Attractions in Hackney Museum of the Home opens Hackney’s list In 2023, British Museum had 5.8M visitors. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 385 beyond the 19 inside Hackney’s built-up area. There are 125 museums, 97 art galleries and 81 attractions to choose from. 13 of them are cared for: 7 by English Heritage, 4 by the National Trust and 2 by Historic Royal Palaces. Go 9.5 km out for Victoria and Albert Museum.
Photo: Museum of the Home, Cmglee (CC BY-SA 4.0) In Hackney
19
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
385
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
222
in or near town
Castles & historic places
61
in or near town
Cared for
13
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known Most famous in Hackney Alongside Museum of the Home you find 2 museums, a historic house and an art gallery.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map The layout Leave town to the southwest for most of the 385 nearby.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The dashed line is Hackney’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind Which kinds The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (222) and other attractions (81).
Museums & galleries 125 museums · 97 art galleries 16 in town · 206 nearby
Castles & historic places 13 historic houses · 10 historic sites · 9 cathedrals · 9 historic ships · 7 churches · 5 castles · 4 forts · 3 palaces · 1 abbey or priory 2 in town · 59 nearby
Gardens & estates 21 gardens 1 in town · 20 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 16 piers · 2 zoos · 1 aquarium 0 in town · 19 nearby
Other attractions 81 attractions 0 in town · 81 nearby
Green: inside Hackney. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
13 places are cared for: 7 by English Heritage, 4 by the National Trust and 2 by Historic Royal Palaces (Sutton House, Breaker's Yard, Westminster Abbey and Saint James's Palace, and 9 more).
Every place Every place to visit In town there are 19, and the list adds 385 more within 5 km of its edge.
All 404 Museums & galleries 222 Castles & historic places 61 Gardens & estates 21 Zoos, theme parks & days out 19 Other attractions 81
1 Museum · in town Museum in London, specializing in the history of the English domestic interior.
Run by The Geffrye Museum Trust · 103K visitors a year 2 Historic house · in town Tudor manor house in Hackney.
Run by National Trust Art gallery 3 Art gallery · in town Gallery of the Stuckist art movement, open from 2002 to 2005.
4 Cathedral · in town Georgian Orthodox church in Upper Clapton, London.
5 Museum · in town Local museum in the London Borough of Hackney, England.
Run by Hackney Council 6 Museum · in town Curiosity museum in Hackney, London.
Run by The Last Tuesday Society 7 Art gallery · in town An east London art gallery run by Alex Dellal.
Art gallery 8 Art gallery · in town Art gallery in the UK.
9 Art gallery · in town Art gallery in the UK.
Art gallery 10 Art gallery · in town Artist-run reading room and project space in London.
Museum 11 Museum · in town Clowning Museum in Dalston, England.
Garden 12 Garden · in town Garden.
Run by National Trust Art gallery 13 Art gallery · in town Art gallery in the UK.
14 Museum · in town Museum in London, United Kingdom.
Museum 15 Museum · in town Museum: art.
Art gallery 16 Art gallery · in town Art gallery.
Museum 17 Museum · in town Museum: art;design;performance;fashion.
Art gallery 18 Art gallery · in town Art gallery.
Art gallery 19 Art gallery · in town Art gallery.
20 Museum · 2.5 km outside town, to the southwest National museum in London, United Kingdom.
5.8M visitors a year (2023) Castle · 1.4 km outside town, to the south Castle in central London, United Kingdom.
2.7M visitors a year (2016) Cathedral · 3.8 km outside town, to the southwest Gothic abbey church in London, England, UK.
Run by English Heritage Historic house · 4.6 km outside town, to the southwest Official London residence and principal workplace of the British monarch.
Attraction · 3.5 km outside town, to the southwest Tower of the Palace of Westminster, London containing the bell Big Ben.
Cathedral · 1.2 km outside town, to the southwest Cathedral in the City of London, England, UK.
Run by Diocese of London Art gallery · 3.3 km outside town, to the southwest Art museum in London, England, UK.
