The King's Gallery
The King's Gallery is the main public art gallery of Buckingham Palace. It is within Westminster’s built-up area. Nearby, Buckingham Palace (100 m) heads a list of 608 within 15 km.
Museum in Westminster
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#525 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Westminster
The King's Gallery is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 381 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.
Month by month in Westminster
In Westminster the warm season is May to September, with highs of 19–24°C.
The King's Gallery
12 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 12 languages
- Town
- in Westminster
- Official site
- rct.uk/visit/the-kings-gallery-buckingham-palace
Before you go
- EntryA fee is charged
Its place on the map
Orange shows The King's Gallery; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Westminster’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Wandsworth (326,725 people). Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Westminster
Kensington and Chelsea
Lambeth
Camden
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The King's Gallery is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | It’s in town | 203,571 | 461 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 1 km west of it | 143,348 | 399 |
| Lambeth | 1.4 km south of it | 317,108 | 450 |
| Camden | 1.7 km north of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| Wandsworth | 1.8 km southwest of it | 326,725 | 442 |
| Southwark | 2.2 km southeast of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| City of London | 2.5 km northeast of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Islington | 3.3 km north of it | 216,309 | 425 |
Also within reach
Nearby, 608 places within 15 km include 2 historic houses, 2 museums and 2 attractions.
Historic houseBuckingham Palace100 m away2
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum2.4 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey1 km away4
AttractionElizabeth Tower1.2 km away5
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1.4 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)6
AttractionLondon Eye1.6 km away7
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesSaint James's Palace600 m away8
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum2.1 km away · 858K visitors a year (2021)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting The King's Gallery
Where is The King's Gallery?
The King's Gallery is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The King's Gallery?
The main public art gallery of Buckingham Palace.
When is the best time to visit The King's Gallery?
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 King's Gallery?
Within 15 km: Buckingham Palace (100 m), British Museum (2.4 km), Westminster Abbey (1 km) and Elizabeth Tower (1.2 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 (9)
- The King's Gallery: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, 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
- 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
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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