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London Museum

London Museum is a museum in the City of London. Close by, British Museum is 1.5 km away, one of 598 within 15 km. It has articles in 36 Wikipedias.

Photo: London Museum, Justinc (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In City of London

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 1%

#62 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Museum in City of London

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

#62 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (36 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside City of London

London Museum is inside City of London’s built-up area, with 370 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.

When to go

Picking your season

Expect highs of 19–24°C in City of London from May to September.

Jan9° / 3°58 mm

Feb9° / 3°43 mm

Mar12° / 5°37 mm

Apr15° / 6°43 mm

May19° / 9°47 mm

Jun22° / 12°51 mm

Jul24° / 14°50 mm

Aug24° / 14°62 mm

Sep20° / 12°50 mm

Oct16° / 9°66 mm

Nov12° / 6°64 mm

Dec9° / 4°59 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in City of London, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for City of London. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. City of London’s full climate →

About

London Museum

Museum in the City of London.

In City of London, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 36 languages
Town: in City of London
Official site: londonmuseum.org.uk

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

The map

Where London Museum is

The orange dot is London Museum; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Staying near London Museum

With 317,108 people, Lambeth is the largest of the 8. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

2 · 100 m northwest of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

3 · 100 m north of it

Islington

216,309 people · 425 places to visit

4 · 500 m east of it

Tower Hamlets

311,072 people · 430 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where London Museum is	People	Places to visit
City of London	It’s in town	7,820	432
Camden	100 m northwest of it	209,342	458
Islington	100 m north of it	216,309	425
Tower Hamlets	500 m east of it	311,072	430
Westminster	600 m west of it	203,571	461
Southwark	900 m southeast of it	307,076	471
Lambeth	1.1 km south of it	317,108	450
Hackney	1.4 km northeast of it	258,464	407

Make a day of it

What else is near London Museum

The 598 places within 15 km include 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and 2 art galleries.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.5 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral600 m away 3

Big drawCastleTower of London2.3 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)4

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.6 km away 5

AttractionElizabeth Tower2.3 km away 6

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern1.2 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)7

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1.9 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)8

AttractionLondon Eye1.9 km away

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

Visiting London Museum

Where is London Museum?

London Museum is in City of London, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is London Museum?

Museum in the City of London.

When is the best time to visit London Museum?

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

What else is there to see near London Museum?

Within 15 km: British Museum (1.5 km), St Paul's Cathedral (600 m), Tower of London (2.3 km) and Westminster Abbey (2.6 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)

London Museum: Justinc, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, 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
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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