Zoo · Lewisham · London

Menagerie

Among the sights of Lewisham is Menagerie, a zoo. Its neighbours on our list number 21 within 5 km. The first name on our list around it is British Museum, 9.7 km away.

Where

In Lewisham

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Zoo in Lewisham

Inside Lewisham

Menagerie is inside Lewisham’s built-up area, with 21 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

The year in Lewisham

Afternoons in Lewisham reach 18–23°C from May to September.

Jan8° / 3°56 mm

Feb9° / 3°46 mm

Mar12° / 4°38 mm

Apr15° / 6°44 mm

May18° / 9°46 mm

Jun21° / 12°50 mm

Jul23° / 14°47 mm

Aug23° / 14°58 mm

Sep20° / 11°50 mm

Oct16° / 9°67 mm

Nov11° / 6°66 mm

Dec9° / 3°60 mm

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

About

Menagerie

Zoo.

In Lewisham, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Zoo
Town: in Lewisham

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

Plan your visit

Useful details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Its place on the map

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

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Croydon, with 389,242 people, is the largest of the 6. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Lewisham

300,764 people · 218 places to visit

2 · 200 m north of it

Southwark

307,076 people · 471 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km southeast of it

Bromley

325,469 people · 66 places to visit

4 · 2.2 km west of it

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Menagerie is	People	Places to visit
Lewisham	It’s in town	300,764	218
Southwark	200 m north of it	307,076	471
Bromley	1.9 km southeast of it	325,469	66
Lambeth	2.2 km west of it	317,108	450
Croydon	2.9 km south of it	389,242	49
Greenwich	4.2 km northeast of it	288,117	125

Make a day of it

What else is near Menagerie

3 museums, 2 attractions and a castle are among the 576 within 15 km.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum9.7 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Big drawCastleTower of London7.4 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)3

MuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry2.5 km away 4

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey7.8 km away 5

Historic houseBuckingham Palace8.6 km away 6

AttractionElizabeth Tower7.8 km away 7

AttractionLondon Eye7.9 km away 8MuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich5.7 km away

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

Questions people have about Menagerie

Where is Menagerie?

Menagerie is in Lewisham, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Menagerie?

Zoo.

When is the best time to visit Menagerie?

May to September are the warmest months in Lewisham, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Menagerie?

Within 15 km: British Museum (9.7 km), Tower of London (7.4 km), Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry (2.5 km) and Westminster Abbey (7.8 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 (7)

British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry: Dickinson Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, 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

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