The Postal Museum
The Postal Museum is one of the places to visit in Camden. Close by, within 5 km, are 372 more places to see. Its operator is Postal Heritage Trust.
Museum in Camden
Inside Camden
The Postal Museum is inside Camden’s built-up area, with 372 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.
Weather through the year
Afternoons in Camden peak at 18–23°C, May to September.
The Postal Museum
Articles on it exist in 5 languages. First among the places near it is British Museum, at 1.1 km.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Postal Heritage Trust
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- in Camden
- Official site
- postalmuseum.org
Useful details
- EntryA fee is charged
The area around The Postal Museum
The Postal Museum is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Camden’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of The Postal Museum
In size, Lambeth comes first of the 8, with 317,108 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Camden
Islington
City of London
Westminster
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Postal Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden | It’s in town | 209,342 | 458 |
| Islington | 100 m north of it | 216,309 | 425 |
| City of London | 700 m southeast of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Westminster | 1 km west of it | 203,571 | 461 |
| Tower Hamlets | 1.1 km east of it | 311,072 | 430 |
| Hackney | 1.4 km northeast of it | 258,464 | 407 |
| Southwark | 1.8 km southeast of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| Lambeth | 1.8 km south of it | 317,108 | 450 |
What else is near The Postal Museum
2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a museum are among the 600 within 15 km.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.1 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
Big drawCastleTower of London3.2 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)3
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey3 km away4
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery2 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)5
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral1.6 km away6
AttractionElizabeth Tower2.8 km away7
Historic houseBuckingham Palace3.3 km away8
AttractionLondon Eye2.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about The Postal Museum
Where is The Postal Museum?
The Postal Museum is in Camden, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Postal Museum?
Museum in London.
Who runs The Postal Museum?
Postal Heritage Trust.
When is the best time to visit The Postal Museum?
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 Postal Museum?
Within 15 km: British Museum (1.1 km), Tower of London (3.2 km), Westminster Abbey (3 km) and National Gallery (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 Postal Museum: Gaius Cornelius, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 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
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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