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Ludgate

Ludgate is an ancient and ceremonial gate of the London Wall within the City of London. Within 15 km there are 598 more places to visit, starting with British Museum (1.8 km). Wikipedia covers it in 13 languages.

Photo: Ludgate, Anonymous cartographer/etcher;[1]; from University of Toronto Wenceslaus Hollar Digital Collection. Scanned by University of Toronto. High-resolution version extracted using custom tool by User:Dr_Sa… (Public domain)

Where

In City of London

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 7%

#520 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

#520 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (13 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside City of London

Ludgate is inside City of London’s built-up area, with 368 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

How the seasons run

Aim for May to September, when City of London reaches 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

Ludgate

Ancient and ceremonial gate of the London Wall within the City of London.

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

Type: Fort
Wikipedias: Covered in 13 languages
Town: in City of London

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

The map

The area around Ludgate

On this map, Ludgate is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

The towns around Ludgate

By population, Lambeth leads the 8 with 317,108. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

2 · 500 m southeast of it

Southwark

307,076 people · 471 places to visit

3 · 500 m northwest of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

4 · 600 m north of it

Islington

216,309 people · 425 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Ludgate is	People	Places to visit
City of London	It’s in town	7,820	432
Southwark	500 m southeast of it	307,076	471
Camden	500 m northwest of it	209,342	458
Islington	600 m north of it	216,309	425
Westminster	600 m west of it	203,571	461
Tower Hamlets	700 m east of it	311,072	430
Lambeth	800 m south of it	317,108	450
Hackney	1.4 km northeast of it	258,464	407

Make a day of it

Around Ludgate

Also close at hand are 2 cathedrals, 2 art galleries and 2 attractions, among 598 within 15 km.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.8 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral300 m away 3

Big drawCastleTower of London1.9 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)4

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern700 m away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)5

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.4 km away 6

AttractionElizabeth Tower2.1 km away 7

AttractionLondon Eye1.7 km away 8

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

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

Ludgate in questions

Where is Ludgate?

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

What is Ludgate?

Ancient and ceremonial gate of the London Wall within the City of London.

When is the best time to visit Ludgate?

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 Ludgate?

Within 15 km: British Museum (1.8 km), St Paul's Cathedral (300 m), Tower of London (1.9 km) and Tate Modern (700 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)

Ludgate: Anonymous cartographer/etcher;[1]; from University of Toronto Wenceslaus Hollar Digital Collection. Scanned by University of Toronto. High-resolution version extracted using custom tool by User:Dr_Sa…, Public domain, 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
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

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