London Borough of Camden

Worth seeing in and around London Borough of Camden

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   British Museum

   The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million artefacts is the largest in the world.

   3.2 km · national museum in London, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   University of London

   The University of London is a federal public research university in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree-awarding examination board for students holding certificates from University College London, King's College London, and "other such institutions, corporate or unincorporated, as shall be established for the purpose of Education, whether within the Metropolis or elsewhere within our United Kingdom".

   2.9 km · federal research university in London, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   British Library

   The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. Based in London, it is one of the largest libraries in the world, with an estimated collection of over 200 million items from multiple countries.

   2.8 km · national library of the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   National Gallery

   The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900.

   3.8 km · art museum in London, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Madame Tussauds

   Madame Tussauds is a wax museum founded in London in 1835 by the French wax sculptor Marie Tussaud. One of the early main attractions was the Chamber of Horrors, which appeared in advertising in 1843.

   1.4 km · wax museum in London · Wikipedia
6. 06
   University College London

   University College London, which operates as UCL, is a public research university in London, England. It is a member institution of the federal University of London, and is the second-largest university in the United Kingdom by total enrolment and the largest by postgraduate enrolment.

   2.5 km · public research university in London, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Imperial College London

   The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, known by its trade names Imperial College London and Imperial, is a public research university in London, England. Its history began with Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, who envisioned South Kensington as a cultural district with museums, colleges, and the Royal Albert Hall.

   4 km · public research university located in London, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Hyde Park

   Hyde Park is a 350-acre, historic Grade I-listed urban park in Westminster, Greater London. A Royal Park, it is the largest of the parks and green spaces that form a chain from Kensington Palace through Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, via Hyde Park Corner and Green Park, past Buckingham Palace to St James's Park.

   2.8 km · Royal Park in London, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Royal Opera House

   The Royal Opera House is a theatre in Covent Garden, central London. The building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site.

   3.8 km · opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London (3rd theatre on the site, opened 1858) · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Royal Albert Hall

    The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England. It has a seating capacity of 5,272.

    3.7 km · concert hall in South Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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Getting to London Borough of Camden

Airports

London Heathrow (LHR), 21 km · London Luton (LTN), 40 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 43 km

Stations

London King's Cross railway station, 3 km · London Paddington station, 2 km · St Pancras railway station, 2.9 km · King's Cross St Pancras tube station, 3 km · Baker Street tube station, 1.4 km

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