The Gallery
In Hackney, The Gallery is an art gallery. Close by, within 5 km, are 86 more places to see. For a second stop, British Museum is 5.6 km away.
Art gallery in Hackney
Inside Hackney
The Gallery is inside Hackney’s built-up area, with 86 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.
When to go
For warmth, aim for May to September (19–24°C highs in Hackney).
The Gallery
Art gallery.
In Hackney, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Art gallery
- Town
- in Hackney
Getting to The Gallery
The Gallery is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Hackney’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of The Gallery
The biggest base of the 8 is Newham (351,065 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Hackney
Haringey
Islington
Waltham Forest
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Gallery is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hackney | It’s in town | 258,464 | 407 |
| Haringey | 600 m north of it | 264,069 | 149 |
| Islington | 600 m southwest of it | 216,309 | 425 |
| Waltham Forest | 2.6 km northeast of it | 278,129 | 73 |
| Tower Hamlets | 3.2 km southeast of it | 311,072 | 430 |
| Camden | 3.4 km west of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| City of London | 4.4 km south of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Newham | 4.6 km east of it | 351,065 | 133 |
While you are near The Gallery
Choose from 571 places within 15 km, such as 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a museum.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum5.6 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
Big drawCastleTower of London6 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)3
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey7.6 km away4
Historic houseBuckingham Palace7.9 km away5
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral5.4 km away6
AttractionElizabeth Tower7.4 km away7
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery6.7 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)8
AttractionLondon Eye7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about The Gallery
Where is The Gallery?
The Gallery is in Hackney, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Gallery?
Art gallery.
When is the best time to visit The Gallery?
May to September are the warmest months in Hackney, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Gallery?
Within 15 km: British Museum (5.6 km), Tower of London (6 km), Westminster Abbey (7.6 km) and Buckingham Palace (7.9 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
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, 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
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