Old Operating Theatre Museum
Old Operating Theatre Museum is a medical museum. Visitors find it inside Southwark’s built-up area. Look also at Tower of London, 900 m away, first of 599 more within 15 km.
Museum in Southwark
Inside Southwark
Old Operating Theatre Museum is inside Southwark’s built-up area, with 349 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 year in Southwark
Warmest in Southwark are May to September, at 18–24°C.
Old Operating Theatre Museum
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Southwark
- Official site
- oldoperatingtheatre.com
When it is open
- EntryA fee is charged
Where it sits
Find Old Operating Theatre Museum in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Southwark’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to Old Operating Theatre Museum
The 8 towns are led in size by Lambeth, with 317,108 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Southwark
City of London
Tower Hamlets
Lambeth
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Old Operating Theatre Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwark | It’s in town | 307,076 | 471 |
| City of London | 300 m north of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Tower Hamlets | 700 m east of it | 311,072 | 430 |
| Lambeth | 1.3 km south of it | 317,108 | 450 |
| Islington | 1.6 km north of it | 216,309 | 425 |
| Hackney | 1.7 km north of it | 258,464 | 407 |
| Westminster | 1.7 km west of it | 203,571 | 461 |
| Camden | 1.7 km northwest of it | 209,342 | 458 |
More to see nearby
Our list has 599 more within 15 km, among them 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a castle.
Big drawCastleTower of London900 m away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)2
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum3.1 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern800 m away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)4
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral1.2 km away5
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.8 km away6
AttractionElizabeth Tower2.5 km away7
AttractionLondon Eye2.2 km away8
Historic houseBuckingham Palace3.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Old Operating Theatre Museum: common questions
Where is Old Operating Theatre Museum?
Old Operating Theatre Museum is in Southwark, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Old Operating Theatre Museum?
Medical museum in London, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Old Operating Theatre Museum?
May to September are the warmest months in Southwark, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Old Operating Theatre Museum?
Within 15 km: Tower of London (900 m), British Museum (3.1 km), Tate Modern (800 m) and St Paul's Cathedral (1.2 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)
- Old Operating Theatre Museum: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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