The Thin House
One of the places to visit in Kensington and Chelsea is The Thin House, an attraction. Add any of 305 more places within 5 km to a visit. Top of the list nearby is Victoria and Albert Museum, 300 m away.
Attraction in Kensington and Chelsea
Inside Kensington and Chelsea
The Thin House is inside Kensington and Chelsea’s built-up area, with 305 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
For warmth, aim for May to September (19–24°C highs in Kensington and Chelsea).
The Thin House
Attraction.
In Kensington and Chelsea, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Kensington and Chelsea
- Official site
- secretldn.com/thin-house-thurloe-square
The area around The Thin House
Find The Thin House in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Kensington and Chelsea’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
The biggest base of the 8 is Brent (340,611 people). Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
- 1Kensington and Chelsea
- 2Westminster
- 3Wandsworth
- 4Hammersmith and Fulham
- 5Lambeth
- 6Camden
- 7Richmond upon Thames
- 8Brent
Kensington and Chelsea
Westminster
Wandsworth
Hammersmith and Fulham
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Thin House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington and Chelsea | It’s in town | 143,348 | 399 |
| Westminster | 400 m north of it | 203,571 | 461 |
| Wandsworth | 1.5 km south of it | 326,725 | 442 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 1.8 km west of it | 182,187 | 266 |
| Lambeth | 3.2 km southeast of it | 317,108 | 450 |
| Camden | 3.6 km north of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 4 km southwest of it | 192,888 | 128 |
| Brent | 4.1 km northwest of it | 340,611 | 245 |
Combine it with these
4 museums, 2 historic houses and a cathedral are among the 606 within 15 km.
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum300 m away · 858K visitors a year (2021)2
Historic houseBuckingham Palace2.1 km away3
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum400 m away · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)4
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum4.2 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)5
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey3.1 km away6
Big drawMuseumScience Museum500 m away · 3M visitors a year (2012)7
AttractionElizabeth Tower3.3 km away8
Historic houseKensington Palace1.7 km away · 383K visitors a year (2015)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on The Thin House
Where is The Thin House?
The Thin House is in Kensington and Chelsea, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Thin House?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit The Thin House?
May to September are the warmest months in Kensington and Chelsea, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Thin House?
Within 15 km: Victoria and Albert Museum (300 m), Buckingham Palace (2.1 km), Natural History Museum (400 m) and British Museum (4.2 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 (8)
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science Museum: Shadowssettle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kensington Palace: Steve Cadman from London, U.K., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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