The Shard
In Southwark stands The Shard, an attraction. Close by, within 5 km, are 347 more places to see. Look also at Tower of London, 800 m away.
Attraction in Southwark
Inside Southwark
The Shard is inside Southwark’s built-up area, with 347 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.
How the seasons run
In Southwark, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–24°C.
The Shard
Attraction.
In Southwark, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Southwark
- Official site
- the-shard.com
Getting your bearings
On this map, The Shard is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Southwark’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Staying near The Shard
Of the 8, Lambeth is the largest, at 317,108 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Southwark
City of London
Tower Hamlets
Lambeth
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Shard is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwark | It’s in town | 307,076 | 471 |
| City of London | 400 m north of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Tower Hamlets | 600 m east of it | 311,072 | 430 |
| Lambeth | 1.4 km south of it | 317,108 | 450 |
| Islington | 1.6 km north of it | 216,309 | 425 |
| Hackney | 1.8 km north of it | 258,464 | 407 |
| Westminster | 1.9 km west of it | 203,571 | 461 |
| Camden | 1.9 km northwest of it | 209,342 | 458 |
Worth adding to a visit
599 more lie within 15 km, 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a castle among them.
Big drawCastleTower of London800 m away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)2
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum3.3 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern1 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)4
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral1.3 km away5
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.9 km away6
AttractionElizabeth Tower2.7 km away7
AttractionLondon Eye2.3 km away8
Historic houseBuckingham Palace3.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about The Shard
Where is The Shard?
The Shard is in Southwark, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Shard?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit The Shard?
May to September are the warmest months in Southwark, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Shard?
Within 15 km: Tower of London (800 m), British Museum (3.3 km), Tate Modern (1 km) and St Paul's Cathedral (1.3 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)
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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