Museum · Hackney · London

V&A David Bowie Centre

V&A David Bowie Centre is a museum in Hackney. Its neighbours on our list number 60 within 5 km. The first name on our list around it is British Museum, 7.9 km away.

Photo: V&A David Bowie Centre, The wub (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Hackney

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Museum in Hackney

Inside Hackney

V&A David Bowie Centre is inside Hackney’s built-up area, with 60 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

A month-by-month guide

Afternoons in Hackney reach 19–24°C from May to September.

Jan9° / 3°57 mm

Feb9° / 3°43 mm

Mar12° / 5°36 mm

Apr15° / 6°42 mm

May19° / 9°45 mm

Jun21° / 12°52 mm

Jul24° / 14°47 mm

Aug23° / 14°57 mm

Sep20° / 12°50 mm

Oct16° / 9°65 mm

Nov12° / 6°64 mm

Dec9° / 3°58 mm

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

About

V&A David Bowie Centre

Museum in London, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Hackney
Official site: vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/david-bowie-centre

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

Plan your visit

How to visit

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

V&A David Bowie Centre at a glance

Find V&A David Bowie Centre in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

The 8 towns are led in size by Newham, with 351,065 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

Hackney

258,464 people · 407 places to visit

2 · 300 m south of it

Tower Hamlets

311,072 people · 430 places to visit

3 · 400 m southeast of it

Newham

351,065 people · 133 places to visit

4 · 600 m north of it

Waltham Forest

278,129 people · 73 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where V&A David Bowie Centre is	People	Places to visit
Hackney	It’s in town	258,464	407
Tower Hamlets	300 m south of it	311,072	430
Newham	400 m southeast of it	351,065	133
Waltham Forest	600 m north of it	278,129	73
Redbridge	3.3 km northeast of it	309,509	33
Islington	3.8 km west of it	216,309	425
Haringey	4.4 km northwest of it	264,069	149
Southwark	4.5 km southwest of it	307,076	471

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near V&A David Bowie Centre

Of the 562 within 15 km, look for 2 cathedrals, 2 art galleries and a museum.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum7.9 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Big drawCastleTower of London5.8 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)3

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey9 km away 4

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral6.5 km away 5

AttractionElizabeth Tower8.8 km away 6

Historic houseBuckingham Palace9.8 km away 7

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern7 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)8

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery8.6 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)

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

What people ask about V&A David Bowie Centre

Where is V&A David Bowie Centre?

V&A David Bowie Centre is in Hackney, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is V&A David Bowie Centre?

Museum in London, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit V&A David Bowie Centre?

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

What else is there to see near V&A David Bowie Centre?

Within 15 km: British Museum (7.9 km), Tower of London (5.8 km), Westminster Abbey (9 km) and St Paul's Cathedral (6.5 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)

V&A David Bowie Centre: The wub, 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
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
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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