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Whitechapel Gallery

Whitechapel Gallery is an art gallery in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is protected as a Grade II* listed building. There are 585 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Tower of London (1 km).

Photo: Whitechapel Gallery, Ham (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Tower Hamlets

inside the built-up area

Visitors a year

490K

Wikidata

How well known

Top 3%

#191 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Art gallery in Tower Hamlets

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

#191 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (13 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Tower Hamlets

Whitechapel Gallery is inside Tower Hamlets’ built-up area, with 307 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Tower Hamlets has 923 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The best months to visit

From May to September, Tower Hamlets sees highs of 19–24°C.

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

Whitechapel Gallery

Roughly 490K visitors come each year. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 13 languages.

Tower Hamlets’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Art gallery
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Visitors: 490K visitors a year
Wikipedias: Covered in 13 languages
Town: in Tower Hamlets
Official site: whitechapelgallery.org

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

Plan your visit

Practical information

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Where to find Whitechapel Gallery

Spot Whitechapel Gallery in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Whitechapel Gallery

The largest of the 8 towns is Lambeth, with 317,108 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Tower Hamlets

311,072 people · 430 places to visit

2 · 300 m west of it

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

3 · 800 m north of it

Hackney

258,464 people · 407 places to visit

4 · 1.1 km northwest of it

Islington

216,309 people · 425 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Whitechapel Gallery is	People	Places to visit
Tower Hamlets	It’s in town	311,072	430
City of London	300 m west of it	7,820	432
Hackney	800 m north of it	258,464	407
Islington	1.1 km northwest of it	216,309	425
Southwark	1.2 km south of it	307,076	471
Camden	2.1 km northwest of it	209,342	458
Lambeth	2.8 km southwest of it	317,108	450
Westminster	2.9 km west of it	203,571	461

Make a day of it

Beyond Whitechapel Gallery

There are 585 within 15 km, 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a castle among them.

Big drawCastleTower of London1 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)2

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum3.9 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral2 km away 4

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern2.3 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)5

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey4.4 km away 6

AttractionElizabeth Tower4.1 km away 7

Historic houseBuckingham Palace5.3 km away 8

AttractionLondon Eye3.7 km away

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

Whitechapel Gallery: common questions

Where is Whitechapel Gallery?

Whitechapel Gallery is in Tower Hamlets, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Whitechapel Gallery?

Art gallery in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

How many people visit Whitechapel Gallery?

About 490K visitors a year.

When is the best time to visit Whitechapel Gallery?

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

Is Whitechapel Gallery a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Whitechapel Gallery?

Within 15 km: Tower of London (1 km), British Museum (3.9 km), St Paul's Cathedral (2 km) and Tate Modern (2.3 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)

Whitechapel Gallery: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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