709K visitors a year (2021) Attraction · 3.1 km outside town, to the southwest Observation wheel in London, England.
Run by Merlin Attractions Operations Limited Art gallery · 1.8 km outside town, to the southwest Modern art gallery located in Bankside, London, England.
1.2M visitors a year (2021) Museum · 4.2 km outside town, to the southwest Wax museum in London.
Historic house · 4.1 km outside town, to the southwest Royal palace in London, England.
Run by Historic Royal Palaces Museum · 3.8 km outside town, to the southwest Art institution in London, England, United Kingdom.
469K visitors a year (2021) Historic ship · 1.5 km outside town, to the south 1938 Edinburgh-class light cruiser.
Run by Imperial War Museum · 241K visitors a year Zoo · 4.1 km outside town, to the west World's oldest scientific zoo, in London, England.
Run by Zoological Society of London (ZSL) Museum · 3.2 km outside town, to the southwest Military museum in London.
321K visitors a year (2021) Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the southwest Performing arts centre in the City of London.
Run by City of London Corporation Fort · 900 m outside town, to the southwest Ancient defensive wall built by the Romans around Londinium.
Run by English Heritage Museum · 1.4 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in the City of London.
Cathedral · 4.7 km outside town, to the southwest Catholic cathedral in London, England, UK.
Art gallery · 4.4 km outside town, to the southwest Art museum on Millbank, Westminster, London, UK.
525K visitors a year (2021) Museum · 2.1 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in London.
108K visitors a year Historic house · 4.1 km outside town, to the southwest Official residence of king Charles III, and his wife Camilla.
Palace Palace · 3.7 km outside town, to the southwest Official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Cathedral · 1.6 km outside town, to the south Mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark.
Historic house · 4.5 km outside town, to the west Art museum and historic house in Hampstead, London.
Run by English Heritage · 160K visitors a year (2015) Museum · 4.4 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in London, England.
Museum · 600 m outside town, to the south National museum in Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom.
400K visitors a year Art gallery · 4.2 km outside town, to the southwest Art museum in London, England, UK.
Art gallery · 800 m outside town, to the south Art gallery in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
490K visitors a year Museum · 3.7 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in London.
365K visitors a year Palace · 3.9 km outside town, to the southwest Mansion in the City of Westminster, London, England, UK.
Museum · 2.7 km outside town, to the southwest University museum in London, United Kingdom.
Attraction · 3.2 km outside town, to the southwest Communications tower located in Fitzrovia, London, England, UK.
Museum Museum · 2.8 km outside town, to the southwest Learned society in the field of Asian studies in the United Kingdom.
Museum · 4.5 km outside town, to the southwest Art collection of the British royal family spread among more than thirteen royal residences and former residences.
Run by Royal Collection Trust Museum · 4.9 km outside town, to the southwest London townhouse of the Dukes of Wellington.
Run by English Heritage Attraction · 700 m outside town, to the east Sculpture and observation tower in the Olympic Park in Stratford, London.
Garden · 2.3 km outside town, to the southwest Grade II listed garden square in Camden, London, England, UK.
Museum · 800 m outside town, to the west Sports museum in London.
120K visitors a year Castle · 1.4 km outside town, to the south Central tower, the old keep, at the Tower of London.
Attraction · 1 km outside town, to the south Irregular block of oolitic limestone in the City of London.
Historic house · 1.7 km outside town, to the southwest Former palace in the City of London, England; former prison.
Museum · 2.7 km outside town, to the southwest Museum and library in London, United Kingdom.
500K visitors a year Museum · 1.9 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in Bloomsbury, London, England, United Kingdom.
37K visitors a year Garden · 4.5 km outside town, to the southwest Urban park and former garden on the south bank of the river Thames in London, England, UK.
Museum · 3.1 km outside town, to the southwest Tourist attraction in London.
Cathedral · 3 km outside town, to the southwest Roman Catholic cathedral in London, England, UK.
