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Marlborough House

Marlborough House is a mansion in the City of Westminster, London. Officially, it is a Grade I listed building. Within 15 km there are 605 more places to visit, starting with British Museum (1.7 km).

Photo: Marlborough House, CMallwitz at English Wikipedia (Public domain)

Where

In Westminster

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 2%

#121 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Palace in Westminster

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

#121 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (27 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Westminster

Marlborough House is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 394 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Westminster has 3,887 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

The climate through the year

May to September are the warmest in Westminster, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C.

Jan9° / 3°60 mm

Feb9° / 3°45 mm

Mar12° / 4°38 mm

Apr15° / 6°44 mm

May19° / 9°46 mm

Jun21° / 12°51 mm

Jul24° / 14°46 mm

Aug23° / 14°56 mm

Sep20° / 12°53 mm

Oct16° / 9°68 mm

Nov12° / 6°68 mm

Dec9° / 3°60 mm

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

About

Marlborough House

It has articles in 27 Wikipedias.

Westminster’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Palace
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 27 languages
Town: in Westminster
Official site: thecommonwealth.org/marlborough-house

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

The map

Marlborough House and what surrounds it

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Marlborough House is the orange one.

Towns near it

Towns around Marlborough House, by distance

The biggest base of the 8 is Wandsworth (326,725 people). The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

2 · 1 km north of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

3 · 1.1 km south of it

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

4 · 1.6 km west of it

Kensington and Chelsea

143,348 people · 399 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Marlborough House is	People	Places to visit
Westminster	It’s in town	203,571	461
Camden	1 km north of it	209,342	458
Lambeth	1.1 km south of it	317,108	450
Kensington and Chelsea	1.6 km west of it	143,348	399
City of London	1.8 km northeast of it	7,820	432
Southwark	1.9 km southeast of it	307,076	471
Wandsworth	2.3 km southwest of it	326,725	442
Islington	2.6 km north of it	216,309	425

Make a day of it

Pair Marlborough House with these

Among the 605 within 15 km are 2 historic houses, 2 attractions and a museum.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.7 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Historic houseBuckingham Palace600 m away 3

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey900 m away 4

AttractionElizabeth Tower900 m away 5

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery700 m away · 709K visitors a year (2021)6

AttractionLondon Eye1.1 km away 7

Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesSaint James's Palace200 m away 8

Big drawCastleTower of London4.1 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)

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

Before visiting Marlborough House

Where is Marlborough House?

Marlborough House is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Marlborough House?

Mansion in the City of Westminster, London, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Marlborough House?

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

Is Marlborough House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Marlborough House?

Within 15 km: British Museum (1.7 km), Buckingham Palace (600 m), Westminster Abbey (900 m) and Elizabeth Tower (900 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)

Marlborough House: CMallwitz at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, 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
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint James's Palace: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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