Attraction · Tower Hamlets · London

Traitor's Gate

Among the sights of Tower Hamlets is Traitor's Gate, an attraction. Its neighbours on our list number 338 within 5 km. A short trip away is Tower of London, 100 m off.

Where

In Tower Hamlets

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Attraction in Tower Hamlets

Inside Tower Hamlets

Traitor's Gate is inside Tower Hamlets’ built-up area, with 338 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.

When to go

Weather, month by month

For warmth, aim for May to September (19–24°C highs in Tower Hamlets).

Jan9° / 3°57 mm

Feb9° / 3°43 mm

Mar12° / 5°37 mm

Apr15° / 6°42 mm

May19° / 9°46 mm

Jun22° / 12°50 mm

Jul24° / 14°48 mm

Aug24° / 14°59 mm

Sep20° / 12°49 mm

Oct16° / 9°66 mm

Nov12° / 6°63 mm

Dec9° / 4°58 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Tower Hamlets, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Tower Hamlets. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Tower Hamlets’ full climate →

About

Traitor's Gate

Attraction.

In Tower Hamlets, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Attraction
Town: in Tower Hamlets

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Finding Traitor's Gate

Orange is Traitor's Gate; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns that list Traitor's Gate

The 8 towns are led in size by Lambeth, with 317,108 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Tower Hamlets

311,072 people · 430 places to visit

2 · 200 m northwest of it

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

3 · 200 m south of it

Southwark

307,076 people · 471 places to visit

4 · 1.5 km northwest of it

Islington

216,309 people · 425 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Traitor's Gate is	People	Places to visit
Tower Hamlets	It’s in town	311,072	430
City of London	200 m northwest of it	7,820	432
Southwark	200 m south of it	307,076	471
Islington	1.5 km northwest of it	216,309	425
Hackney	1.5 km north of it	258,464	407
Lambeth	2.1 km southwest of it	317,108	450
Camden	2.1 km northwest of it	209,342	458
Westminster	2.4 km west of it	203,571	461

Make a day of it

After Traitor's Gate

Of the 589 within 15 km, look for 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a castle.

Big drawCastleTower of London100 m away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)2

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum3.7 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral1.6 km away 4

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern1.6 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)5

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey3.6 km away 6

AttractionElizabeth Tower3.4 km away 7

AttractionLondon Eye3 km away 8

Historic houseBuckingham Palace4.6 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Traitor's Gate in questions

Where is Traitor's Gate?

Traitor's Gate is in Tower Hamlets, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Traitor's Gate?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Traitor's Gate?

May to September are the warmest months in Tower Hamlets, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Traitor's Gate?

Within 15 km: Tower of London (100 m), British Museum (3.7 km), St Paul's Cathedral (1.6 km) and Tate Modern (1.6 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
St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 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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