Historic site · Lewisham · London

The Ice House

The Ice House is a historic site you can visit in Lewisham. There are 23 other places to visit inside 5 km. Add Royal Observatory Greenwich, 2.4 km away, to a visit.

Where

In Lewisham

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Historic site in Lewisham

Inside Lewisham

The Ice House is inside Lewisham’s built-up area, with 23 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

Seasons and weather

Aim for May to September, when Lewisham reaches 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 3°56 mm

Feb9° / 3°46 mm

Mar12° / 4°38 mm

Apr15° / 6°44 mm

May18° / 9°46 mm

Jun21° / 12°50 mm

Jul23° / 14°47 mm

Aug23° / 14°58 mm

Sep20° / 11°50 mm

Oct16° / 9°67 mm

Nov11° / 6°66 mm

Dec9° / 3°60 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Lewisham, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Lewisham. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Lewisham’s full climate →

About

The Ice House

Historic site.

In Lewisham, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Historic site
Town: in Lewisham
Official site: leemanorsociety.org/the-ice-house

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

The map

Getting your bearings

Use the numbers to match each place near The Ice House with the list.

Towns near it

Bases near The Ice House

Of the 6, Newham is the largest, at 351,065 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Lewisham

300,764 people · 218 places to visit

2 · 500 m northeast of it

Greenwich

288,117 people · 125 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km south of it

Bromley

325,469 people · 66 places to visit

4 · 3.4 km northwest of it

Southwark

307,076 people · 471 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where The Ice House is	People	Places to visit
Lewisham	It’s in town	300,764	218
Greenwich	500 m northeast of it	288,117	125
Bromley	1.9 km south of it	325,469	66
Southwark	3.4 km northwest of it	307,076	471
Tower Hamlets	3.5 km northwest of it	311,072	430
Newham	4.8 km north of it	351,065	133

Make a day of it

Places to add to The Ice House

Also close at hand are 4 museums, a castle and a cathedral, among 547 within 15 km.

1MuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich2.4 km away 2

Big drawCastleTower of London8 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)3

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum11 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)4

Big drawMuseumNational Maritime Museum2.8 km away · 2.4M visitors a year 5

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey10 km away 6

MuseumCutty Sark3.1 km away 7

AttractionElizabeth Tower10 km away 8

Historic houseBuckingham Palace11 km away

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

Visiting The Ice House: the answers

Where is The Ice House?

The Ice House is in Lewisham, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Ice House?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit The Ice House?

May to September are the warmest months in Lewisham, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near The Ice House?

Within 15 km: Royal Observatory Greenwich (2.4 km), Tower of London (8 km), British Museum (11 km) and National Maritime Museum (2.8 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
National Maritime Museum: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cutty Sark: Krzysztof Belczyński from Warsaw, POLAND, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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