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Prince Henry's Room

Prince Henry's Room is a historic room in the City of London. The site is in the hands of City of London Corporation. Add British Museum, 1.3 km away, to a visit; it leads 601 places within 15 km.

Photo: Prince Henry's Room, User:Mahlum (Public domain)

Where

In City of London

inside the built-up area

Run by

City of London Corporation

the operator on record

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Museum in City of London

Inside City of London

Prince Henry's Room is inside City of London’s built-up area, with 388 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.

When to go

Month by month

Aim for May to September, when City of London reaches 19–24°C.

Jan9° / 3°58 mm

Feb9° / 3°43 mm

Mar12° / 5°37 mm

Apr15° / 6°43 mm

May19° / 9°47 mm

Jun22° / 12°51 mm

Jul24° / 14°50 mm

Aug24° / 14°62 mm

Sep20° / 12°50 mm

Oct16° / 9°66 mm

Nov12° / 6°64 mm

Dec9° / 4°59 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in City of London, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for City of London. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. City of London’s full climate →

About

Prince Henry's Room

Articles on it exist in 3 languages.

Type: Museum
Run by: City of London Corporation
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in City of London
Official site: cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/Local_history_and_heritage/Buildings_within_the_City/prince_henrys.htm

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

The map

The way to Prince Henry's Room

The numbers show what else is near Prince Henry's Room, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Towns near Prince Henry's Room

In size, Lambeth comes first of the 8, with 317,108 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

2 · 100 m northwest of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

3 · 100 m west of it

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

4 · 600 m southeast of it

Southwark

307,076 people · 471 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Prince Henry's Room is	People	Places to visit
City of London	It’s in town	7,820	432
Camden	100 m northwest of it	209,342	458
Westminster	100 m west of it	203,571	461
Southwark	600 m southeast of it	307,076	471
Lambeth	600 m south of it	317,108	450
Islington	700 m north of it	216,309	425
Tower Hamlets	1.1 km east of it	311,072	430
Hackney	2 km northeast of it	258,464	407

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Within 15 km are 601 places, among them 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a museum.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.3 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2 km away 3

AttractionElizabeth Tower1.7 km away 4

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral900 m away 5

Big drawCastleTower of London2.5 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)6

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1.4 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)7

AttractionLondon Eye1.3 km away 8

Historic houseBuckingham Palace2.6 km away

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

Before visiting Prince Henry's Room

Where is Prince Henry's Room?

Prince Henry's Room is in City of London, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Prince Henry's Room?

Historic room in the City of London, UK.

Who runs Prince Henry's Room?

City of London Corporation.

When is the best time to visit Prince Henry's Room?

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

What else is there to see near Prince Henry's Room?

Within 15 km: British Museum (1.3 km), Westminster Abbey (2 km), Elizabeth Tower (1.7 km) and St Paul's Cathedral (900 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 (9)

Prince Henry's Room: User:Mahlum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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
St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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