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Whitehall

Whitehall is a house museum. Inside Sutton’s built-up area is where it stands. The register lists it as a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Whitehall, Roger Miller (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Sutton

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Sutton

Inside Sutton

Whitehall is inside Sutton’s built-up area, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Sutton has 201 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 weather, month by month

The warmest afternoons in Sutton run May to September, at 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°65 mm

Feb9° / 2°48 mm

Mar11° / 4°41 mm

Apr15° / 5°44 mm

May18° / 8°47 mm

Jun21° / 11°49 mm

Jul23° / 13°48 mm

Aug23° / 13°57 mm

Sep20° / 11°52 mm

Oct16° / 8°70 mm

Nov11° / 5°72 mm

Dec9° / 3°66 mm

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

About

Whitehall

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. Look also at Hampton Court Palace, 9.7 km away, first of 160 more within 15 km.

Sutton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Sutton
Official site: libraries.sutton.gov.uk/digital-content/sutton-heritage/whitehall-historic-house

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

Plan your visit

Practical information

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Map of Whitehall and nearby

Orange marks Whitehall, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Merton tops the 8 for size, at 214,931 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Sutton

208,858 people · 26 places to visit

2 · 800 m west of it

Ewell

27,509 people · 30 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km west of it

Worcester Park and Stoneleigh

15,851 people · 30 places to visit

4 · 2.3 km north of it

Merton

214,931 people · 58 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Whitehall is	People	Places to visit
Sutton	It’s in town	208,858	26
Ewell	800 m west of it	27,509	30
Worcester Park and Stoneleigh	1.2 km west of it	15,851	30
Merton	2.3 km north of it	214,931	58
Kingston upon Thames	3 km northwest of it	166,333	67
Epsom	3.2 km southwest of it	35,857	27
Tadworth and Epsom Downs	3.2 km south of it	27,095	20
Banstead	3.3 km south of it	8,929	11

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Around it, within 15 km, lie 160 more, including 4 historic houses, 2 gardens and a museum.

Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace9.7 km away 2

MuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry12 km away 3

Historic houseNonsuch Palace1.6 km away 4

GardenKew Gardens14 km away 5

Art galleryDulwich Picture Gallery13 km away 6

GardenChelsea Physic Garden14 km away 7

Historic houseKew Palace15 km away 8

Historic houseRichmond Palace13 km away

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

Your questions on Whitehall

Where is Whitehall?

Whitehall is in Sutton, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Whitehall?

House museum in Cheam, Greater London, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Whitehall?

May to September are the warmest months in Sutton, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Whitehall a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Whitehall?

Within 15 km: Hampton Court Palace (9.7 km), Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry (12 km), Nonsuch Palace (1.6 km) and Kew Gardens (14 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)

Whitehall: Roger Miller, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry: Dickinson Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Nonsuch Palace: Joris Hoefnagel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dulwich Picture Gallery: Julian Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chelsea Physic Garden: flickr user flickr-rickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kew Palace: xlibber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Richmond Palace: Patche99z, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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