Wat Buddhapadipa
Wat Buddhapadipa is a thai Buddhist temple. Head into Merton’s built-up area to find it. A short trip away is British Museum, 12 km off, the first of 555 within 15 km.
Abbey or priory in Merton
Inside Merton
Wat Buddhapadipa is inside Merton’s built-up area, with 20 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.
Choosing a month
Afternoons in Merton reach 18–23°C from May to September.
Wat Buddhapadipa
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 6 languages.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- in Merton
Where it sits
Spot Wat Buddhapadipa in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Merton’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Wat Buddhapadipa, by distance
Wandsworth, with 326,725 people, is the largest of the 6. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Merton
Wandsworth
Kingston upon Thames
Hammersmith and Fulham
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Wat Buddhapadipa is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merton | It’s in town | 214,931 | 58 |
| Wandsworth | 900 m northeast of it | 326,725 | 442 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 2.3 km southwest of it | 166,333 | 67 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 4.1 km north of it | 182,187 | 266 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 4.1 km west of it | 192,888 | 128 |
| Sutton | 4.8 km south of it | 208,858 | 26 |
Around Wat Buddhapadipa
Of the 555 within 15 km, look for 3 museums, a historic house and a cathedral.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum12 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
Historic houseBuckingham Palace9.5 km away3
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey10 km away4
AttractionElizabeth Tower10 km away5
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum8.1 km away · 858K visitors a year (2021)6
Big drawCastleTower of London13 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)7
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum8 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)8
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery11 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Wat Buddhapadipa: questions
Where is Wat Buddhapadipa?
Wat Buddhapadipa is in Merton, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Wat Buddhapadipa?
Thai Buddhist temple in London.
When is the best time to visit Wat Buddhapadipa?
May to September are the warmest months in Merton, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Wat Buddhapadipa?
Within 15 km: British Museum (12 km), Buckingham Palace (9.5 km), Westminster Abbey (10 km) and Elizabeth Tower (10 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)
- Wat Buddhapadipa: Noel Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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