Museum · 1.6 km outside town, to the southwest Author's house museum in London, United Kingdom.
Historic house · 3.8 km outside town, to the southwest Building on Piccadilly in London, England, United Kingdom.
Art gallery · 2.5 km outside town, to the southwest Art museum of the Courtauld Institute of Art, located in Somerset House, London.
Run by The Courtauld Institute of Art Garden · 200 m outside town, to the southeast Urban park majority in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and small part in Hackney, England.
Museum · 3.5 km outside town, to the southeast Museum in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Run by London Museum · 271K visitors a year (2015) Aquarium · 3.2 km outside town, to the southwest Aquarium in London, England.
Garden · 300 m outside town, to the northwest Public park in the London Borough of Haringey, England.
Castle · 2.6 km outside town, to the north Manor house in London, United Kingdom.
Art gallery · 2.7 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in London.
Fort · 1.4 km outside town, to the southwest Ancient and ceremonial gate of the London Wall within the City of London.
Palace · 4.1 km outside town, to the southwest Grade I listed historic house museum in City of Westminster, United Kingdom.
Garden · 4.4 km outside town, to the southwest Square in the Mayfair district of London, England, UK.
Garden Garden · 2.4 km outside town, to the southwest Public square in London, England.
Museum · 1.7 km outside town, to the southwest Transport museum in London, United Kingdom.
16K visitors a year Museum · 1.4 km outside town, to the south National museum of arms and armour, United Kingdom.
Fort · 1.3 km outside town, to the southwest Ancient and ceremonial gate of the London Wall within the City of London.
Garden Garden · 100 m outside town, to the west Open space in the London Borough of Islington.
Garden · 2.7 km outside town, to the southwest Garden square in the Borough of Camden in London, England, UK.
Museum Museum · 3.4 km outside town, to the southwest British defence and security think tank.
Museum · 400 m outside town, to the south Museum in London, UK.
Museum · 4 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in Mayfair, London, England, United Kingdom.
Museum · 3.8 km outside town, to the southwest Medieval tower in Westminster, London, England, UK.
Run by English Heritage Museum · 4.6 km outside town, to the southwest The main public art gallery of Buckingham Palace.
Museum · 3.5 km outside town, to the southwest Art and cultural centre in London.
Museum · 700 m outside town, to the south Museum in the City of London.
Run by Governor and Company of the Bank of England Museum · 3.2 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in London, United Kingdom, about life of Florence Nightingale and modern nursing.
Museum · 4.7 km outside town, to the southwest Grade I listed transport museum in City of Westminster, United Kingdom.
Run by The Royal Collection Castle · 1.5 km outside town, to the southwest Buildings on two neighbouring sites in London.
Cathedral · 3.3 km outside town, to the southwest Church in Albany Street, St Pancras, in the London Borough of Camden.
Museum · 1.4 km outside town, to the south Museum in London.
Cathedral · 4.3 km outside town, to the southwest Church in London.
Garden · 2.2 km outside town, to the southwest Garden square in Holborn, Camden, London.
Historic house · 3.6 km outside town, to the southwest Former mansion in London, best known as the town residence of the Prince Regent for several decades from 1783.
Garden · 100 m outside town, to the northwest Park in Stoke Newington, London.
Art gallery · 1.1 km outside town, to the west Art museum in London, United Kingdom.
Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the south Museum in London, United Kingdom.
Run by City of London Corporation Fort · 1.2 km outside town, to the southwest Former entrance gate to the City of London.
Museum · 3.2 km outside town, to the northeast Museum in Walthamstow, London, United Kingdom.
Museum · 2.1 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Run by Newham College of Further Education Museum · 4.1 km outside town, to the southwest Collection of criminal memorabilia in London formerly known as the Black Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.3 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Garden · 3.7 km outside town, to the southwest Square in the City of Westminster, London.
Historic house · 4.1 km outside town, to the southwest Grade I listed building in London, England, UK.
