The Cube
In Tower Hamlets stands The Cube, an attraction. 91 more places to visit are within 5 km. The first to add nearby is Tower of London, at 4.4 km.
Attraction in Tower Hamlets
Inside Tower Hamlets
The Cube is inside Tower Hamlets’ built-up area, with 91 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.
Choosing a month
For warmth, aim for May to September (19–24°C highs in Tower Hamlets).
The Cube
Attraction.
In Tower Hamlets, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Tower Hamlets
- Official site
- bookthecube.com/venue/london-canary-wharf
Its place on the map
The map puts The Cube in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Tower Hamlets’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around The Cube, by distance
Largest of the 7 is Newham, home to 351,065. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Tower Hamlets
Greenwich
Southwark
Newham
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where The Cube is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Hamlets | It’s in town | 311,072 | 430 |
| Greenwich | 800 m southeast of it | 288,117 | 125 |
| Southwark | 1.3 km southwest of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| Newham | 1.5 km northeast of it | 351,065 | 133 |
| Lewisham | 1.8 km south of it | 300,764 | 218 |
| Hackney | 4.3 km northwest of it | 258,464 | 407 |
| City of London | 4.3 km west of it | 7,820 | 432 |
Places to add to The Cube
Choose from 568 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and a castle.
Big drawCastleTower of London4.4 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)2
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum8.1 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3MuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich3 km away4
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey8 km away5
AttractionElizabeth Tower7.7 km away6
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral6 km away7
Historic houseBuckingham Palace9 km away8
MuseumCutty Sark2.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to The Cube: questions
Where is The Cube?
The Cube is in Tower Hamlets, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Cube?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit The Cube?
May to September are the warmest months in Tower Hamlets, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Cube?
Within 15 km: Tower of London (4.4 km), British Museum (8.1 km), Royal Observatory Greenwich (3 km) and Westminster Abbey (8 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 (7)
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, 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
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cutty Sark: Krzysztof Belczyński from Warsaw, POLAND, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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