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National Gallery

National Gallery is an art museum. Visitors find it inside Westminster’s built-up area. Its status is a Grade I listed building.

Photo: National Gallery, Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Westminster

inside the built-up area

Visitors a year

709K

in 2021 (Wikidata)

How well known

Top 1%

#8 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Art gallery in Westminster

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

#8 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (71 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Westminster

National Gallery is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 389 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 seasons here

Warmest in Westminster are May to September, at 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

National Gallery

Visits in 2021 reached 709K. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 71 languages. Our list has 601 more places within 15 km; first among them is British Museum, at 1.2 km.

Westminster’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Art gallery
Listed: Grade I listed building
Visitors: 709K visitors a year (2021)
Wikipedias: Covered in 71 languages
Town: in Westminster
Official site: nationalgallery.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Practical information

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Use the numbers to match each place near National Gallery with the list.

Towns near it

Towns that list National Gallery

Home to 317,108 people, Lambeth is the largest of these 8. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

2 · 400 m northwest of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

3 · 800 m south of it

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

4 · 1.2 km northeast of it

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where National Gallery is	People	Places to visit
Westminster	It’s in town	203,571	461
Camden	400 m northwest of it	209,342	458
Lambeth	800 m south of it	317,108	450
City of London	1.2 km northeast of it	7,820	432
Southwark	1.4 km southeast of it	307,076	471
Islington	2 km north of it	216,309	425
Kensington and Chelsea	2.2 km west of it	143,348	399
Tower Hamlets	2.4 km east of it	311,072	430

Make a day of it

Places to add to National Gallery

Of the 601 within 15 km, look for 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a museum.

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

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey1.1 km away 3

Historic houseBuckingham Palace1.3 km away 4

AttractionElizabeth Tower1 km away 5

AttractionLondon Eye900 m away 6

Big drawCastleTower of London3.6 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)7

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral2.2 km away 8

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern2 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)

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

Planning a visit to National Gallery

Where is National Gallery?

National Gallery is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is National Gallery?

Art museum in London, England, UK.

How many people visit National Gallery?

About 709K visitors a year, in 2021 (the latest count on Wikidata).

When is the best time to visit National Gallery?

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

Is National Gallery a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near National Gallery?

Within 15 km: British Museum (1.2 km), Westminster Abbey (1.1 km), Buckingham Palace (1.3 km) and Elizabeth Tower (1 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 Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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