National Army Museum
National Army Museum is part of what Kensington and Chelsea has to see. There are 298 other places to visit inside 5 km. Roughly 216K visitors come each year.
Museum in Kensington and Chelsea
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#269 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Kensington and Chelsea
National Army Museum is inside Kensington and Chelsea’s built-up area, with 298 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.
The best months to visit
In Kensington and Chelsea, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 19–24°C.
National Army Museum
Wikipedia covers it in 10 languages. Look also at Buckingham Palace, 2 km away.
- Type
- Museum
- Visitors
- 216K visitors a year
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 10 languages
- Town
- in Kensington and Chelsea
- Official site
- nam.ac.uk
Where National Army Museum is
Use the numbers to match each place near National Army Museum with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Kensington and Chelsea’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around National Army Museum, by distance
Among the 8, Wandsworth is the biggest, home to 326,725 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
- 1Kensington and Chelsea
- 2Westminster
- 3Wandsworth
- 4Hammersmith and Fulham
- 5Lambeth
- 6Southwark
- 7Camden
- 8City of London
Kensington and Chelsea
Westminster
Wandsworth
Hammersmith and Fulham
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where National Army Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington and Chelsea | It’s in town | 143,348 | 399 |
| Westminster | 500 m north of it | 203,571 | 461 |
| Wandsworth | 600 m south of it | 326,725 | 442 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 1.6 km west of it | 182,187 | 266 |
| Lambeth | 2.1 km southeast of it | 317,108 | 450 |
| Southwark | 3.6 km east of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| Camden | 3.7 km north of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| City of London | 4.4 km northeast of it | 7,820 | 432 |
Worth adding to a visit
3 museums, 2 attractions and a historic house are among the 612 within 15 km.
Historic houseBuckingham Palace2 km away2
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum4.4 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.7 km away4
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum1.5 km away · 858K visitors a year (2021)5
AttractionElizabeth Tower3 km away6
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum1.6 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)7
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery3.3 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)8
AttractionLondon Eye3.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about National Army Museum
Where is National Army Museum?
National Army Museum is in Kensington and Chelsea, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is National Army Museum?
Museum in London, England, United Kingdom.
How many people visit National Army Museum?
About 216K visitors a year.
When is the best time to visit National Army Museum?
May to September are the warmest months in Kensington and Chelsea, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near National Army Museum?
Within 15 km: Buckingham Palace (2 km), British Museum (4.4 km), Westminster Abbey (2.7 km) and Victoria and Albert Museum (1.5 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)
- National Army Museum: Joyofmuseums, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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