The Octagon Gallery
In Camden, The Octagon Gallery is an art gallery. Another 391 places to visit lie within 5 km. Management falls to University College London.
Art gallery in Camden
Inside Camden
The Octagon Gallery is inside Camden’s built-up area, with 391 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.
Picking your season
Aim for May to September, when Camden reaches 18–23°C.
The Octagon Gallery
Close by, British Museum is 700 m away.
- Type
- Art gallery
- Run by
- University College London
- Town
- in Camden
- Official site
- ucl.ac.uk/culture/octagon
Visit details
The Octagon Gallery at a glance
The map puts The Octagon Gallery in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Camden’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
Of the 8, Lambeth is the largest, at 317,108 people. The list runs from its own town outward.
Camden
Westminster
Islington
City of London
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Octagon Gallery is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden | It’s in town | 209,342 | 458 |
| Westminster | 600 m west of it | 203,571 | 461 |
| Islington | 1 km northeast of it | 216,309 | 425 |
| City of London | 1.6 km east of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Lambeth | 2.2 km south of it | 317,108 | 450 |
| Tower Hamlets | 2.4 km east of it | 311,072 | 430 |
| Southwark | 2.5 km southeast of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| Hackney | 2.7 km northeast of it | 258,464 | 407 |
Worth adding to a visit
A visit can add 2 museums, 2 attractions and a historic house, from 604 places within 15 km.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum700 m away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
Historic houseBuckingham Palace2.7 km away3
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1.8 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)4
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.8 km away5
AttractionElizabeth Tower2.7 km away6
MuseumMadame Tussauds1.5 km away7
AttractionLondon Eye2.6 km away8
Big drawCastleTower of London4.4 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to The Octagon Gallery
Where is The Octagon Gallery?
The Octagon Gallery is in Camden, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Octagon Gallery?
Art gallery.
Who runs The Octagon Gallery?
University College London.
When is the best time to visit The Octagon Gallery?
May to September are the warmest months in Camden, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Octagon Gallery?
Within 15 km: British Museum (700 m), Buckingham Palace (2.7 km), National Gallery (1.8 km) and Westminster Abbey (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 (8)
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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