Russell Square
Russell Square is a grade II listed garden square in Camden, London. Close by, British Museum is 300 m away, one of 601 within 15 km. It is written up in 22 Wikipedias.
Garden in Camden
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#191 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (22 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Camden
Russell Square is inside Camden’s built-up area, with 392 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade II listed park and garden
On the official list of protected heritage; Camden has 1,889 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
Warmest in Camden are May to September, at 18–23°C.
Russell Square
Grade II listed garden square in Camden, London, England, UK.
In Camden, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Garden
- Listed
- Grade II listed park and garden
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 22 languages
- Town
- in Camden
Where to find Russell Square
Find Russell Square in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Camden’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
The biggest base of the 8 is Lambeth (317,108 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Camden
Westminster
Islington
City of London
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Russell Square is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden | It’s in town | 209,342 | 458 |
| Westminster | 700 m west of it | 203,571 | 461 |
| Islington | 900 m north of it | 216,309 | 425 |
| City of London | 1 km east of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Lambeth | 1.8 km south of it | 317,108 | 450 |
| Tower Hamlets | 1.9 km east of it | 311,072 | 430 |
| Southwark | 1.9 km southeast of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| Hackney | 2.3 km northeast of it | 258,464 | 407 |
Also within reach
601 more lie within 15 km, 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a museum among them.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum300 m away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1.5 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)3
Historic houseBuckingham Palace2.6 km away4
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.5 km away5
AttractionElizabeth Tower2.4 km away6
AttractionLondon Eye2.1 km away7
Big drawCastleTower of London3.8 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)8
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral2.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Russell Square, answered
Where is Russell Square?
Russell Square is in Camden, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Russell Square?
Grade II listed garden square in Camden, London, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Russell Square?
May to September are the warmest months in Camden, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Russell Square a listed building?
Yes: Grade II listed park and garden.
What else is there to see near Russell Square?
Within 15 km: British Museum (300 m), National Gallery (1.5 km), Buckingham Palace (2.6 km) and Westminster Abbey (2.5 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 (9)
- Russell Square: Helge Høifødt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, 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
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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