Museum · Westminster · London

Jewel Tower

Jewel Tower is a medieval tower in Westminster, London. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument. Top of the 609 other places within 15 km is Westminster Abbey, 100 m off.

Photo: Jewel Tower, Lonpicman~commonswiki (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Westminster

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 7%

#525 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Museum in Westminster

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

#525 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Westminster

Jewel Tower is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 391 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

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

Weather by the month

In Westminster the warm season is May to September, with highs of 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

Jewel Tower

It is maintained by English Heritage. Wikipedia covers it in 10 languages.

Westminster’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 10 languages
Town: in Westminster
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/jewel-tower

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

The map

Where it sits

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

Towns near it

Towns around Jewel Tower, by distance

The biggest base of the 8 is Wandsworth (326,725 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

2 · 400 m south of it

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

3 · 1.1 km southeast of it

Southwark

307,076 people · 471 places to visit

4 · 1.5 km southwest of it

Wandsworth

326,725 people · 442 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Jewel Tower is	People	Places to visit
Westminster	It’s in town	203,571	461
Lambeth	400 m south of it	317,108	450
Southwark	1.1 km southeast of it	307,076	471
Wandsworth	1.5 km southwest of it	326,725	442
Camden	1.6 km northwest of it	209,342	458
City of London	1.7 km northeast of it	7,820	432
Kensington and Chelsea	2.1 km west of it	143,348	399
Islington	2.7 km north of it	216,309	425

Make a day of it

Also near Jewel Tower

Around it, within 15 km, lie 609 more, including 2 attractions, 2 art galleries and a cathedral.

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey100 m away 2

AttractionElizabeth Tower300 m away 3

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum2.3 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)4

Historic houseBuckingham Palace1.1 km away 5

AttractionLondon Eye700 m away 6

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1.2 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)7

Big drawCastleTower of London3.6 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)8

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern2.1 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)

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

Quick answers on Jewel Tower

Where is Jewel Tower?

Jewel Tower is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Jewel Tower?

Medieval tower in Westminster, London, England, UK.

Who runs Jewel Tower?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Jewel Tower?

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

Is Jewel Tower a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Jewel Tower?

Within 15 km: Westminster Abbey (100 m), Elizabeth Tower (300 m), British Museum (2.3 km) and Buckingham Palace (1.1 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)

Jewel Tower: Lonpicman~commonswiki, 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
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.