The Photographers' Gallery
The Photographers' Gallery is a photography gallery. Head into Westminster’s built-up area to find it. Nearby, British Museum (1 km) heads a list of 602 within 15 km.
Art gallery in Westminster
Inside Westminster
The Photographers' Gallery is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 397 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.
The seasons here
The warmest afternoons in Westminster run May to September, at 19–24°C.
The Photographers' Gallery
Articles on it exist in 4 languages.
- Type
- Art gallery
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- in Westminster
- Official site
- thephotographersgallery.org.uk
Hours, entry and address
- EntryA fee is charged
Around The Photographers' Gallery, mapped
Orange is The Photographers' Gallery; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Westminster’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from The Photographers' Gallery
With 317,108 people, Lambeth is the largest of the 8. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Westminster
Camden
Lambeth
City of London
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Photographers' Gallery is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | It’s in town | 203,571 | 461 |
| Camden | 400 m northwest of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| Lambeth | 1.7 km south of it | 317,108 | 450 |
| City of London | 1.8 km east of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 2 km west of it | 143,348 | 399 |
| Islington | 2.1 km northeast of it | 216,309 | 425 |
| Southwark | 2.2 km southeast of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| Tower Hamlets | 2.8 km east of it | 311,072 | 430 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Other places close by
Nearby, 602 places within 15 km include 2 museums, 2 attractions and a historic house.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
Historic houseBuckingham Palace1.6 km away3
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)4
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey1.9 km away5
AttractionElizabeth Tower1.9 km away6
AttractionLondon Eye1.8 km away7
MuseumMadame Tussauds1.4 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 Photographers' Gallery
Where is The Photographers' Gallery?
The Photographers' Gallery is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Photographers' Gallery?
Photography gallery in London.
When is the best time to visit The Photographers' 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 Photographers' Gallery?
Within 15 km: British Museum (1 km), Buckingham Palace (1.6 km), National Gallery (1 km) and Westminster Abbey (1.9 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 (9)
- The Photographers' Gallery: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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