Fort · City of London · London

London Wall

London Wall is an ancient defensive wall built by the Romans around Londinium. Its location is inside City of London’s built-up area. The site is looked after by English Heritage.

Photo: London Wall, Jamzze (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In City of London

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 1%

#67 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Fort in City of London

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

#67 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (34 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside City of London

London Wall is inside City of London’s built-up area, with 364 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather through the year

From May to September, City of London sees highs of 19–24°C.

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 Wall

Articles on it exist in 34 languages. 597 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by British Museum (2.1 km).

Type: Fort
Run by: English Heritage
Wikipedias: Covered in 34 languages
Town: in City of London

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

The map

London Wall and what surrounds it

London Wall is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Bases near London Wall

Lambeth is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (317,108 people). The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

2 · 300 m northwest of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

3 · 300 m east of it

Tower Hamlets

311,072 people · 430 places to visit

4 · 400 m north of it

Islington

216,309 people · 425 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where London Wall is	People	Places to visit
City of London	It’s in town	7,820	432
Camden	300 m northwest of it	209,342	458
Tower Hamlets	300 m east of it	311,072	430
Islington	400 m north of it	216,309	425
Hackney	900 m northeast of it	258,464	407
Southwark	900 m south of it	307,076	471
Westminster	1.1 km west of it	203,571	461
Lambeth	1.3 km south of it	317,108	450

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Choose from 597 places within 15 km, such as 2 cathedrals, 2 art galleries and 2 attractions.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum2.1 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Big drawCastleTower of London1.8 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)3

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral400 m away 4

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern1.1 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)5

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.9 km away 6

AttractionElizabeth Tower2.7 km away 7

AttractionLondon Eye2.2 km away 8

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery2.4 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)

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

Visiting London Wall: the answers

Where is London Wall?

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

What is London Wall?

Ancient defensive wall built by the Romans around Londinium.

Who runs London Wall?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit London Wall?

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 Wall?

Within 15 km: British Museum (2.1 km), Tower of London (1.8 km), St Paul's Cathedral (400 m) and Tate Modern (1.1 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 Wall: Jamzze, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
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
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.