West India Pier
West India Pier is a disused pier on the River Thames. It stands 100 m southeast of Tower Hamlets. Around it, within 15 km, lie 576 more places, Tower of London (3.5 km) first on our list.
Pier near Tower Hamlets
Just outside Tower Hamlets
West India Pier is 100 m southeast of Tower Hamlets. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
May to September are the warmest in Tower Hamlets, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C.
West India Pier
Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages.
- Type
- Pier
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 100 m southeast of Tower Hamlets
West India Pier at a glance
Orange shows West India Pier; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to West India Pier
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Newham (351,065 people). Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Tower Hamlets
Southwark
Lewisham
Greenwich
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where West India Pier is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Hamlets | 100 m northwest of it | 311,072 | 430 |
| Southwark | 400 m southwest of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| Lewisham | 1 km south of it | 300,764 | 218 |
| Greenwich | 1.7 km southeast of it | 288,117 | 125 |
| Newham | 2.4 km northeast of it | 351,065 | 133 |
| City of London | 3.3 km northwest of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Hackney | 4 km northwest of it | 258,464 | 407 |
| Islington | 4.5 km northwest of it | 216,309 | 425 |
After West India Pier
A visit can add 2 museums, 2 cathedrals and a castle, from 576 places within 15 km.
Big drawCastleTower of London3.5 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)2
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum7.2 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3MuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich3.2 km away4
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey6.9 km away5
AttractionElizabeth Tower6.7 km away6
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral5.1 km away7
Historic houseBuckingham Palace8 km away8
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern5.1 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting West India Pier: the answers
Where is West India Pier?
West India Pier is 100 m southeast of Tower Hamlets, London.
What is West India Pier?
Disused pier on the River Thames.
When is the best time to visit West India Pier?
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 West India Pier?
Within 15 km: Tower of London (3.5 km), British Museum (7.2 km), Royal Observatory Greenwich (3.2 km) and Westminster Abbey (6.9 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)
- West India Pier: .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff)…, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, 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
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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