Parliament Square
Westminster counts Parliament Square, an attraction, among its places to visit. Within 5 km there are 395 more places to visit. Close by, Westminster Abbey is 100 m away.
Attraction in Westminster
Inside Westminster
Parliament Square is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 395 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.
Month by month in Westminster
Afternoons in Westminster reach 19–24°C from May to September.
Parliament Square
Attraction.
In Westminster, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Westminster
Where to find Parliament Square
The places near Parliament Square are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Westminster’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
Home to 326,725 people, Wandsworth is the largest of these 8. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Westminster
Lambeth
Southwark
Camden
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Parliament Square is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | It’s in town | 203,571 | 461 |
| Lambeth | 300 m south of it | 317,108 | 450 |
| Southwark | 1.2 km southeast of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| Camden | 1.3 km northwest of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| City of London | 1.5 km northeast of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Wandsworth | 1.7 km southwest of it | 326,725 | 442 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 2.1 km west of it | 143,348 | 399 |
| Islington | 2.5 km north of it | 216,309 | 425 |
Beyond Parliament Square
Choose from 607 places within 15 km, such as 2 attractions, 2 art galleries and a cathedral.
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey100 m away2
AttractionElizabeth Tower200 m away3
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum2.1 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)4
Historic houseBuckingham Palace1.1 km away5
AttractionLondon Eye600 m away6
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery900 m away · 709K visitors a year (2021)7
Big drawCastleTower of London3.6 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)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 Parliament Square
Where is Parliament Square?
Parliament Square is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Parliament Square?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Parliament Square?
May to September are the warmest months in Westminster, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Parliament Square?
Within 15 km: Westminster Abbey (100 m), Elizabeth Tower (200 m), British Museum (2.1 km) and Buckingham Palace (1.1 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 (8)
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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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