Knocker White
One of the places to visit in Tower Hamlets is Knocker White, a historic ship. Add any of 54 more places within 5 km to a visit. Tower of London comes next on our list, 5.9 km away.
Historic ship in Tower Hamlets
Inside Tower Hamlets
Knocker White is inside Tower Hamlets’ built-up area, with 54 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.
How the seasons run
Afternoons in Tower Hamlets reach 19–24°C from May to September.
Knocker White
Historic ship.
In Tower Hamlets, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Historic ship
- Town
- in Tower Hamlets
Around Knocker White, mapped
Find Knocker White in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Tower Hamlets’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list Knocker White
With 351,065 people, Newham is the largest of the 7. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Tower Hamlets
Newham
Greenwich
Southwark
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Knocker White is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Hamlets | It’s in town | 311,072 | 430 |
| Newham | 100 m northeast of it | 351,065 | 133 |
| Greenwich | 400 m southeast of it | 288,117 | 125 |
| Southwark | 2.8 km southwest of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| Lewisham | 3.2 km south of it | 300,764 | 218 |
| Hackney | 4.4 km northwest of it | 258,464 | 407 |
| Waltham Forest | 4.8 km north of it | 278,129 | 73 |
While you are near Knocker White
Of the 560 within 15 km, look for 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and a castle.
Big drawCastleTower of London5.9 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)2
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum9.4 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3MuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich3.4 km away4
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey9.4 km away5
AttractionElizabeth Tower9.2 km away6
Historic houseBuckingham Palace10 km away7
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral7.4 km away8
Big drawMuseumNational Maritime Museum3.1 km away · 2.4M visitors a yearWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Knocker White: questions
Where is Knocker White?
Knocker White is in Tower Hamlets, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Knocker White?
Historic ship.
When is the best time to visit Knocker White?
May to September are the warmest months in Tower Hamlets, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Knocker White?
Within 15 km: Tower of London (5.9 km), British Museum (9.4 km), Royal Observatory Greenwich (3.4 km) and Westminster Abbey (9.4 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 (7)
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, 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
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Maritime Museum: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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