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St James's Square

St James's Square is a square in the City of Westminster, London. It holds the status of a Grade II listed park and garden. There are 605 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with British Museum (1.5 km).

Photo: St James's Square, wuppertaler (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Westminster

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 12%

#1,023 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Garden in Westminster

Inside Westminster

St James's Square is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 396 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed park and garden

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

The warmest stretch in Westminster is May to September, at 19–24°C in the afternoon.

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

St James's Square

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 8 languages.

Westminster’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Garden
Listed: Grade II listed park and garden
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: in Westminster

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

The map

Where St James's Square is

On this map, St James's Square is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Home to 326,725 people, Wandsworth is the largest of these 8. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

2 · 800 m north of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

3 · 1.1 km south of it

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

4 · 1.7 km northeast of it

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where St James's Square is	People	Places to visit
Westminster	It’s in town	203,571	461
Camden	800 m north of it	209,342	458
Lambeth	1.1 km south of it	317,108	450
City of London	1.7 km northeast of it	7,820	432
Kensington and Chelsea	1.7 km west of it	143,348	399
Southwark	1.8 km southeast of it	307,076	471
Islington	2.4 km north of it	216,309	425
Wandsworth	2.5 km southwest of it	326,725	442

Make a day of it

While you are near St James's Square

A visit can add 2 historic houses, 2 attractions and a museum, from 605 places within 15 km.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.5 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Historic houseBuckingham Palace900 m away 3

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey1 km away 4

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery500 m away · 709K visitors a year (2021)5

AttractionElizabeth Tower1 km away 6

AttractionLondon Eye1.2 km away 7

Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesSaint James's Palace400 m away 8

Big drawCastleTower of London4.1 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)

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

Planning a visit to St James's Square

Where is St James's Square?

St James's Square is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is St James's Square?

Square in the City of Westminster, London.

When is the best time to visit St James's Square?

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

Is St James's Square a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed park and garden.

What else is there to see near St James's Square?

Within 15 km: British Museum (1.5 km), Buckingham Palace (900 m), Westminster Abbey (1 km) and National Gallery (500 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)

St James's Square: wuppertaler, 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
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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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