Leverian collection
Leverian collection is a natural history and ethnographic collection assembled by Ashton Lever. Its place is inside Westminster’s built-up area. Top of the 601 other places within 15 km is British Museum, 1 km off.
Museum in Westminster
Inside Westminster
Leverian collection is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 391 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
For warmth, aim for May to September (19–24°C highs in Westminster).
Leverian collection
Wikipedia covers it in 3 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Westminster
Leverian collection on the map
On this map, Leverian collection is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Westminster’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Leverian collection, by distance
By population, Lambeth leads the 8 with 317,108. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Westminster
Camden
Lambeth
City of London
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Leverian collection is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | It’s in town | 203,571 | 461 |
| Camden | 300 m northwest of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| Lambeth | 900 m south of it | 317,108 | 450 |
| City of London | 1.3 km east of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Southwark | 1.5 km southeast of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| Islington | 2 km north of it | 216,309 | 425 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 2.2 km west of it | 143,348 | 399 |
| Tower Hamlets | 2.4 km east of it | 311,072 | 430 |
Make a day of it near Leverian collection
A visit can add 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a museum, from 601 places within 15 km.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery200 m away · 709K visitors a year (2021)3
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey1.2 km away4
Historic houseBuckingham Palace1.3 km away5
AttractionElizabeth Tower1.1 km away6
AttractionLondon Eye1.1 km away7
Big drawCastleTower of London3.7 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.
Leverian collection: common questions
Where is Leverian collection?
Leverian collection is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Leverian collection?
Natural history and ethnographic collection assembled by Ashton Lever.
When is the best time to visit Leverian collection?
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 Leverian collection?
Within 15 km: British Museum (1 km), National Gallery (200 m), Westminster Abbey (1.2 km) and Buckingham Palace (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)
- Leverian collection: Sarah Stone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, 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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