National Theatre
In Lambeth, National Theatre is an attraction. Another 393 places to visit lie within 5 km. For a second stop, British Museum is 1.6 km away.
Attraction in Lambeth
Inside Lambeth
National Theatre is inside Lambeth’s built-up area, with 393 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.
How the seasons run
The warmest afternoons in Lambeth run May to September, at 18–24°C.
National Theatre
Attraction.
In Lambeth, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Lambeth
- Official site
- nationaltheatre.org.uk
Map of National Theatre and nearby
Numbered points are the places near National Theatre, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Lambeth’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to National Theatre
Lambeth, with 317,108 people, is the largest of the 8. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Lambeth
Westminster
Southwark
City of London
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where National Theatre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lambeth | It’s in town | 317,108 | 450 |
| Westminster | 300 m west of it | 203,571 | 461 |
| Southwark | 400 m southeast of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| City of London | 500 m northeast of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Camden | 500 m northwest of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| Islington | 1.5 km north of it | 216,309 | 425 |
| Tower Hamlets | 1.8 km east of it | 311,072 | 430 |
| Hackney | 2.5 km northeast of it | 258,464 | 407 |
Other places close by
604 more lie within 15 km, 2 attractions, 2 art galleries and a museum among them.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.6 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey1.2 km away3
AttractionElizabeth Tower1 km away4
AttractionLondon Eye500 m away5
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)6
Historic houseBuckingham Palace2.1 km away7
Big drawCastleTower of London2.6 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)8
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern1 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on National Theatre
Where is National Theatre?
National Theatre is in Lambeth, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is National Theatre?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit National Theatre?
May to September are the warmest months in Lambeth, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near National Theatre?
Within 15 km: British Museum (1.6 km), Westminster Abbey (1.2 km), Elizabeth Tower (1 km) and London Eye (500 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 (8)
- British Museum: Ham, 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
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
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