The Guards Museum
The Guards Museum is a military museum. Its place is inside Westminster’s built-up area. Within 15 km there are 607 more places to visit, starting with Buckingham Palace (500 m).
Museum in Westminster
Inside Westminster
The Guards Museum is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 392 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.
Which month to go
Afternoons in Westminster reach 19–24°C from May to September.
The Guards Museum
Wikipedia covers it in 3 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Westminster
- Official site
- theguardsmuseum.com
When it is open
- EntryA fee is charged
Locating The Guards Museum
Find The Guards Museum in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Westminster’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around The Guards Museum
The 8 towns are led in size by Wandsworth, with 326,725 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Westminster
Lambeth
Kensington and Chelsea
Camden
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Guards Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | It’s in town | 203,571 | 461 |
| Lambeth | 1 km south of it | 317,108 | 450 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 1.4 km west of it | 143,348 | 399 |
| Camden | 1.5 km north of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| Wandsworth | 1.8 km southwest of it | 326,725 | 442 |
| Southwark | 1.8 km southeast of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| City of London | 2.1 km northeast of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Islington | 3 km north of it | 216,309 | 425 |
Close to The Guards Museum
Around it, within 15 km, lie 607 more, including 2 historic houses, 2 attractions and a cathedral.
Historic houseBuckingham Palace500 m away2
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey600 m away3
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum2.2 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)4
AttractionElizabeth Tower800 m away5
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1.1 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)6
AttractionLondon Eye1.2 km away7
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesSaint James's Palace500 m away8
Big drawCastleTower of London4.2 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to The Guards Museum: questions
Where is The Guards Museum?
The Guards Museum is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Guards Museum?
Military museum in London, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit The Guards Museum?
May to September are the warmest months in Westminster, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Guards Museum?
Within 15 km: Buckingham Palace (500 m), Westminster Abbey (600 m), British Museum (2.2 km) and Elizabeth Tower (800 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)
- The Guards Museum: Tarquin Binary, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- 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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