Art gallery · Hackney · London

Rivington Place

Visitors to Hackney can see Rivington Place, an art gallery. Close by, within 5 km, are 332 more places to see. Add British Museum, 3.4 km away, to a visit.

Where

In Hackney

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Art gallery in Hackney

Inside Hackney

Rivington Place is inside Hackney’s built-up area, with 332 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

For warmth, aim for May to September (19–24°C highs in Hackney).

Jan9° / 3°57 mm

Feb9° / 3°43 mm

Mar12° / 5°36 mm

Apr15° / 6°42 mm

May19° / 9°45 mm

Jun21° / 12°52 mm

Jul24° / 14°47 mm

Aug23° / 14°57 mm

Sep20° / 12°50 mm

Oct16° / 9°65 mm

Nov12° / 6°64 mm

Dec9° / 3°58 mm

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

About

Rivington Place

Art gallery.

In Hackney, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Art gallery
Town: in Hackney
Official site: rivingtonplace.org

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

The map

Its place on the map

The orange dot is Rivington Place; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Rivington Place

Lambeth, with 317,108 people, is the largest of the 8. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Hackney

258,464 people · 407 places to visit

2 · 200 m east of it

Tower Hamlets

311,072 people · 430 places to visit

3 · 400 m northwest of it

Islington

216,309 people · 425 places to visit

4 · 500 m southwest of it

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Rivington Place is	People	Places to visit
Hackney	It’s in town	258,464	407
Tower Hamlets	200 m east of it	311,072	430
Islington	400 m northwest of it	216,309	425
City of London	500 m southwest of it	7,820	432
Camden	1.5 km west of it	209,342	458
Southwark	2.1 km south of it	307,076	471
Westminster	2.6 km west of it	203,571	461
Lambeth	2.9 km south of it	317,108	450

Make a day of it

Places to add to Rivington Place

Among the 583 within 15 km are 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a museum.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum3.4 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Big drawCastleTower of London2.1 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)3

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral1.9 km away 4

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey4.5 km away 5

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern2.5 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)6

AttractionElizabeth Tower4.2 km away 7

Historic houseBuckingham Palace5.2 km away 8

AttractionLondon Eye3.8 km away

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

Your questions on Rivington Place

Where is Rivington Place?

Rivington Place is in Hackney, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Rivington Place?

Art gallery.

When is the best time to visit Rivington Place?

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

What else is there to see near Rivington Place?

Within 15 km: British Museum (3.4 km), Tower of London (2.1 km), St Paul's Cathedral (1.9 km) and Westminster Abbey (4.5 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)

British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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