Church · 100 m outside town, to the southwest Methodist church in London, England, UK.
Historic house · 1.5 km outside town, to the south Twelfth-century palace in London.
Run by English Heritage Garden · 4.7 km outside town, to the southwest Garden in London, England, UK.
Historic house · 4.6 km outside town, to the west Heritage Museum in London, United Kingdom.
Run by National Trust Museum · 3.4 km outside town, to the west Museum of British Jewish life, United Kingdom.
Museum · 3.7 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in London, United Kingdom, formerly the church of St Mary-at-Lambeth.
Museum · 300 m outside town, to the east Museum in Stratford, Greater London, England.
Garden · 3.8 km outside town, to the southwest Public square in the West End of London, England.
Museum · 1 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in London, England, United Kingdom.
Garden · 2.1 km outside town, to the southwest Garden square in the Bloomsbury district of the London Borough of Camden.
Museum · 1.9 km outside town, to the southwest LGBTQ+ museum in London.
Run by Queer Britain Museum Ltd Museum · 1.4 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in London.
Run by Postal Heritage Trust Garden · 2.6 km outside town, to the southwest Square in Bloomsbury, London.
Historic house · 4.6 km outside town, to the west Writer's house museum in Keats Grove, Hampstead, London Borough of Camden, England, UK.
Museum · 3.4 km outside town, to the south Museum in London.
Art gallery · 1.8 km outside town, to the southwest Public art gallery in Bankside, London, England.
Museum · 100 m outside town, to the south Museum in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Historic ship · 2.2 km outside town, to the southwest 1934 Grimsby-class sloop.
Run by Royal Navy Museum · 900 m outside town, to the southwest Public gallery and museum in London, England, UK.
Art gallery · 2.8 km outside town, to the southwest Library in London.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.9 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in New Bond Street, London.
Historic ship · 1.5 km outside town, to the south 1973 replica of 16th century galleon.
Museum · 2.1 km outside town, to the southwest Medical museum in London, United Kingdom.
Museum · 2.8 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in London, United Kingdom.
Pier · 3.4 km outside town, to the southwest A pier on the River Thames, in the City of Westminster.
Museum · 2.8 km outside town, to the south Museum in Rotherhithe, London, England, United Kingdom.
Museum · 400 m outside town, to the south Museum in London.
Museum · 3.3 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in London.
Run by Cartoon Art Trust Cathedral · 3.4 km outside town, to the west Church building in Kentish Town, London Borough of Camden, England, UK.
Museum · 3.1 km outside town, to the southwest Grade I listed historic house museum in City of Westminster, United Kingdom.
Art gallery · 3.4 km outside town, to the southwest Photography gallery in London.
Museum · 3.1 km outside town, to the southwest Cinema museum in London, England.
Museum · 2 km outside town, to the southwest 1918 Anchusa-class sloop-of-war.
Run by Royal Navy Museum · 2 km outside town, to the southeast Museum in Tower Hamlets, London, England, United Kingdom.
Museum · 700 m outside town, to the south Museum in City of London.
Museum · 200 m outside town, to the south Non-profit art gallery in Cambridge Heath Road, London.
Museum · 5 km outside town, to the west Local museum in Camden, London, England, United Kingdom.
Museum · 1.7 km outside town, to the southwest Grade I listed historic house museum in City of London, United Kingdom.
Museum · 2 km outside town, to the southwest Historic room in the City of London, UK.
Run by City of London Corporation Art gallery · 2.3 km outside town, to the southwest Russian cultural centre in London.
Art gallery · 3.7 km outside town, to the southwest Church building in London, England, originally an art gallery, then cinema, church, store.
Art gallery · 4 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in Mayfair, London.
Art gallery · 100 m outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in London.
Museum · 3 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in London, England.
Museum · 500 m outside town, to the north Museum in London.
Museum · 3.2 km outside town, to the southwest Natural history and ethnographic collection assembled by Ashton Lever.
Art gallery · 3.4 km outside town, to the southwest Contemporary art business and exhibition space in the City of Westminster.
