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Spencer House

Spencer House is a grade I listed historic house museum in City of Westminster. Our list has 604 more places within 15 km; first among them is Buckingham Palace, at 500 m. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 15 languages.

Photo: Spencer House, Steve Cadman (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Westminster

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 5%

#372 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Palace in Westminster

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#372 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (15 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Westminster

Spencer House is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 392 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Westminster has 3,887 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month in Westminster

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

Jan9° / 3°60 mm

Feb9° / 3°45 mm

Mar12° / 4°38 mm

Apr15° / 6°44 mm

May19° / 9°46 mm

Jun21° / 12°51 mm

Jul24° / 14°46 mm

Aug23° / 14°56 mm

Sep20° / 12°53 mm

Oct16° / 9°68 mm

Nov12° / 6°68 mm

Dec9° / 3°60 mm

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

About

Spencer House

Grade I listed historic house museum in City of Westminster, United Kingdom.

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

Westminster’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Palace
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 15 languages
Town: in Westminster
Official site: spencerhouse.co.uk

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

The map

Spencer House and what surrounds it

Spencer House sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Spencer House

Largest of the 8 is Wandsworth, home to 326,725. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

2 · 1.2 km north of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

3 · 1.3 km west of it

Kensington and Chelsea

143,348 people · 399 places to visit

4 · 1.4 km south of it

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Spencer House is	People	Places to visit
Westminster	It’s in town	203,571	461
Camden	1.2 km north of it	209,342	458
Kensington and Chelsea	1.3 km west of it	143,348	399
Lambeth	1.4 km south of it	317,108	450
City of London	2.1 km northeast of it	7,820	432
Southwark	2.2 km southeast of it	307,076	471
Wandsworth	2.4 km southwest of it	326,725	442
Islington	2.8 km northeast of it	216,309	425

Make a day of it

More near Spencer House

Of the 604 within 15 km, look for 2 historic houses, 2 attractions and a museum.

Historic houseBuckingham Palace500 m away 2

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.8 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey1.1 km away 4

AttractionElizabeth Tower1.2 km away 5

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery900 m away · 709K visitors a year (2021)6

AttractionLondon Eye1.4 km away 7

Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesSaint James's Palace200 m away 8

Big drawCastleTower of London4.4 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)

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

Planning a visit to Spencer House

Where is Spencer House?

Spencer House is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Spencer House?

Grade I listed historic house museum in City of Westminster, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Spencer House?

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

Is Spencer House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Spencer House?

Within 15 km: Buckingham Palace (500 m), British Museum (1.8 km), Westminster Abbey (1.1 km) and Elizabeth Tower (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)

Spencer House: Steve Cadman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint James's Palace: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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