Kensington Palace
Kensington Palace is a royal residence set. Its place is inside Kensington and Chelsea’s built-up area. It counts as a Grade I listed building.
Historic house in Kensington and Chelsea
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#16 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (54 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Kensington and Chelsea
Kensington Palace is inside Kensington and Chelsea’s built-up area, with 268 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Kensington and Chelsea has 1,148 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons in Kensington and Chelsea
From May to September, Kensington and Chelsea sees highs of 19–24°C.
Kensington Palace
Recorded visits for 2015 came to 383K. Wikipedia covers it in 54 languages. Nearby, British Museum (4.5 km) heads a list of 596 within 15 km.
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Visitors
- 383K visitors a year (2015)
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 54 languages
- Town
- in Kensington and Chelsea
- Official site
- hrp.org.uk/kensington-palace
Around Kensington Palace, mapped
Use the numbers to match each place near Kensington Palace with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Kensington and Chelsea’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from Kensington Palace
The biggest base of the 8 is Ealing (367,271 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
- 1Kensington and Chelsea
- 2Westminster
- 3Hammersmith and Fulham
- 4Brent
- 5Wandsworth
- 6Camden
- 7Richmond upon Thames
- 8Ealing
Kensington and Chelsea
Westminster
Hammersmith and Fulham
Brent
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Kensington Palace is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington and Chelsea | It’s in town | 143,348 | 399 |
| Westminster | 500 m northeast of it | 203,571 | 461 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 1.6 km southwest of it | 182,187 | 266 |
| Brent | 2.6 km northwest of it | 340,611 | 245 |
| Wandsworth | 3 km south of it | 326,725 | 442 |
| Camden | 3.3 km northeast of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 3.5 km southwest of it | 192,888 | 128 |
| Ealing | 4 km west of it | 367,271 | 101 |
Nearby, too
Around it, within 15 km, lie 596 more, including 5 museums, a historic house and a cathedral.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum4.5 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
Historic houseBuckingham Palace3.2 km away3
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum1.4 km away · 858K visitors a year (2021)4
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum1.3 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)5
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey4.2 km away6
Big drawMuseumScience Museum1.2 km away · 3M visitors a year (2012)7
AttractionElizabeth Tower4.4 km away8
MuseumMadame Tussauds3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Kensington Palace: what to know
Where is Kensington Palace?
Kensington Palace is in Kensington and Chelsea, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Kensington Palace?
Royal residence set in Kensington Gardens, London, England, UK.
How many people visit Kensington Palace?
About 383K visitors a year, in 2015 (the latest count on Wikidata).
When is the best time to visit Kensington Palace?
May to September are the warmest months in Kensington and Chelsea, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Kensington Palace a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Kensington Palace?
Within 15 km: British Museum (4.5 km), Buckingham Palace (3.2 km), Victoria and Albert Museum (1.4 km) and Natural History Museum (1.3 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)
- Kensington Palace: Steve Cadman from London, U.K., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science Museum: Shadowssettle, 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
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