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London Stone

London Stone is an irregular block of oolitic limestone in the City of London. It is a Grade II* listed building. Add Tower of London, 1 km away, to a visit; it leads 596 places within 15 km.

Photo: London Stone, Lord Belbury (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In City of London

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 4%

#269 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Attraction in City of London

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

#269 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (18 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside City of London

London Stone is inside City of London’s built-up area, with 357 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; City of London has 587 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

Weather through the year

Afternoons in City of London reach 19–24°C 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 Stone

18 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

City of London’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Attraction
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 18 languages
Town: in City of London
Official site: londonstone.org.uk

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

The map

The way to London Stone

The numbers show what else is near London Stone, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around London Stone

The most populous of the 8 is Lambeth, at 317,108. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

2 · 400 m south of it

Southwark

307,076 people · 471 places to visit

3 · 800 m east of it

Tower Hamlets

311,072 people · 430 places to visit

4 · 900 m north of it

Islington

216,309 people · 425 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where London Stone is	People	Places to visit
City of London	It’s in town	7,820	432
Southwark	400 m south of it	307,076	471
Tower Hamlets	800 m east of it	311,072	430
Islington	900 m north of it	216,309	425
Hackney	1 km north of it	258,464	407
Camden	1.2 km northwest of it	209,342	458
Lambeth	1.4 km south of it	317,108	450
Westminster	1.5 km west of it	203,571	461

Make a day of it

Next door to London Stone

Nearby, 596 places within 15 km include 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a castle.

Big drawCastleTower of London1 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)2

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum2.7 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral700 m away 4

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern800 m away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)5

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey3 km away 6

AttractionElizabeth Tower2.7 km away 7

AttractionLondon Eye2.3 km away 8

Historic houseBuckingham Palace3.9 km away

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

London Stone in questions

Where is London Stone?

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

What is London Stone?

Irregular block of oolitic limestone in the City of London.

When is the best time to visit London Stone?

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

Is London Stone a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near London Stone?

Within 15 km: Tower of London (1 km), British Museum (2.7 km), St Paul's Cathedral (700 m) and Tate Modern (800 m).

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 Stone: Lord Belbury, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, 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
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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