Museum · 1.5 km outside town, to the northeast Museum in London.
Pier · 1.4 km outside town, to the south Pier on the River Thames, in London.
Art gallery · 400 m outside town, to the south UK art exhibition centre.
Attraction · 1.6 km outside town, to the south Tourist attraction.
Museum Museum · 300 m outside town, to the south Collection of artefacts and photographic portraiture from the trans community.
Museum · 700 m outside town, to the southwest Local authority museum in London, United Kingdom.
Run by Islington Council Art gallery Art gallery · 2.3 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in London.
Art gallery · 300 m outside town, to the south Art gallery in the UK.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.8 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery founded in 1978 in London, England.
Art gallery · 2.5 km outside town, to the southwest Contemporary art gallery in Bloomsbury, London, England.
Art gallery · 4 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in London.
Museum · 3.8 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in London.
Pier · 3.6 km outside town, to the southeast Pier on the River Thames near Canary Wharf.
Garden · 4.2 km outside town, to the southwest Memorial garden in London.
Museum · 4.2 km outside town, to the southwest Military museum in London, England, United Kingdom.
Museum Museum · 1.8 km outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Garden · 1 km outside town, to the south Public garden in London.
Church · 3.3 km outside town, to the northwest Church in London Borough of Haringey, United Kingdom.
Art gallery · 2.1 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in London, UK.
Museum · 3.2 km outside town, to the northeast Museum in Walthamstow, London, United Kingdom.
Museum · 2.1 km outside town, to the southwest Tea shop in Westminster, London, England, UK.
Museum · 1.7 km outside town, to the south Medical museum in London, England, United Kingdom.
Attraction · 1.7 km outside town, to the south Observation decks inside the Shard London Bridge, London, UK.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.1 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in London.
Art gallery · 2.5 km outside town, to the southwest Art dealership and gallery in London, England.
Museum · 2.4 km outside town, to the southwest Masonic museum located in Freemasons' Hall in London, United Kingdom.
Museum · 2 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in Southwark, London, England, UK.
Museum · 2 km outside town, to the south Natural history museum, University museum in London.
Pier · 4.2 km outside town, to the southwest Pier at Millbank on the River Thames.
Art gallery Art gallery · 400 m outside town, to the southeast Contemporary art gallery in London, England.
Abbey or priory Abbey or priory · 800 m outside town, to the south Monastery for Augustinian canons in medieval London.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.2 km outside town, to the southwest The Aquarium L-13.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.6 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in London.
Pier · 3.4 km outside town, to the southwest Lifeboat pier on the River Thames in London.
Run by Royal National Lifeboat Institution Museum · 4 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in London.
Art gallery · 3.8 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in London.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.8 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in London.
Art gallery · 3.8 km outside town, to the southwest Commercial art gallery in London.
Museum · 4.1 km outside town, to the southwest Art museum in London, England.
Run by Afterlife Ltd Pier · 1.7 km outside town, to the south Pier on the River Thames near Tower Bridge.
Art gallery · 3.9 km outside town, to the southwest Private art gallery in St James's, London, UK.
Pier · 1.6 km outside town, to the southwest Pier on the River Thames near Blackfriars.
Pier · 1.5 km outside town, to the south Pier in London, England, UK.
Pier · 1.5 km outside town, to the southwest Pier on the River Thames.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.6 km outside town, to the south Art Gallery, Modern Art, Contemporary Art in London.
Art gallery · 3.3 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery in London.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.4 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Museum · 3.9 km outside town, to the southwest Firefighting museum in London, England.
Art gallery · 4.9 km outside town, to the northwest Art gallery in the UK.
Pier · 3.6 km outside town, to the southeast Pier on the River Thames near Canary Wharf.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery (2011-2017).
Pier · 2.7 km outside town, to the southwest Pier in London, England, UK.
Pier · 2.7 km outside town, to the southwest Pier on the River Thames near the South Bank Centre.
