Museum · Kensington and Chelsea · London

Victoria and Albert Museum

Kensington and Chelsea counts Victoria and Albert Museum among its places to visit. 309 more places to visit are within 5 km. Footfall in 2021 was 858K.

Photo: Victoria and Albert Museum, Diliff (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Kensington and Chelsea

inside the built-up area

Visitors a year

858K

in 2021 (Wikidata)

How well known

Top 1%

#12 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Museum in Kensington and Chelsea

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#12 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (61 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Kensington and Chelsea

Victoria and Albert Museum is inside Kensington and Chelsea’s built-up area, with 309 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

Afternoons in Kensington and Chelsea reach 19–24°C from May to September.

Jan9° / 3°59 mm

Feb9° / 3°43 mm

Mar12° / 4°37 mm

Apr15° / 6°43 mm

May19° / 9°46 mm

Jun21° / 12°50 mm

Jul24° / 14°46 mm

Aug23° / 14°54 mm

Sep20° / 12°52 mm

Oct16° / 9°68 mm

Nov12° / 5°66 mm

Dec9° / 3°59 mm

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

About

Victoria and Albert Museum

Its story is told in 61 languages on Wikipedia. Close by, Buckingham Palace is 2.1 km away.

Type: Museum
Visitors: 858K visitors a year (2021)
Wikipedias: Covered in 61 languages
Town: in Kensington and Chelsea
Official site: vam.ac.uk

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

Plan your visit

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

The way to Victoria and Albert Museum

On this map, Victoria and Albert Museum is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Towns near Victoria and Albert Museum

Brent tops the 8 for size, at 340,611 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Kensington and Chelsea

143,348 people · 399 places to visit

2 · 100 m north of it

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km south of it

Wandsworth

326,725 people · 442 places to visit

4 · 1.9 km west of it

Hammersmith and Fulham

182,187 people · 266 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Victoria and Albert Museum is	People	Places to visit
Kensington and Chelsea	It’s in town	143,348	399
Westminster	100 m north of it	203,571	461
Wandsworth	1.8 km south of it	326,725	442
Hammersmith and Fulham	1.9 km west of it	182,187	266
Lambeth	3.3 km southeast of it	317,108	450
Camden	3.5 km north of it	209,342	458
Brent	3.8 km northwest of it	340,611	245
Richmond upon Thames	4.1 km southwest of it	192,888	128

Make a day of it

Next door to Victoria and Albert Museum

Of the 608 within 15 km, look for 3 museums, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.

Historic houseBuckingham Palace2.1 km away 2

Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum200 m away · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)3

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum4 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)4

Big drawMuseumScience Museum200 m away · 3M visitors a year (2012)5

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey3.1 km away 6

AttractionElizabeth Tower3.3 km away 7

Historic houseKensington Palace1.4 km away · 383K visitors a year (2015)8

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery3.3 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)

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

Asked about Victoria and Albert Museum

Where is Victoria and Albert Museum?

Victoria and Albert Museum is in Kensington and Chelsea, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Victoria and Albert Museum?

Museum in London, England, United Kingdom.

How many people visit Victoria and Albert Museum?

About 858K visitors a year, in 2021 (the latest count on Wikidata).

When is the best time to visit Victoria and Albert Museum?

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 Victoria and Albert Museum?

Within 15 km: Buckingham Palace (2.1 km), Natural History Museum (200 m), British Museum (4 km) and Science Museum (200 m).

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)

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
Science Museum: Shadowssettle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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