Horse Guards
In Westminster stands Horse Guards, an attraction. 395 more places to visit are within 5 km. Around it, British Museum (1.6 km) comes first on our list.
Attraction in Westminster
Inside Westminster
Horse Guards is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 395 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.
Month by month
The warmest stretch in Westminster is May to September, at 19–24°C in the afternoon.
Horse Guards
Attraction.
In Westminster, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Westminster
Getting your bearings
Orange: Horse Guards.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Westminster’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count Horse Guards
Among the 8, Wandsworth is the biggest, home to 326,725 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Westminster
Lambeth
Camden
City of London
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Horse Guards is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | It’s in town | 203,571 | 461 |
| Lambeth | 500 m south of it | 317,108 | 450 |
| Camden | 900 m northwest of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| City of London | 1.3 km northeast of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Southwark | 1.3 km southeast of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 2.2 km west of it | 143,348 | 399 |
| Islington | 2.2 km north of it | 216,309 | 425 |
| Wandsworth | 2.2 km southwest of it | 326,725 | 442 |
More to see nearby
A visit can add 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a museum, from 604 places within 15 km.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.6 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey600 m away3
AttractionElizabeth Tower500 m away4
Historic houseBuckingham Palace1.2 km away5
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery500 m away · 709K visitors a year (2021)6
AttractionLondon Eye500 m away7
Big drawCastleTower of London3.5 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)8
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral2.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Horse Guards
Where is Horse Guards?
Horse Guards is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Horse Guards?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Horse Guards?
May to September are the warmest months in Westminster, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Horse Guards?
Within 15 km: British Museum (1.6 km), Westminster Abbey (600 m), Elizabeth Tower (500 m) and Buckingham Palace (1.2 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)
- 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
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: 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
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