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Lambeth Palace

Lambeth Palace is an official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Inside Lambeth’s built-up area is where it stands. Officially, it is a Grade I listed building.

Where

In Lambeth

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 1%

#68 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

Palace in Lambeth

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

#68 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (35 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Lambeth

Lambeth Palace is inside Lambeth’s built-up area, with 387 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Lambeth has 917 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

Which month to go

Afternoons in Lambeth peak at 18–24°C, May to September.

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

Lambeth Palace

Articles on it exist in 35 languages. A short trip away is Westminster Abbey, 700 m off, the first of 611 within 15 km.

Lambeth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Palace
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 35 languages
Town: in Lambeth
Official site: archbishopofcanterbury.org/about-lambeth-palace

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

The map

Finding Lambeth Palace

Orange marks Lambeth Palace, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

The towns around Lambeth Palace

In size, Wandsworth comes first of the 8, with 326,725 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

2 · 300 m northwest of it

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

3 · 600 m southeast of it

Southwark

307,076 people · 471 places to visit

4 · 1.3 km southwest of it

Wandsworth

326,725 people · 442 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Lambeth Palace is	People	Places to visit
Lambeth	It’s in town	317,108	450
Westminster	300 m northwest of it	203,571	461
Southwark	600 m southeast of it	307,076	471
Wandsworth	1.3 km southwest of it	326,725	442
City of London	1.8 km northeast of it	7,820	432
Camden	1.8 km northwest of it	209,342	458
Kensington and Chelsea	2.4 km west of it	143,348	399
Islington	2.8 km north of it	216,309	425

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

A visit can add 2 attractions, 2 art galleries and a cathedral, from 611 places within 15 km.

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey700 m away 2

AttractionElizabeth Tower700 m away 3

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum2.7 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)4

Historic houseBuckingham Palace1.7 km away 5

AttractionLondon Eye900 m away 6

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1.6 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)7

Big drawCastleTower of London3.3 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)8

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern1.9 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)

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

Lambeth Palace, answered

Where is Lambeth Palace?

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

What is Lambeth Palace?

Official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

When is the best time to visit Lambeth Palace?

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

Is Lambeth Palace a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Lambeth Palace?

Within 15 km: Westminster Abbey (700 m), Elizabeth Tower (700 m), British Museum (2.7 km) and Buckingham Palace (1.7 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)

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

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