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Whitefriars Crypt

In City of London, Whitefriars Crypt is an attraction. The surrounding 5 km hold 379 more places to visit. British Museum, 1.5 km off, heads what is near.

Where

In City of London

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Attraction in City of London

Inside City of London

Whitefriars Crypt is inside City of London’s built-up area, with 379 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

Month by month in City of London

In City of London, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 19–24°C.

Jan9° / 3°58 mm

Feb9° / 3°43 mm

Mar12° / 5°37 mm

Apr15° / 6°43 mm

May19° / 9°47 mm

Jun22° / 12°51 mm

Jul24° / 14°50 mm

Aug24° / 14°62 mm

Sep20° / 12°50 mm

Oct16° / 9°66 mm

Nov12° / 6°64 mm

Dec9° / 4°59 mm

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

About

Whitefriars Crypt

Attraction.

In City of London, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Attraction
Town: in City of London

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

The map

Locating Whitefriars Crypt

Orange shows Whitefriars Crypt; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

The largest of the 8 towns is Lambeth, with 317,108 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

2 · 300 m northwest of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

3 · 300 m west of it

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

4 · 400 m southeast of it

Southwark

307,076 people · 471 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Whitefriars Crypt is	People	Places to visit
City of London	It’s in town	7,820	432
Camden	300 m northwest of it	209,342	458
Westminster	300 m west of it	203,571	461
Southwark	400 m southeast of it	307,076	471
Lambeth	500 m south of it	317,108	450
Islington	700 m north of it	216,309	425
Tower Hamlets	1 km east of it	311,072	430
Hackney	1.8 km northeast of it	258,464	407

Make a day of it

What else is near Whitefriars Crypt

Around it, within 15 km, lie 601 more, including 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and 2 art galleries.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.5 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral600 m away 3

Big drawCastleTower of London2.2 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)4

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.1 km away 5

AttractionElizabeth Tower1.8 km away 6

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern800 m away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)7

AttractionLondon Eye1.4 km away 8

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1.6 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)

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

Good to know about Whitefriars Crypt

Where is Whitefriars Crypt?

Whitefriars Crypt is in City of London, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Whitefriars Crypt?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Whitefriars Crypt?

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

What else is there to see near Whitefriars Crypt?

Within 15 km: British Museum (1.5 km), St Paul's Cathedral (600 m), Tower of London (2.2 km) and Westminster Abbey (2.1 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)

British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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