Art gallery · 4.5 km outside town, to the southwest Contemporary art gallery in Kennington, London.
Art gallery Art gallery · 100 m outside town, to the south Art gallery in London.
Art gallery · 3.4 km outside town, to the southwest UK, an art gallery.
Pier · 4 km outside town, to the southeast Disused pier on the River Thames.
Art gallery · 3.4 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in London.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.7 km outside town, to the southwest London Gallery 1908-1912 run by Max Rothschild and Robert René Meyer-Sée.
Pier · 4.4 km outside town, to the south Pier on the River Thames in the London Borough of Southwark.
Art gallery · 3.9 km outside town, to the southwest Gallery of Chinese art in London, UK.
Art gallery · 3.9 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in London, UK.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in London, England.
Museum · 3.9 km outside town, to the southwest Early 20th century art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.1 km outside town, to the southwest Group of three art galleries in the United Kingdom.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.2 km outside town, to the southwest Commercial art gallery in London.
Pier · 3.8 km outside town, to the southwest Pier in London, England.
Art gallery Art gallery · 200 m outside town, to the south Contemporary art gallery in Shoreditch, East London that shares some leadership with the publisher.
Pier · 4.9 km outside town, to the southeast Pier in London, England, UK.
Run by Greater London Authority Art gallery Art gallery · 100 m outside town, to the east Art gallery in London, England.
Museum · 2 km outside town, to the south Medical, University museum in London.
Museum · 2.6 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in central London.
Museum · 300 m outside town, to the southwest Regimental museum in London, England.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.4 km outside town, to the south Art gallery in Bermondsey, London.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.2 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in London.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.7 km outside town, to the south Art gallery in the United Kingdom.
Art gallery Art gallery · 400 m outside town, to the south Art gallery in the UK.
Museum Museum · 3.5 km outside town, to the southwest Virtual museum covering Soho, London.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.8 km outside town, to the southwest Contemporary art gallery in Mayfair, London, England, UK.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in London.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in Mayfair, London.
Art gallery · 4.3 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in Mayfair, London, owned and founded by the art dealer Timothy Taylor.
Museum · 1.4 km outside town, to the south Regimental museum in Tower Hamlets, London, England, United Kingdom.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in the UK.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.1 km outside town, to the south Art gallery in the UK.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.1 km outside town, to the southwest Gallery in London in the second half of the 1990s.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.6 km outside town, to the southwest The BFI Gallery was the BFI's contemporary art gallery dedicated to artists' moving image housed within BFI Southbank, the British Film Institute's flagship venue in London..
Attraction Attraction · 3.4 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Run by Historic Royal Palaces Art gallery Art gallery · 3.9 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in London.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.8 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in the UK.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4 km outside town, to the southwest Important gallery of British modern art.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.8 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in London, England.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4 km outside town, to the southwest London art dealership.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.6 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery in the UK.
Historic site Historic site · 2.4 km outside town, to the southwest Historic site.
Run by National Trust Historic site Historic site · 2.7 km outside town, to the south Historic site.
Run by English Heritage Museum Museum · 300 m outside town, to the south Medical archive and museum, United Kingdom.
Museum Museum · 1.1 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in the City of London.
Museum · 2.4 km outside town, to the southwest Community museum in Somers Town, London.
Museum Museum · 2.5 km outside town, to the southwest Gallery and collection of over 600 artworks and objects, spanning from the 12th Century to the present day, based at the School of Oriental and African studies, University of London.
Museum · 2.7 km outside town, to the southwest Art museum at University College London in London, England.
Museum · 2.5 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in London, England, UK.
Museum · 3.4 km outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Museum Museum · 100 m outside town, to the northwest Museum: living history.
Garden Garden · 600 m outside town, to the south Garden.
Museum Museum · 100 m outside town, to the south Museum in London, England, United Kingdom.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.1 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Run by Tower Hamlets council Attraction Attraction · 1.2 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 400 m outside town, to the south Attraction.
