Women’s Museum
In Barking and Dagenham stands Women’s Museum. Add any of 15 more places within 5 km to a visit. For a second stop, British Museum is 14 km away.
Museum in Barking and Dagenham
Inside Barking and Dagenham
Women’s Museum is inside Barking and Dagenham’s built-up area, with 15 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.
Seasons in Barking and Dagenham
From May to September, Barking and Dagenham sees highs of 18–24°C.
Women’s Museum
In Barking and Dagenham, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Barking and Dagenham
- Official site
- womensmuseum.org.uk
Getting your bearings
Orange is Women’s Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Barking and Dagenham’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Staying near Women’s Museum
The largest of the 6 towns is Newham, with 351,065 people. Each town here links to its own guide.
Barking and Dagenham
Newham
Redbridge
Greenwich
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Women’s Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | It’s in town | 218,236 | 29 |
| Newham | 200 m west of it | 351,065 | 133 |
| Redbridge | 1 km north of it | 309,509 | 33 |
| Greenwich | 3.6 km south of it | 288,117 | 125 |
| Bexley | 4.2 km southeast of it | 246,074 | 29 |
| Waltham Forest | 4.2 km northwest of it | 278,129 | 73 |
Nearby, too
2 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 attractions are among the 390 within 15 km.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum14 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
Big drawCastleTower of London11 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)3MuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich8.2 km away4
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey14 km away5
AttractionElizabeth Tower14 km away6
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral12 km away7
AttractionLondon Eye14 km away8
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery14 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Women’s Museum
Where is Women’s Museum?
Women’s Museum is in Barking and Dagenham, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Women’s Museum?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Women’s Museum?
May to September are the warmest months in Barking and Dagenham, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Women’s Museum?
Within 15 km: British Museum (14 km), Tower of London (11 km), Royal Observatory Greenwich (8.2 km) and Westminster Abbey (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 (7)
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 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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