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Temple Bar Gate

Temple Bar Gate is a former entrance gate to the City of London. Its place is inside City of London’s built-up area. It is on the official list as a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Temple Bar Gate, Rainer Halama (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In City of London

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 13%

#1,081 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Fort in City of London

Inside City of London

Temple Bar Gate is inside City of London’s built-up area, with 366 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; City of London has 587 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

The best months to visit

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

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

Temple Bar Gate

7 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Nearby, British Museum (2 km) heads a list of 597 within 15 km.

City of London’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Fort
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: in City of London
Official site: templebar.london

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

The map

Where it sits

Find Temple Bar Gate in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns close to Temple Bar Gate

Among the 8, Lambeth is the biggest, home to 317,108 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

2 · 500 m south of it

Southwark

307,076 people · 471 places to visit

3 · 600 m northwest of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

4 · 600 m north of it

Islington

216,309 people · 425 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Temple Bar Gate is	People	Places to visit
City of London	It’s in town	7,820	432
Southwark	500 m south of it	307,076	471
Camden	600 m northwest of it	209,342	458
Islington	600 m north of it	216,309	425
Tower Hamlets	700 m east of it	311,072	430
Westminster	800 m west of it	203,571	461
Lambeth	900 m south of it	317,108	450
Hackney	1.2 km northeast of it	258,464	407

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Temple Bar Gate

2 cathedrals, 2 art galleries and 2 attractions are among the 597 within 15 km.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum2 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral100 m away 3

Big drawCastleTower of London1.7 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)4

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern700 m away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)5

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.5 km away 6

AttractionElizabeth Tower2.3 km away 7

AttractionLondon Eye1.8 km away 8

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery2.1 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)

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

Planning a visit to Temple Bar Gate

Where is Temple Bar Gate?

Temple Bar Gate is in City of London, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Temple Bar Gate?

Former entrance gate to the City of London.

When is the best time to visit Temple Bar Gate?

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

Is Temple Bar Gate a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Temple Bar Gate?

Within 15 km: British Museum (2 km), St Paul's Cathedral (100 m), Tower of London (1.7 km) and Tate Modern (700 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)

Temple Bar Gate: Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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