London Zoo
London Zoo is a world's oldest scientific zoo. Inside Westminster’s built-up area is where it stands. Management falls to Zoological Society of London (ZSL).
Zoo in Westminster
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#43 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (44 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Westminster
London Zoo is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 314 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.
Weather, month by month
In Westminster, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 19–24°C.
London Zoo
It has articles in 44 Wikipedias. Our list has 598 more places within 15 km; first among them is British Museum, at 2.7 km.
- Type
- Zoo
- Run by
- Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 44 languages
- Town
- in Westminster
- Official site
- londonzoo.org
Around London Zoo, mapped
The orange dot is London Zoo; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Westminster’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list London Zoo
The largest of the 8 towns is Barnet, with 388,572 people. The list runs from its own town outward.
Westminster
Camden
Brent
Islington
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where London Zoo is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | It’s in town | 203,571 | 461 |
| Camden | 200 m north of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| Brent | 2 km west of it | 340,611 | 245 |
| Islington | 2.2 km northeast of it | 216,309 | 425 |
| City of London | 3.5 km southeast of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 3.6 km southwest of it | 143,348 | 399 |
| Barnet | 3.6 km northwest of it | 388,572 | 102 |
| Haringey | 3.7 km northeast of it | 264,069 | 149 |
What else is near London Zoo
Among the 598 within 15 km are 2 museums, 2 attractions and a historic house.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum2.7 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
MuseumMadame Tussauds1.4 km away3
Historic houseBuckingham Palace4 km away4
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey4.5 km away5
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery3.5 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)6
AttractionElizabeth Tower4.4 km away7
Big drawCastleTower of London6.3 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)8
AttractionLondon Eye4.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to London Zoo
Where is London Zoo?
London Zoo is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is London Zoo?
World's oldest scientific zoo, in London, England.
Who runs London Zoo?
Zoological Society of London (ZSL).
When is the best time to visit London Zoo?
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 London Zoo?
Within 15 km: British Museum (2.7 km), Madame Tussauds (1.4 km), Buckingham Palace (4 km) and Westminster Abbey (4.5 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 Zoo: heena_mistry, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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