Museum Museum · 1.2 km outside town, to the south Medical museum in London, United Kingdom.
Museum Museum · 900 m outside town, to the southwest Museum in London, England, UK.
Attraction Attraction · 1.1 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Run by Islington Council Attraction Attraction · 1 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Museum Museum · 2.1 km outside town, to the west Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Garden Garden · 900 m outside town, to the south Garden.
Attraction Attraction · 1 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Museum Museum · 2.1 km outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Museum Museum · 2.2 km outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Museum Museum · 1.6 km outside town, to the south Museum in London, United Kingdom.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.1 km outside town, to the south Online contemporary art gallery selling original and limited edition artworks.
Attraction Attraction · 2.2 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Historic site Historic site · 1.1 km outside town, to the south Historic site.
Attraction Attraction · 1.4 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 1.9 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Museum Museum · 2.8 km outside town, to the west Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 1.9 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Historic site Historic site · 1.9 km outside town, to the southeast Historic site.
Attraction Attraction · 1.6 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 1.7 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Museum Museum · 1.7 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Museum Museum · 1.6 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 1.6 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 1.8 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Run by London Theatre Company Art gallery Art gallery · 2.4 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 2.1 km outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 1.8 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.7 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Run by University College London Attraction Attraction · 2.4 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 3.6 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 2.8 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 3.7 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Run by Cyberdog UK Ltd Attraction Attraction · 2.6 km outside town, to the northwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 3 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Museum Museum · 2 km outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 2.7 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 2.8 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Museum Museum · 3.2 km outside town, to the southwest Museum: person.
Run by Church of Scientology Attraction Attraction · 3.6 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 2.5 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Museum Museum · 3.4 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in London.
Run by Royal College of Physicians Attraction Attraction · 2.7 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 2.8 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Museum Museum · 2.8 km outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 3 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 3.9 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 3.2 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Museum Museum · 3.1 km outside town, to the southwest Medical museum in London, United Kingdom.
Run by The College of Optometrists Museum Museum · 3.6 km outside town, to the southwest Library in London, United Kingdom.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.6 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 3.3 km outside town, to the northwest Attraction.
Run by Alexandra Park and Palace Charitable Trust Church Church · 3.6 km outside town, to the southwest Church.
Attraction Attraction · 3.4 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Museum Museum · 3.7 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in London, United Kingdom.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.3 km outside town, to the west Exhibition in Camden, London, England, UK.
Historic ship Historic ship · 3.2 km outside town, to the southwest Historic ship.
Attraction Attraction · 3.5 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 3.5 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 3 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 3.2 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Museum Museum · 3.7 km outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 4.3 km outside town, to the southeast Attraction.
Museum Museum · 3.9 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in London, England, United Kingdom.
Run by Royal Philatelic Society London Attraction Attraction · 3.2 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Run by The Path Entertainment Group Church Church · 4 km outside town, to the southwest Church.
Church Church · 3.7 km outside town, to the southwest Church.
Attraction Attraction · 3.5 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.9 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 3.9 km outside town, to the southwest Museum in London, England, United Kingdom.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Historic house Historic house · 3.6 km outside town, to the southwest Historic house.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.2 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.2 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Historic ship Historic ship · 4.3 km outside town, to the southeast Historic ship.
Museum Museum · 4.4 km outside town, to the southeast Museum: science.
Historic ship Historic ship · 4.3 km outside town, to the southeast Historic ship.
Historic ship Historic ship · 4.4 km outside town, to the southeast Historic ship.
Attraction Attraction · 4 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Museum Museum · 4.8 km outside town, to the southwest Museum: art.
Attraction Attraction · 4.9 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Museum Museum · 4.4 km outside town, to the east Museum: local.
Run by Corporation of London Museum Museum · 4.6 km outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 4.4 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Zoo Zoo · 100 m outside town, to the northwest Zoo.
