203,571	461
Southwark	500 m southeast of it	307,076	471
City of London	600 m northeast of it	7,820	432
Camden	600 m northwest of it	209,342	458
Islington	1.6 km north of it	216,309	425
Tower Hamlets	1.9 km east of it	311,072	430
Wandsworth	2.5 km southwest of it	326,725	442

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Nearby, 605 places within 15 km include 2 attractions, 2 art galleries and a museum.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.7 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey1.1 km away 3

AttractionElizabeth Tower900 m away 4

AttractionLondon Eye400 m away 5

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

Historic houseBuckingham Palace2 km away 7

Big drawCastleTower of London2.7 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)8

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern1.1 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)

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

Visiting Hayward Gallery

Where is Hayward Gallery?

Hayward Gallery is in Lambeth, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Hayward Gallery?

Art gallery in London.

When is the best time to visit Hayward Gallery?

May to September are the warmest months in Lambeth, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Hayward Gallery?

Within 15 km: British Museum (1.7 km), Westminster Abbey (1.1 km), Elizabeth Tower (900 m) and London Eye (400 m).

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)

Hayward Gallery: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, 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
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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