The Charterhouse
Islington counts The Charterhouse, a museum, among its places to visit. 359 more places to visit are within 5 km. A drive of 1.9 km reaches British Museum.
Museum in Islington
Inside Islington
The Charterhouse is inside Islington’s built-up area, with 359 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.
How the seasons run
Expect highs of 19–24°C in Islington from May to September.
The Charterhouse
Museum in London, England, UK.
In Islington, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Islington
- Official site
- thecharterhouse.org
When it is open
Getting to The Charterhouse
The places near The Charterhouse are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Islington’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to The Charterhouse
Largest of the 8 is Lambeth, home to 317,108. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Islington
Tower Hamlets
Camden
City of London
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Charterhouse is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Islington | It’s in town | 216,309 | 425 |
| Tower Hamlets | 100 m east of it | 311,072 | 430 |
| Camden | 100 m northwest of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| City of London | 100 m southeast of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Hackney | 900 m northeast of it | 258,464 | 407 |
| Westminster | 1.1 km west of it | 203,571 | 461 |
| Southwark | 1.3 km south of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| Lambeth | 1.6 km south of it | 317,108 | 450 |
Worth adding to a visit
There are 598 within 15 km, 2 cathedrals, 2 art galleries and a museum among them.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.9 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
Big drawCastleTower of London2.2 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)3
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral900 m away4
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey3.1 km away5
AttractionElizabeth Tower2.9 km away6
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern1.5 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)7
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery2.5 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)8
Historic houseBuckingham Palace3.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
The Charterhouse in questions
Where is The Charterhouse?
The Charterhouse is in Islington, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Charterhouse?
Museum in London, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit The Charterhouse?
May to September are the warmest months in Islington, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Charterhouse?
Within 15 km: British Museum (1.9 km), Tower of London (2.2 km), St Paul's Cathedral (900 m) and Westminster Abbey (3.1 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
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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