Attraction Attraction · 2.7 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Run by British Film Institute Art gallery Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Run by City of London Corporation Attraction Attraction · 3.5 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 4.3 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 700 m outside town, to the south Attraction.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.1 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 3.9 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 4.2 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 3.1 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 3.3 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 1.7 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 2.8 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Castle Castle · 1.8 km outside town, to the west Castle.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.7 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 1.6 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.9 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 2.3 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Museum Museum · 3.2 km outside town, to the west Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 3.4 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Historic ship Historic ship · 4.4 km outside town, to the southeast Historic ship.
Attraction Attraction · 4.5 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 3.9 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 4 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 4.8 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Historic ship Historic ship · 4.5 km outside town, to the southeast Historic ship.
Attraction Attraction · 3.4 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 4.2 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 3.7 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Garden Garden · 2.4 km outside town, to the northwest Garden.
Attraction Attraction · 3.5 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.2 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Historic site Historic site · 1 km outside town, to the east Historic site.
Attraction Attraction · 1.8 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Historic site Historic site · 2.1 km outside town, to the southwest Historic site.
Attraction Attraction · 2.6 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Run by Royal Ballet and Opera Attraction Attraction · 2.8 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 2.2 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Church Church · 2.8 km outside town, to the southwest Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.4 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 4.4 km outside town, to the southeast Museum: history.
Historic site Historic site · 1.9 km outside town, to the southeast Historic site.
Attraction Attraction · 4.7 km outside town, to the east Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 3.9 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 1.9 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Museum Museum · 3.7 km outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Museum Museum · 1.9 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 3.3 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 1.5 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Historic site Historic site · 4.4 km outside town, to the southwest Historic site.
Historic site Historic site · 4.9 km outside town, to the southwest Historic site.
Attraction Attraction · 3.4 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Historic site Historic site · 3.6 km outside town, to the southwest Historic site.
Church Church · 1.9 km outside town, to the southwest Church.
Attraction Attraction · 1.8 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
The 19 inside Hackney come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
543 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Hackney’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hackney →
Big names nearby A drive away Victoria and Albert Museum (9.5 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Places well known beyond Hackney (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
What people ask about Hackney What are the main attractions in Hackney? The best known inside Hackney’s built-up area are Museum of the Home, Sutton House, Stuckism International Gallery and The Former Ark Of The Covenant. In all, 19 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 385 more within 5 km.
Does Hackney have a museum? 222 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Hackney: Museum of the Home, Stuckism International Gallery, Hackney Museum and The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hackney? Yes. In or within 5 km of Hackney, 13 places are cared for: 7 by English Heritage, 4 by the National Trust and 2 by Historic Royal Palaces (Sutton House, Breaker's Yard, Westminster Abbey and Saint James's Palace).
What are the best-known days out near Hackney? Within 40 km: Victoria and Albert Museum (9.5 km), Natural History Museum (9.7 km), Kensington Palace (9.9 km), Royal Observatory Greenwich (9.5 km).
Where are Hackney’s historic buildings listed? Hackney has 543 listed buildings, 8 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made? From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Hackney when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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).
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MuseumMuseum of the Homein town · 103K visitors a year
Historic house · National TrustSutton Housein townArt galleryArt galleryStuckism International Galleryin town
CathedralThe Former Ark Of The Covenantin town
MuseumHackney Museumin town
MuseumThe Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural Historyin town
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Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum9.5 km southwest · 858K visitors a year (2021)
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum9.7 km southwest · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)
Historic houseKensington Palace9.9 km southwest · 383K visitors a year (2015)MuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich9.5 km southeast
Big drawMuseumScience Museum9.7 km southwest · 3M visitors a year (2012)
Big drawMuseumNational Maritime Museum9.1 km southeast · 2.4M visitors a year
MuseumCutty Sark8.7 km southeast
MuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry15 km south
GardenKensington Gardens9.3 km southwest
GardenKew Gardens18 km southwest
MuseumQueen's House9.1 km southeastArt galleryBig drawArt gallerySerpentine South9.1 km southwest · 953K visitors a year (2019)